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Introduction
A monument is a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event.
As being a small country, Kosovo contains within it a lot of beautiful monuments and public spaces. First being known as the "Dardanian Kingdom" in the IV century, then experiencing a lot of wars, this territory emerged to a small state called "Kosovo". Although it has a small territory, its population could maintain and keep its national values. These values created an identity for use, which we kept ever-since we existed as a nation. Kosovo is known to have a very multicultural, rich and astonishing legacy since the Bronze Age, followed by Iliriyans until the Ottoman period of time. Most of the monuments were created by the locals, with an influence from the empires who were occupying Kosovo at that time. However, more than 500 monuments and building could not resist the time, most of them were burnt down or got destroyed. By reading this Wiki page, you will be informed more about the monuments and public spaces, their history, and interesting facts about them.
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Monasteries
Gracanica Monastery
Gracanica Monastery, is one of the oldest monuments in Kosovo territory, dating back to the medieval era. It was assembled in the 14th Century and located in the village of Gracanica, which is adjacent to Lipjan, the ancient town of Ulpiana, as well as the former occupancy of bishops. It was funded by King Stefan Milutin in the year of 1321.
What is intriguing, is the fact that the Gracanica monastery was built in the ruins of the Theotokos church of the preceding century, and the latter which was also constructed on the ruins of a Christian three nave basilica of the 6th Century. It can be read in one of the charters engraved by King Milutin: "I saw the devastation and fall of the church of the Holy Theotokos of Gracanica, Bishopric of Lipljan, I had it built from the foundation stone, I had it inscribed and decorated from the inside and from the outside." Many important elements of the monastery were ravaged during the Turkish assaults of the late 14th Century, including the vestibule, the dome, in addition to a great variety of significant manuscripts. The vestibule, however, may have been restored in 1383 by one of the bishops of Gracanica, Bishop Simeon.
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Churches
The Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljevis in Prizren (Kisha e Shën Premtes)
Bogorodica Ljeviska Cathedral is a Serbian Orthodox church of the 14th century, built on the city of Prizren. It was converted back to a church after being turned into a mosque during the ruling of the Ottomans. After the 1999 Kosovo war, the Cathedral was put under the protection of German troops. With its magnificent architectural structure and fresco art it remains one of the finest medieval monuments of Prizren.
Frescoes (Bogorodica of Ljevis)
The famous fresco of Christ - the Patron of Prizren
The Church of the Holy Virgin of Ljevis
The Mother of God with Christ
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St. Peter's Basilica Church (Kisha e Shën Pjetrit)
This Roman Catholic church which is situated in Mitrovica, is an archaeological monument of the 13th century, however, it was completed on the year 1303. This old stone building was constructed by Saxon miners, hence, its alternative name being the Saxon church. Presently, there are only so many remnants of the church that could be observed today which have survived time. Nonetheless, the church still remains under the protection of both Kosovo and Serbia as one of the most antiquated monuments within the boarders of Kosovo.
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Patriarchate of Pec (Patrikana e Pejës)
The Church of St Nicholas-Tutic’s Church is a Serbian Orthodox church with sublime architecture and piecemeal paintings of a standard 14th century aristocratic family church. As can be observed from the stone epigraph, the church was constructed and embellished by a regional landlord, Dragoslav Tutic (Nicholas as a monk), and his wife Bela in 1331-1332. The paintings and decorations were done by the same people who also decorated the first-phase frescoes of St Savior in Prizren. It was given as a gift (probably in the Middle Ages) to the Decani monastery. The church is modeled as a small cruciform building of the compact cross type, being attached together with 3 other churches.
Patriarchate domes with the Prokletije Mountains in the background
The masonry is mixed stone and brick and has been executed carefully and professionally. The walls correspond to the late Byzantine technique of alternating layers of square stones and decorative brick courses. The harmonious wall paintings, although incomplete (time having taken its toll), were executed by a very skilled master craftsman shortly after the erection of the building and illustrate a wealth of iconographic themes. The architectural structure is that of a single-aisled nave with a central dome, supported by corbels, over a cross-in-square ground plan and with a small narthex.
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Archbishop of Serbia - Arsenije I - the founder of Patriarchate Monastery, 13th c.
Islamic Monuments
(Interior of Sinan Pasha Mosque) (.n.d.)
Sinan Pasha Mosque
The Sinan Pasha Mosque has been built during the Ottoman period, and was built in the 16th century. The mosque was built with yellow stones, and has a rectangular shape. The Sinan Pasha Mosque has been a very important monument in the history of Prizren.
The Mosque has been used for centuries by the islam community, and is very important to them. This mosque still has preserved the values from the Ottoman period, and is important to the monuments of Kosovo.
Sinan Pasha Mosque was considered to be a museum, but the islam community found it more relevant to stay as religious building. During difficult times the mosque has served as an ammunition location, where the army preserved their guns and ammo. And it was used as a hideout from the enemies. The mosque was once ruined due to the old bricks, but it was renovated in the 19th century, and the old look was preserved once again. The interior of the mosque contains islamic features, and some amazing designs. The islamic population have been using it for centuries.
Sinan Pasha Mosque has been an important monument to the history of Kosovo, and it is considered very beautiful and unique.
(Exterior of Sinan Pasha Mosque) (.n.d.)
Bresana Mosque
This mosuqe is located in a village near Opoja which is called Bresana. The main characteristic of this mosque is that is classified as the biggest mosque in Kosovo also in the region too. Bresana Mosque posses four "minaret" which are the highest part of this mosque.
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Market Mosque
Market Mosque dates on 1393 and it is believed that is one of the first buildings that was built from Ottoman Empire in Kosovo. This building is located in Prishtina and the part where it is is considered the old part of the city. It has only one minaret but it is made from the stone.
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Bajram Pasha Mosque
This mosque is located in Mitrovica in the center of the city. It was donated from Istanbul municipality to renovate the old one which was in this place. Now this mosque is considered to be the most modern one in the entire Kosovo.
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Bazaars
As Kosovo advanced quite rapidly, it became an industrial country with many people going to big cities to sell and trade goods. As three of the biggest cities at the time: Prishtina, Peja and Gjakova; all had their bazaars where people gathered on specific days to sell and trade goods. All of this development that Kosovo experienced during its whole history was because of the Bazaars, the Bazaars where the main artery of economy and industrial development.
Grand Bazaar of Gjakova
Starting off with the Old Bazaar of Gjakova also knows as the Grand Bazaar of Gjakova, located in the historical neighbourhood with the cities oldest mosque, the Hadum Mosque and Mahalla Hadumit (Hadum Neighbourhood).
It is actually the oldest Bazaar in the whole of Kosovo, while serving not only the city of Gjakova but also the neighbour zones and villages, up to the Malësia Highlands which represents the border with Albania. During the 1990's war in Kosovo it was burned and destroyed but after the war it was rebuilt.
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Grand Bazaar of Prishtina
As it was built in the early days of the fifteenth century, it played a significant and unique role in development of Prishtina at the time. Although it was destroyed during the 1950's and up until the 1960's it experienced a difficult time while also during the modernisation period was not going to be rebuilt but instead create new buildings and destroying old ones. Nowadays, Prishtina has lost part of its identity and cultural heritage that it possessed and was actually given by the Old Prishtina, now only the Bazaar Mosque has remained with the ruins of the Bazaar Hammam.
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Grand Bazaar of Peja
The Bazaar of Peja is also built early, during the Ottoman rule and different from the other two Bazaar's, the Bazaar of Peja was destroyed twice and it was rebuild every time after the destruction. During the 1940's it was completely destroyed, the Italian occupation at the time and secondly during the Kosovo war in 1999. While the Bazaar was the house of many blacksmiths and woodworkers it also has the agricultural market and serves the agricultural culture.
It has a strategical positioning, near the river of Peja and its length goes a long way which also explains why it is also known as the Long Bazaar (Çarshia e Gjatë). In the heart of the Bazaar of Peja is located the Bazaar Mosque which is one of the most beloved mosques in the region, not only it also has many other monuments that are under the protection of the Republic of Kosovo.
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Ulpiana
Ulpiana is known as an ancient Roman city which it is located in what is today Kosovo. Ulpiana is in Gracanica, where archaeologists found there more than 100 hectares of objects of this this ancient town.
Ulpiana had an important part on the development of the important cities in the Roman province of Dardania. Also, it includes a lot of objects but some of the important ones are: Woman's head, Man's head, Head of Eros and Necropolis.
- Woman's head
This 18cm high sculpture represents a portrait of a middle aged woman. In this portrait is the representation of the meditation, sensitivity, yearning and restraint. By taking in consideration the archaeological material, style, analogy and the characteristics of the object, the archaeologists found out precisely that this object dates from the last quarter of the 4th century.
- Man's head
In this structure it is shown a head of a strong man in a height of 33cm. This object is a sculpture which characterizes a lot of details which are realistically sculptured and we can see the hair and beard are carved in a way which looks like the play of lights and shadows when it is being looked by a distance. This object it is made on the style of the late Roman portrait arts, which dates from the 3rd century like some great Roman portraits were created.
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- Head of Eros
This is a small sculpture which represents Eros with it's childish face and his curly hair. The sculptures stylistic and characteristics on the sculpture make it nearly impossible to find its purpose and meaning.
- Necropolis
This object located in Ulpiana incorporate four graves which are found by different researchers. Earlier, this place was named as "memoria" which are three big graves made of bricks and one small made of a plate. during the work, they found two tombstones decorated with different cravings and one was in honor of Elia Clementila.
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The Tower of Vushtrri
Kalaja e Vjeter e Vushtrrisë, or the Tower of Vushtrri, was built in the VII century by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, in Vushtrri. It is composed of two parts: the tower and the surrounding walls. It had two entrances, one for carriages and one for pedestrians. Its first purpose was as a refuge for foreign merchant caravans and later it served as a prison and armory.
The Fortress’ layout is rectangular. As mentioned before it has two parts, the tower and the walls that surround it. The tower has two storeys, connected through staircases. On top is a plateau that has wide teeth protection. The surface of the Fortress of Vushtrri is approximately 1,100 m2 and it was built by connecting sand and river stones with limestone. These stones form the 8 m high walls that are 2 m thick. There is a legend that says that there was a “hollow” inside the fortress, which led to the river Sitnica in case of emergency. (Wikipedia, 2018)
In 1455, the castle suffered damage by the Ottoman Empire, controlled by Fatih Sultan Mehmed, but later on it was restored to serve the army. In 1918-1922 it was used as a prison and thereafter as a junkyard for remainder of the war. During 1955-1958, it performed as a cinema and restaurant and was used until 1962. In 2012-2014, the US Embassy restored the castle. (Databaza e Trashëgimisë Kulturore te Kosovës, n.d)
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Prizren's Shatervan Fountain
Prizren is known for its amazing monuments, and play an important role in its beautiful landscape. One of the monuments that stands out from others is Prizren's fountain, also known as the Shatervan fountain.
Shatervan Fountain
The Shatervan fountain has been an important monument in Prizren, and it is a beautiful addition to the city. The Shatervan fountain is located in the middle of the city of Prizren, and it is close to the Sinan Pasha Mosque. The Shatervan fountain has been built somewhere around the 17th century, and has been constructed with yellow marble stones, and it contains four pipes, where water comes out.
Citizens of Prizren believe that if you drink from the Shatervan fountain you will marry a woman from Prizren. The Shatervan fountain is placed in the middle of the Shatervan square, and for centuries it has been one of the main landmarks of the city. With its decoration and form, the Shatervan fountain is one of the most unique fountains in the whole balkans.
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(Prizren's Shadervan) (.n.d.)
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Bridges
As being the first and most primitive way to connect people, building bridges was a great help for the society to bring people together and make travelling easier. Four of the oldest bridges in Kosovo are:
Old Stone Bridge of Prizren
Terzijski Bridge
The Saint Bridge
Vojinovica Bridge
Ibri Bridge
1.The Old Stone Bridge of Prizren located above Bistrica river around the 16th century, it is the most well known bridge in the region. It is a main attraction for the tourists because it divides the city of Prizren it two parts. It was ruined in 1979 but it was later rebuilt in 1982.
2.The most useful monument in Kosovo is the Terzijski Bridge. It is older than The Old Stone Bridge for more than e century. It stands on the Erenik River and it is one of the longest bridge in Kosovo. Even tough it is closed for traffic, since 1962 has been in the protection of the law.
3.Another bridge located in the Gjakova are is The Saint Bridge, having an interesting story behind it, made this bridge get this name "Saint." This bridge is used for diving, jumping and swimming.
4. Vojinovica Bridge is located in the north-west part of Vushtrria, this bridge is the oldest bridge in Kosovo. It used to connect Raguza and Skopje, it was the main factor to the city's development through the 14th and later on the 15th century. Today it is not used anymore and it is protected by the Ahtisaari plan.
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Ibri Bridge
This bridge is located in the notorious city of separation, Mitrovica. This bridge has now become like a symbol of this city. This bridge has a very beautiful look but unfortunately it has become known as the place where the two ethnicity are divided. This bridge was build on 2001 and it makes possible to pass the river Iber from the south part of Mitrovica to the north part. Through out years on this bridge a lot of stories happened with the pretext to calm the relations between Kosovar Albanians and Serbians. We can call this place also as the "border" of Mitrovica.
House of the League
- It is part of Gazi Mehmed Pasha complex, it is the place where the League of Prizren happened. it is located in the old part of the city withholding a lot of values. Firstly it was used as a teaching room, later on to be used as administrative office of the Albanian League (1878-1881). On the 20th Century it was used as a residence, and during 1976-1978 it was restored to celebrate the 100th anniversary. During the war, the residence was ruined by the Serbian military, and in 2003 it was opened as a museum.
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The Grand Tekke
The Grand Tekke built in the seventeenth century and to this day it remains the oldest Tekke the Saad Tarikat which belongs to a local Muslim tribe . It is located near the Big Bazaar of the city of Gjakova. More precisely it was established in 1582 by Sheiksh Sulejman Axhiza Baba who had origins from Shkodër, from the Bushati family who came from Albania. He lived in Gjakova with his three sons for most of the time and later moved to Prizren with his third son, building the Saad Tekke in Marash that is the center of Prizren.
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Fortress of Novobërda
The Fortress of Novobërda, or also known as the Artana Fortress, is a medieval archeological site located between the villages of Perlepnicë and Krivarekë. This fortress was built in the late 13th century by Serbian king Stefan Milutin, with the purpose of protecting gold, silver, iron and lead mines. It was built on the top of an extinct volcano cone and it was constructed from two parts: the Upper Town and the Lower Town. These towns consist of eight towers in total; six in the Upper Town and two in the Lower Town. The population was approximated to have been more than 6,720 people. Novobërda was known for its production of silver, which was roughly 6,000 kg per year. The name Novobërdë was first mentioned in the fourteenth century and it stems from the “Nuovo Monte”. (Wikipedia, 2019)
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Tower of Haxhi Zeka
This tower belonged to the architectural category of the monuments, typically of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Tower of Haxhi Zeka is located near the Haxhi Zeka square that is the center of Peja, also known as the Tower of Pasha whose doors are carefully crafted with works from Albanian architecture characterised by the use of the star, the Lion etc. all of these combined with stones to create these towers that to this day still stand.
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Haxhi Zeka Mill
Haxhi Zeka Mill is a huge complex building that belonged to the industrial heritage or culture and was established in the nineteenth century with the help of the Austro-Hungarian army. It was the first building of this type in Kosovo and region with technology coming form the Austrians. At that point it represented a new start for the industrial economy especially in Peja, since most of the region was only using services to grind grain and flour production.
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Clock Towers
- Clock Towers were built at the end of the XVIII and the beginning of the XIV century.
- They were used to tell the clock during the ottoman empire.
- Only two of them survived, and only one of them tells the time correctly.
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Modernism
Hotel Union
A lot of the tourist that visit Prishtina nowadays might not know about the history behind the Hotel Union, or might not know about the Hotel at all. The reason after this is that, in a way the Hotel does not exist anymore. Now why is that? While taking a walk in the center of Prishtina, exactly at the Skanderbeg square, you might notice different shops, restaurants and attractions. Among them there is a clothing shop called Benetton, which in the 1927 was firstly open as a Hotel, the Union Hotel. At that time, amongst old Albanian music, and Yugo cars, the Hotel was known for its architecture. Simple, yet very European.
After the War in Kosovo and the modern area having a start, the Hotel took another look, while no investor wanted to continue the business of it as offering commodity to people. With the mindset of protecting the historical monuments, the Hotel Union was renovated, and to be now known as a very historical monument in the center of Prishtina, while at the same time a great store to shop clothes at (Database of Cultural Heritage of Kosovo, n.d.).
National Museum of Kosovo
Located in the center of Prishtina, near "Elena Gjika" middle school, there is the Kosovo's National Museum. At a first glance, you might notice that the building is quite old, that is because the building itself was built in 1889. Walking up the magnificent stairs of the museum, to only see the beauty that it holds inside. Starting from old Albanian clothes, to vases made in the 21st century, the museum is filled with historical pieces that hold a lot of value for Albanians. The space inside is also used to showcase a lot of young artists work, as part of the Kosovar culture.
Additionally, the National Museum of Kosovo is the largest museum in the country, and the place attracts a lot of tourists, where the entrance to the museum is completely free of charge (Masotti, n.d.).
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Periods of Modernism - Newborn
What is Newborn?
The monument of Newborn is essentially one of the symbols of Kosovo's Independence. It was established on the 17th of February 2008, on the same day that Kosovo was announced as an Independent and Sovereign country. Newborn itself as a word finds greater meaning on the hearts of Kosovars, as it represents the liberty and freedom from former regime of Serbian troops and government.
Who's idea was it?
The designing of Newborn was created by a collaboration between Fisnik Ismaili , who is a Kosovar designer and Ogilvy Kosova, known as a creative agency. They were able to design a monument, a piece of modern art, that would be located at the center of the capital city of Kosovo, in Prishtina (“‘NEWBORN’- The emotional Monument of Kosovo,” 2019).
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A monument of united artists!
Initially, Newborn's surface was yellow to begin with, where with the time being in 2008 a lot of people felt the need to participate in such monument by writing their names with markers. The yellow paint was overfilled with layers of different names, who all felt free and liberated as citizens.
As every other artist, Fisnik and his group, wanted to further push the idea of being a Newborn country and to use the monument as a form of speaking art. They managed to sketch different designs as start up ideas for the following years. Each year is represented with a new surface of the Newborn sign. From Flags, to clouds and spikes, Newborn is serving very well as a reminder of different areas of time that Kosovars have gone through. Nowadays, a lot of artists find themselves designing new ideas and layouts, therefore the monument is bringing artists together.
Additionally, the monument itself is known as an attraction for a lot of tourists who want to know more about Kosovo and its past. One thing that it is worth mentioning is that the monument was featured in one of Rita Ora's famous song, called Shine Ya Light.
The Evolution of Newborn
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The new face of Newborn
The special side of the Newborn monument is that, every year at the independence day, the face of the Newborn changes. Depending on different ideas, it expresses emotions in the sense of living art.
This year, as we are entering a new decade, where women empowerment needs to be more emphasized, especially in Prishtina, the new face of Newborn is getting womanized. Giving light to the letter W, and adding flowers to the white surface, to convey something as pure as the woman nature.
The new face of this masterpiece is an idea of Fisnik Ismajli, the designer of the monument, and also it was achieved with the help of amazingly talented volunteers.
The volunteer team - Prishtine 2020 (Z.M)
Newborn - Prishtine 17th February, 2020 (Z.M)
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(Heroinat Memorial, n.d.)
The Heroines Memorial
The Heroines (Heroinat) Memorial is dedicated to the contribution of women during the war of 1998-1999. About 20,000 women were raped during that war. Most of the executors of these crimes remain free, while the victims hold the wounds tied to those terrifying memories (Heroinat Memorial, n.d.). It is a reminder of what the Kosovar women endured (Zemra Shqiptare, 2019). Using 20,145 medals, the heroine of Kosovo was formed. Each medal is dedicated to every woman’s contribution to Kosovo. (Heroinat Memorial, n.d.)
The Heroines Memorial won Golden A’ Design Award at Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition. (Heroinat Memorial, n.d.)
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Miner's Memorial
Attached to the memorial part important is to be mentioned the miner monument in Mitrovica. This monument is an old one but was built in memorial of the victims on WWII of some Albanian and Serbian miners that died on a plane crash while fighting. Specifically is located at the top of well-known Miner's Hill. This monument can be seen from different parts of Mitrovica city since it stands at a highest point of that hill.
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Conclusion
After going through these amazing monuments and public spaces, we can clearly see the history, the injustice, sacrifices, and all the efforts that the Albanians did to build and create their identity throughout the years. Even though the Kosovar people survived, their graves will remain reminiscent of their pain, their culture and what they have left behind. We hope that this Wiki Page has all the information that you were looking for. As for the end, here is a recap of the beautiful monuments and public spaces that Kosovo has to offer, and that are worth traveling to.
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