Visoki Dečani
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The Visoki Dečani Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Deçan, Kosovo. It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by Stefan Dečanski, King of Serbia.
Visoki Dečani Church
Fresco of Stefan Dečanski, the king of Serbia and founder of Visoki Dečani monastery
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Joe Biden, then Vice President of the United States, on a tour of the Visoki Dečani in 2009
Stefan Dušan
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Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, also known as Dušan the Mighty, was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Emperor of the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians and Albanians from 16 April 1346 until his death in 1355
Visoki Dečani
…to this day. After his death in 1331, Stefan Dečanski was buried in the still unfinished monastery, the construction of which was continued by his son Stefan Dušan, who became the King of Serbia in the same year. The main architect of the monastery was the Franciscan friar Vito of Kotor. According to Bratislav…
Detail of fresco in the Lesnovo Monastery, 1350
Fresco of Stefan Uroš III and Stefan Dušan, Visoki Dečani Monastery, 14th century (UNESCO)
Stefan Dečanski with his son Stefan Dušan (lower left corner) on the icon of St. Nicholas in the Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Italy
"Wedding of Emperor Dušan", by Paja Jovanović