Byzantine Churches in the Troodos mountains, Cyprus

Byzantine Churches in the Troodos Mountains are ten Orthodox churches located on the biggest mountain range of Cyprus in the center of the island. The churches were built from 11th to 16th century and are inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites for their magnificent interior frescoes, icons and architecture.

Byzantine Churches in the Troodos mountains are:

• Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) (13th-15th century)
• Church of Panayia (The Virgin) tou Arakou (12th century)
• Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati (15th century)
• Church of Ayios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Steyis (11th century)
• Church of Panayia (The Virgin) Podhithou (16th century)
• Church of Panayia (The Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou)(12th century)
• Ayios Ionannis (St. John) Lambadhistis Monastery (11th century)
• Church of Panayia (The Virgin) (13th-14th century)
• Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael)(15th century)
• Church of Ayia Sotira (of the Transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros (16th century)

Temple of Saint Sava, Belgrade, Serbia

Temple of Saint Sava is located on the spot where the remains of Saint Sava were burned by the Ottomans in 1595 on the Vracar plateau in Belgrade, Serbia. The temple is dedicated to Saint Sava the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and very important figure in Serbian medieval history.

The preparations for construction of the one of biggest Orthodox churches in the world began in 1894 but construction works were interrupted by the First Balkan War in 1912, the Second Balkan War in 1913 and World War I (1914-1918). Building activities continued after World War I but construction works were interrupted by outbreak of World War II and the German attack on Yugoslavia in 1941.

Patriarch Germanius renewed the idea for the construction of Temple of Saint Sava the 1950's but the permission of the communist authorities was not obtained until 1984. The construction of the temple began in 1985 and was mostly completed by 2004. Inner decoration is still not finished.

Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, Russia

Church of the Intercession on the Nerl is a Russian Orthodox Church and masterpiece of Vladimir twelfth-century architecture. The church is located at the confluence of Nerl and Klyazma Rivers in Bogolyubovo 13 km north-east of the ancient capital of Vladimir in Russia. The church was built in 1165 by Prince Andrei Bogolyubskiy to commemorate his victorious campaign against the Volga's Bulgars in 1164 and in memory of his son who was killed during the campaign. The Church of the Intercession is dedicated to the Intercession of the Virgin, a new Christian holiday which had been instituted by Prince Andrei and the Vladimir Church authorities despite opposition of the Kiev Metropolitan and Patriarch of Orthodox Church.

The church is build in white stone, has four columns in the interior and is topped with helmet-shaped dome with an gilded cross. The excavations in 1950's revealed the foundations of a white-stone gallery which encircled the Church. Despite solitary position the church was never completely destroyed and remained almost untouched except for the removal of the frescoes during the restoration works in 1877 and slightly changed dome. Carefully decorated walls are still covered with 12th-century carvings.

The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl was inscribed on the UN World Heritage List as part of the site White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal in 1992.

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