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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aragon" data-source="post: 5586802" data-attributes="member: 134516">Studenica Monastery, SERBIAThe Studenica monastery (Serbian: Манастир Студеница / Manastir Studenica) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated 39 km southwest of Kraljevo, in central Serbia. It is one of the largest and richest Serb Orthodox monasteries.Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the medieval Serb state, founded the monastery in 1190. The monastery's fortified walls encompass two churches: the Church of the Virgin, and the Church of the King, both of which were built using white marble. The monastery is best known for its collection of 13th- and 14th century Byzantine-style fresco paintings.In 1986 UNESCO included Studenica monastery on the list of World Heritage Sites.<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/STUDENICA_MONASTERY.jpg/800px-STUDENICA_MONASTERY.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.teslasociety.com/pictures/serbia9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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