Serbian Saint Sava Tower
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| Serbian Saint Sava Tower Српска Светосавска кула Srpska Svetosavska kula Σερβικός Πύργος του Αγίου Σάββα | |
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 Exterior view | |
| Country | Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery Greece |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Public access |
| Style | Raška school Byzantine |
| Years built | 12th century |
Serbian Saint Sava Tower (Serbian: Српска Светосавска кула, romanized: Srpska Svetosavska kula, Greek: Σερβικός Πύργος του Αγίου Σάββα) is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint Sava, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece.[1]
Location
[edit]The tower is one of the two towers on the Hillandar rock, located on the eastern side. On the south side is the smaller Tower of St. George.[1]
History
[edit]The oldest construction phase of the tower, which represents its main body, refers to the end of the 12th century and is attributed to the founder of the Saint Sava monastery. The second phase is from the beginning of the 13th century and is attributed to the Serbian King Stefan II Milutin.
The third important phase took place in 1682–1684. That tower is covered with a four-pitched roof made of stone slabs. In this phase, decorations with complex ceramics were made on the sides of the external masonry on the upper part between the arches and the fortress walls.[1]
Description
[edit]The tower has dimensions of 8.5 m x 13.5 m. It consists of a basement, ground floor and 4 floors. On the last floor, below the level of the fortifications, there is a one-room chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist.[1]
The tower of Saint Sava from the Hilandar monastery follows the general characteristics of the towers of this type, but shows a peculiarity regarding the symmetry and the scale of the projection of the pilasters from the level of its exterior masonry.[1]
References
[edit]See also
[edit]- History of the Serbs
- Nemanjić dynasty
- Medieval Serbian architecture
- Kingdom of Serbia (medieval)
- Serbian architectural styles
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Serbian design
- 12th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings
- Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
- Serbian Orthodox monasteries
- Byzantine sacred architecture
- Medieval Athos
- Greece–Serbia relations
- Rebuilt buildings and structures
- Byzantine Serbia
- Serbian Christians
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Serbia
- Burials in Greece
- Hilandar Monastery