Lazarica Church: The Pearl of Kruševac

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : AirVuz contributor Aleksandar Popovic brings us this excellent drone video of a well-known church in Serbia. It's called Lazarica Church, and it's located in the city of Kruševac in the south-central part of the country. The Serbian Orthodox church was built in the late 14th century on the orders of Lazar of Serbia, one of the most well-known Serbian rulers from the Middle Ages. Abandoned during the period of Ottoman rule of the region, the church was restored following the re-establishment of Serbian independence in the 19th century.

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“Lazar’s City” is still attracting the biggest guest turnout of Krusevac. Of this 14th century fortress remained preserved the Donžon tower, the main city defense tower 60 feet high. Still, the most beautiful and dazzling construction of this era, also a part of “Lazar’s city” is the church Lazarica, the shiniest pearl or Moravian architecture. Church of the Holy First Martyr Stephen better known as the Lazarica Church It was built in 1375-1378 as an endowment of prince Lazar of Serbia. Lazarica, as an outstanding achievement of the Serbian medieval architecture, was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979.