Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

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Medieval Monuments in Kosovo^a
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Serbia
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, iv
Identification	#724
Regionb	Europe and North America
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	2004 28th Session
Extension/s	2006
In Danger	2006-
a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List b As classified officially by UNESCO

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo is a Serbian World Heritage Site consisting of four Serbian Orthodox Christian churches and monasteries which represent the fusion of the eastern Orthodox Byzantine and the western Romanesque ecclesiastical architecture to form the so-called Palaiologian Renaissance style. The sites are located in the southern Serbian province of Kosovo.

In 2004, UNESCO recognized the Dečani Monastery for its outstanding universal value. Two years later, the site of patrimony was extended as a serial nomination, to include three other religious monuments.

Hence, the property Medieval Monuments in Kosovo now consists of:

1. Dečani Monastery
2. Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
3. Our Lady of Ljeviš
4. Gračanica Monastery

It was also in 2006 when the property was inscribed on the World Heritage List in Danger due to difficulties in its management and conservation stemming from the region's political instability.