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Goddess on the Throne was borrowed in late 1998 by the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Gallery for their exhibition titled Arheološko blago Kosova i Metohije - od neolita do ranog Srednjeg veka (Archeological Treasure of Kosovo and Metohija - from the Neolithic Period to Middle Ages). Following the Kosovo War, the figure was kept in Belgrade.
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.
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”.
Pristina is situated on an alluvial plain in the regions of Llap and Kosovo across the Gollak Hills in central and eastern Kosovo. [60] Bodies of water in Pristina municipality include Badovc and Batllava lakes as well as the Llapi , Prishtevka, and Vellusha rivers. [ 60 ]
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.
The Newborn Monument (NEWBORN) is a typographic sculpture and tourist attraction in Pristina, Kosovo.Located in front of the Palace of Youth and Sports, [1] the monument was unveiled on 17 February 2008, the day that Kosovo formally declared its independence from Serbia. [2]
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Pristina's fountain is the sole public fountain in Pristina which is protected by the state. [34] It is located between the “Bazaar’s mosque” (Xhamia e Çarshisë) and Kosovo's Museum. [ 34 ] Years ago there used to be many fountains in the city, but this one is the only public fountain that was able to survive during the years.