The
Lazar's Town, with the remnants of the
medieval fortification and the Lazarica
Church has an epic quality in the Serbian
tradition. The Lazarica Church, built
in 1376 on the occasion of Stephan's son
birth, and dedicated to St. Stephen, is
the model of the Moravska School. A Donjon
Tower, the military fortification of the
medieval castle, bears witness of the
great cultural and historic heritage of
the Serb people. The Monastery of Ljubostinja
was founded by Princess Milica, Lazar's
wife, in the late fourteenth and early
fifteenth century, after the Battle of
Kosovo, when she made a decision on her
withdrawal as a ruler, and on assemblying
the widows of the Serbian gentry killed
at the Kosovo. From its first days the
Ljubostinja plaid an important part in
culture. Distinguished chroniclers, engrossers,
book design masters, and painters were
asked to come here.
The
Church was ruined during the Turkish invasion
back in 1375 and was scarred again around
1413m to remain neglected until the reign
of Prince Milosh Obrenovich in the nineteenth
century, when it was restored. As with
so many buildings from antiquity, each
part of the architecture tells a story
about its history. Lazarica as a whole
is important because it breaks with the
previous tradition of Nemanjich church
architecture.
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