School in Belgrade

Cultural heritage in Serbia, cultural monuments and institutions were exposed to great destruction.

Some of the great monuments of the Serbian culture like churches in Decani and Gracanica, monastery in Rakovica have been constantly exposed to powerful detonations. About 40 missiles fell near Gracanica. Part of the monastery in Rakovica was demolished, the supporting was yielded and all the windows were broken.

Orthodox cemetery in Pristina

Numerous other monasteries also suffered bigger or smaller damages: Novo Hopovo and Sisatovac in the Fruska Gora national park, bombarded several times. Pec Patriarchate, Vojlovica near Pancevo, St. Nikola church and St. Mary church near Kursumlija, St. Petka church in Vranje (façade, ceiling considerably damaged), churches in Leskovac and Vladicin Han, temples of St. Marko and St. Triad in Belgrade. In Velika Hoca in Kosovo and Metohia, a complex of churches from 12th, 13th and 14th century, protected by UNESCO, the temple of St. Stephan (12th century) was mostly damaged. The catholic church of St. Anton in Djakovica was significantly damaged. Many cultural and historical monuments in Cetinje were damaged too.

Architectural heritage targeted

Some old parts of the towns in Djakovica, Ivanjica, Pristina and Smederevo were either destroyed or heavily damaged. Petrovaradin fortress in Novi Sad from 12th century and Tabacki bridge in Djakovica from 18 century were damaged too. Some old buildings of cultural, historical and architectural value were destroyed (building of the Serbian government in Belgrade, Army Headquarters building in Belgrade and Airforce Headquarters in Zemun).

For the first two months, the aggressor demolished and damaged 296 school buildings, nurseries, kindergartens and universities). This number does not include schools in Kosovo and Metohia. Many museums, libraries, theatres were destroyed under the bombs. Invaluable archive material is lost.

Forty missiles next to Gracanica

The picture of savage and anti-civilizational behaviour of the aggressor proves the demolition of the orthodox cemetery in Pristina when over 100 tombs were destroyed.