File 13st Radimlja.jpg thumb Radimlja is a ste ak necropolis located near Stolac , Bosnia and Herzegovina . Category Bosnia and Herzegovina architecture Category Bosnia and Herzegovina culture Category Stolac BosniaHerzegovina stub bs Radimlja hr Nekropola Radimlja hu Radimlje bogumil nekropolisza sr sv Radimlja ... more details
File Stecak Zmeljaski Muzej Sarajevo.jpg right thumb 200px Ste ak in front of National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina File Stecak Radimlja.jpg right thumb 200px Ste ak from Radimlja near Stolac , 13th century. Engraving on the tombstone May this hand make you think about yours . The Ste ci singular Ste ak , are monumental medieval tombstone s that lie scattered across Bosnia and Herzegovina , and the border parts of Croatia , Montenegro and Serbia . An estimated 60,000 are found within the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the rest of 10,000 are found in Croatia , Serbia , and Montenegro . ref name reuters cite news url http www.reuters.com article lifestyleMolt idUSTRE5A13MK20091102 work Reuters title Balkans to nominate medieval tombstones to U.N. list first Daria last Sito Sucic date November 2, 2009 ref Appearing in the 11th century, the ste ci reached their peak in the late 14th to 15th centuries, before dying away during the Ottoman occupation. The Ste ci have been nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO World Heritage List as Joint Cultural Heritage by the four countries in 2009. ref name reuters Etymology The word itself is a Contraction grammar contracted form of the older word stoje ak , which is derived from the verb stajati v. stand . It literally means the standing thing . Characteristics Their most remarkable feature is their decorative motifs, many of which remain enigmatic to this day. Spirals, arcades, rosettes, vine leaves and grapes, suns and crescent moons are among the images that appear. Figural motifs include processions of deer, dancing the kolo, hunting and, most famously, the image of the man with his right hand raised, perhaps in a gesture of fealty . History Although its origins are within the Bosnian Church , all evidence points to the fact that ste ci were erected in due time by adherents of the Orthodox, Catholic and Islamic faith alike. Citation needed date November 2009 Today many ste ci are displayed in the garden o ... more details
for other meanings Necropolis disambiguation Wiktionary necropolis Image Tyre necropolis.jpg thumb View of the Tyre Necropolis in Tyre, Lebanon Lebanon. Image Banditaccia1.jpg thumb View of the Etruscan civilization Etruscan necropolis of Banditaccia in Cerveteri , Italy. Image Nekropole Taranto Via Crispi.jpg thumb Athlete tomb in the necropolis in Taranto , Italy. Image Nepasa necropolis.jpg thumb Nepasa necropolis in Algeria . Image GM Guelma Roknia01.jpg thumb Roknia necropolis in Algeria . Image Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo 2007.jpg thumb Necropolis de San Carlos Borromeo in Cuba, August 2007. Image Powazki 1920.JPG thumb right The Battle of Warsaw 1920 section of Pow zki Cemetery in Warsaw , Poland . Image Chaukundi1.JPG thumb Chaukundi necropolis near Karachi , Pakistan . Image Rabat, Chellah ruins 7.jpg thumb 180px Part interior of the Chellah necropolis in Rabat , Morocco . A necropolis Greek plural necropoleis Latin plural necropoles is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tomb s. The word comes from the Greek language Greek nekropolis , literally meaning city of the dead . Apart from the occasional application of the word to modern cemeteries outside large towns, the term is chiefly used of burial grounds, near the centers of ancient civilizations, such as an abandoned city or town. Grave field is a term for prehistoric burial grounds that do not include any above ground structures or markers. These include row graves , urnfield s, tumuli , etc. List of examples Algeria Nepasa Roknia Austria Imperial Crypt, Vienna Imperial Crypt Vienna Burgstallkogel Sulm valley Sulm valley necropolis Australia Rookwood Necropolis Sydney The Necropolis, Springvale Melbourne Melbourne General Cemetery Bosnia and Herzegovina Radimlja Bulgaria Varna Necropolis ref Ivanov, Ivan, M. Avramova. Varna Necropolis Sofia, 2000 ref Tuhovishta Tuhovishta s Village Necropolis Satovcha Image Tuhovishta s Necropolis.JPG thumb right Tuhovishta s ... more details
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