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Goddess on the Throne (Albanian: Hyjnesha në fron; Serbian: Богиња на трону, romanized: Boginja na tronu) is a terracotta figurine found at the site of the Tjerrtorja spinning mill in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo, in 1956.
Goddess on the Throne. As the capital city of Kosovo, Pristina is the heart of the cultural and artistic development of all Albanians that live in Kosovo.The department of cultural affairs is just one of the segments that arranges the cultural events, which make Pristina one of the cities with the most emphasized cultural and artistic traditions.
Pristina or Prishtina [a] (UK: / ˈ p r iː ʃ t ɪ n ə, p r ɪ ʃ ˈ t iː n ə / PREE-shtin-ə, prish-TEE-nə, [4] [5] US: / ˈ p r ɪ ʃ t ɪ n ə / PRISHT-in-ə) [6] [b] is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. [7] In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of ...
In 1963, it was sold to the Museum of Kosovo and from 1995 to 2002, it was used as the main office for the European Agency for Reconstruction. [35] [38] The museum is full of rich collections of the prehistoric era. One of the most prominent piece is a small (no more than 30 cm tall) statue called “The Goddess on Throne”.
The Kosovo Museum has an extensive collection of archaeological and ethnological artifacts, including the Neolithic Goddess on the Throne terracotta, found near Pristina in 1956 [28] and depicted in the city's emblem. A large number of artifacts from antiquity are still in Belgrade, and the museum was looted in 1999.
Known as the capital of concrete, Pristina is trying to revitalize its dull and grey image with vivid graffiti on walls and buildings, helping transform public spaces into more inviting, vibrant ...
Pristina Goddess on the Throne Neolithic Period sites in Kosovo The Neolithic Runik ocarina is the oldest musical instrument found in Kosovo to date. The time frame 6500–3500 BC should be regarded as the relative real extent of the Neolithic period in the Balkans. [12]
The Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa (Albanian: Katedralja Shën Nënë Tereza) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo. In 2007, the Government of Kosovo approved plans for the building. [1] The cathedral is dedicated to the Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary Saint Teresa of Calcutta.