Prizren, RS

Monastery of the Holy Archangels, Prizren

The Monastery of the Holy Archangels in Prizren was a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery, founded by Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan (1308 – 1355). It was built from 1343 to 1352 and inaugurated the ecclesiastical architectural style of the Morava school.

About this building

When the Ottoman Empire conquered Prizren, many churches were demolished or transformed into mosques. In the case of the Monastery of the Holy Archangels, the stones served for the construction of the  Sofi Sinan Pasha's Mosque. At the beginning of the 20th century, archaeological research was conducted in the monastery and the area around it. Much of the monastery complex remains in ruins today.

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Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren

Sinan Pasha Mosque is a 17th-century Ottoman mosque in Prizren. The mosque was built in the early 1600s. Stones from the Holy Archangels Monastery, which was probably abandoned by then, were used for the construction of the mosque. The mosque continues to be an active place of worship.

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