Krusevac Things to Do

Visit the National Museum (Narodni muzej) and admire its archaeological, historical, ethnographic, numismatic and other collections.

The museum is situated in the old Grammar School building, built in 1863. It was founded in 1951.

The memorial to the Kosovo heroes (Spomenik kosovskim junacima) is a symbol of Kruševac. It's the work of a great Serbian sculptor, Djordje Jovanovic.

The memorial was unveiled at Vidovdan 1904, during the celebration of 100th anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising, in the presence of King Petar I Karadjordjevic.

The model of the Memorial was awarded the Golden medal of the 1st class at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900.

A few steps away from the Lazarica church, there's this Prince Lazar Memorial ( Spomenik Knezu Lazaru). It was made in 1971 by sculptor Nebojša Mitric.

If you take a closer look at the monument, you'll see different symbols from Prince Lazar's life.

Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic was a very powerful ruler in the 14th century. He died in the Kosovo battle in 1389, fighting for the survival of the country and people.

The 1st thing you'll notice when you come to the Lazarica Church will definitely be the doors. And they're really impressive, with wonderful details and all. The person who made them, Franz Winter, had 'golden' hands in my opinion.

The doors were made of old oak trees cut down on Bagdala, a hill above Kruševac.

Lazarica, an endowment of Prince Lazar, has survived to the present in Krusevac, his capital. Built about 1375, it has undergone considerable changes over the centuries, and was last restored early in the 20th century. As one of the earliest structures of the Morava school, it served as a model for many later churches. The church has a trefoil ground-plain. A certain delicacy is especially accentuated, both in the actual construction and by the small ornamental columns. The exterior of the church makes a vivid ampact with its red-and-white facades.

The Court Church of Prince Lazar, built about 1375, is 1 of the most beautiful examples of the 'Morava School'.

Prince Karadjordje had the bells made in 1812 and Prince Miloš Obrenovic in 1833.

Visit the old 18m high Lazar's Tower (Lazareva kula) from the 14th century in the centre of Kruševac.

This is all that remained of King Lazar's fort.

Today's iconostasis (ikonostas) in the Lazarica Church was made in 1833, after the liberation from the Turks.