© Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 plAssembly of the Republic of KosovoGemeinde PristinaThe Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo stands in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, on Ibrahim Rugova Square. It is the country’s single-chamber parliament, directly elected every four years. The building itself was constructed in the 1950s and later refurbished in 2004, including a full redesign of the plenary chamber.… read moreOpen place
© Quinn Dombrowski · CC BY-SA 2.0Gračanica monasteryGračanicaGračanica Monastery stands on the left bank of the Gračanka river, five kilometres south-east of Pristina in Kosovo. Built in 1321 by King Stefan Milutin, it replaced an earlier 13th-century cathedral on the same site. The monastery occupies the centre of the old Lipljan bishopric within a Serbian enclave near the… read moreOpen place
© Arianselmani · CC BY-SA 3.0National Library of KosovoPristinaThe National Library of Kosovo stands in Pristina as the country’s highest library institution. Established by the Assembly, it collects and preserves Kosovo’s documentary and intellectual heritage. The building itself was designed by Croatian architect Andrija Mutnjaković and completed in 1982. Its striking design… read moreOpen place
© Robot8A · CC BY-SA 4.0Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa in PristinaPristinaThe Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa stands in Pristina, Kosovo’s capital, as a modern Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Albanian-Indian nun who became Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The building’s construction began in 2007 after the Kosovo government approved plans two years earlier. Its foundation stone was laid… read moreOpen place
© IsmailGagica · CC BY-SA 4.0King's Mosque in PristinaPristinaThe King Mosque stands in the centre of Priština, a low-domed Ottoman building raised in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. Its stone portal carries an Arabic inscription that gives the exact Gregorian date of construction as 1461. The mosque’s architecture and decoration place it among the most important Islamic… read moreOpen place
© ManiacOfSport · CC BY-SA 4.0Fadil Vokrri StadiumPristinaThe Fadil Vokrri Stadium stands in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. Built between 1951 and 1953, it serves as the home ground for FC Prishtina and the Kosovo national football team. The stadium hosts football matches and has also welcomed international concerts. In 2018 it was renamed in honour of Fadil Vokrri, a… read moreOpen place
© Fitore Syla · CC BY-SA 4.0National Theater of KosovoPristinaThe National Theatre of Kosovo stands in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. It was founded in 1946 in Prizren and moved to Pristina in 1949. The theatre is the highest ranked institution of its kind in the country and the only public theatre. More than 400 premieres have been produced and over three million spectators… read moreOpen place
© Balkanique · CC BY-SA 4.0Newborn monumentPristinaThe Newborn Monument stands in Pristina, Kosovo, in front of the Palace of Youth and Sports. It is a large typographic sculpture made of block letters spelling the English word ‘Newborn’. When first unveiled in 2008, the letters were painted bright yellow. The monument was later repainted with the flags of countries… read moreOpen place
© Genie 34 · CC BY-SA 3.0GazimestanObiliqGazimestan is a memorial site on a fifty-metre hill six kilometres south-east of Pristina. It overlooks the Kosovo plain from its position beside the Pristina–Mitrovica highway. The name comes from the Arabic ghazi and the Serbian mesto, meaning ‘hero’s place’. Every year on 28 June, known as Vidovdan, crowds gather… read moreOpen place
© Bdx · CC0National Gallery of KosovoPristinaThe National Gallery of Kosovo stands on the University of Pristina campus. The building was originally constructed in 1935 as a military barracks using stone bricks. From 1955 to 1981 it served as a library before being converted into an exhibition hall by architect Agush Beqiri. The gallery was officially… read moreOpen place
