Monastery of the Presentation of Mary (Upper Church)

The Upper Church (Gornja crkva) in Sremski Karlovci is an Orthodox temple surrounded by a monastery wall and an entrance gate.

About this building

It is not clear when the church was founded. Archaeological research shows evidence of a church in the 16th century, although the current building dates more likely from the 18th century. It was a metochion (ecclesiastical embassy subordinate to an autonomous branch of the Orthodox Church) of the Hilandar Monastery. The church has Baroque iconostasis by Dimitrije Bačević from the second half of the 18th century.

Visitors information

  • Steps to enter the building or churchyard
  • On street parking at the building
  • Café within 500m

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