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The Cathedral of Saint Tryphon (Serbo-Croatian: Katedrala Svetog Tripuna/ Катедрала Светог Трипуна) in Kotor, Montenegro, is one of two Roman Catholic cathedrals in Montenegro. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotor , which covers the entire Bay of Kotor and Municipality of Budva .
The old town of Kotor is contained within the city walls and a well preserved and restored medieval cityscape with notable buildings including the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon (built in 1166). The Cathedral of Saint Tryphon. Kotor was heavily damaged during the earthquake on April 15, 1979, and this prompted the site to be also listed on the ...
The castle St. John (San Giovanni) and the western hillside wall. The medieval part of the town of Kotor is located on a triangular piece of land that is bordered by the most inner extension of the Bay of Kotor at its south-western side, the river Skurda toward the North, and the mountain of St. John (San Giovanni) towards the East.
Montenegro has a number of significant cultural and historical sites, including heritage sites from the pre-Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque periods.. The Montenegrin coastal region is especially well known for its religious monuments, including the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, [1] the basilica of St. Luke (over 800 years), Our Lady of the Rock (Škrpjela), the Savina Monastery, the Cetinje ...
There is an older structure in same town, Kotor Cathedral that was built on the foundation of a ninth-century Christian church in 1066 [7] some 12 years after the East-West Schism (of 1054). References
' fortress of the royal falcon or hawk ') [1] [2] [3] is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 metres (12,142 ft). The complex was built by the Incas in the 15th century, particularly under Sapa Inca Pachacuti and his successors. [4]
The Church of St. Nicholas (Serbian: Црква Светог Николе, romanized: Crkva Svetog Nikole) is a Serbian Orthodox church built from 1902 to 1909 in the city of Kotor. On that place the Orthodox Church existed from 1810 to the Christmas Eve in 1896, when it was burnt down in fire. [1]
As it is also in the direction of the rising sun, the architectural features of the east end often focus on enhancing interior illumination by the sun. Not every church or cathedral maintains a strict east–west axis, but even in those that do not, the terms East End and West Front are used. [14]