Serbian Saint Milutin Tower

Serbian Saint Milutin Tower
Српска кула Светог Милутина
Srpska kula Svetog Milutina
Ο Σερβικός Πύργος Του Αγίου Μιλούτιν
Serbian Saint Milutin Tower; Српска кула Светог Милутина; Srpska kula Svetog Milutina; Ο Σερβικός Πύργος Του Αγίου Μιλούτιν
	Exterior view
Country	Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery Greece
Denomination	Serbian Orthodox
Architecture
Functional status	Public access
Style	Raška school; Byzantine
Years built	13th century

Serbian Saint Milutin Tower (Serbian: Српска кула Светог Милутина, romanized: Srpska kula Svetog Milutina, Greek: Ο Σερβικός Πύργος Του Αγίου Μιλούτιν) is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint Stefan Milutin, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece.^[1]

Location

The tower is located north of the monastery near its harbor on the northern coast of the peninsula.^[1]

History

It was built around the middle of the 13th century. Already in 1198, the monastery and its properties were donated by Eastern Roman Emperor Alexius I Comnenus to the Serbs as an eternal gift. The tower is named after Stefan II Milutin, king of Serbia in the period 1281–1321, he added the top floor and roof in 1302.^[1]

Description

The tower is 45m high and is a representative example of towers from the late Byzantine period, characterized by strongly protruding buttresses.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Πύργος του Μιλούτιν ή Πύργος του Καβαλλαρέως ή του Καβαλλάρη Ελληνικά Κάστρα

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