Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region, Macedonia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/99

I sent to myself from Ohrid

Sent on: 10 Jan, 2014, Received on: 23 Jan, 2014, Travel time: 13 days

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region 2, Macedonia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/99

Church of St. Sophia, Ohrid

The Church of St. Sophia is located in the city of Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. The church is one of the most important monuments of Macedonia, housing architecture and art from the Middle Ages. It was built during the First Bulgarian Empire, after the official conversion to Christianity. Some sources date the building of the church during the rule of Knyaz Boris I (852 – 889), others during the rule of Tzar Samuel of Bulgaria (997 – 1014).

Originally the synod church of the Archbishopric of Ohrid, it was later converted into a mosque during the rule of the Ottoman Empire. The interior of the church has been preserved with frescoes from the 11th, 12th and 13th century, which represent some of the most significant achievements in Byzantine painting of the time. The main part of the church was built in the 11th century, while external additions were built by Archbishop Grigorie in the 14th century.

Sender: animak, Sent on: 06 Nov, 2013, Received on: 14 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 8 days

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region, Macedonia (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/99

Situated on the shores of Lake Ohrid, the town of Ohrid is one of the oldest human settlements in Europe. Built mainly between the 7th and 19th centuries, it has the oldest Slav monastery (St Pantelejmon) and more than 800 Byzantine-style icons dating from the 11th to the end of the 14th century. After those of the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow, this is considered to be the most important collection of icons in the world.

Sender: anea09, Sent on: 10 Oct, 2013, Received on: 01 Nov, 2013, Travel time: 21 days

Flag of Macedonia

A yellow sun (the Sun of Liberty) with eight broadening rays extending to the edges of the red field; the red and yellow colors have long been associated with Macedonia.

Sender: Anea, Sent on: 3 Aug, 2013, Received on: 22 Aug, 2013, Travel time: 18 days

Skopje, Macedonia

Sender: Ertan A., Sent on: 11 Jul, 2013, Received on: 25 Jul, 2013, Travel time: 14 days