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10 CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS Prishtinë/Priština

Site description Basilica type church from the early XIX c. Exonarthex and dome added in the XX c. Rich wall paintings and iconostasis.External baptistery, parish house and bell tower. Graveyard. Listed as a monument.
2004-DAMAGE ASSESSMENT	Completely burned down, interior gutted, roof collapsed, only perimeter walls and dome standing but affected by fire. Narthex in unstable condition. Wall paintings in very bad condition. Baptistery and parish house entirely burnt. Upper part of the bell tower and interior staircase collapsed. Cemetery: Desecrated.
2005-PROTECTIVE INTERVENTIONS	Clearance of the site and the church. New entrance doors and windows to the church, baptistery and parish house. Installation of temporary metallic roof construction over a scaffold.
2006-RECONSTRUCTION WORKS	Stonework cleaning. New pillars and roof slab. Timber roof construction and roof tiles. Lead roof to the exonarthex. New timber gallery, ceiling and joinery. Replacement of plasters and floors. Services. Parish house and baptistery reconstruction. Belfry reconstruction, new roof and staircase.
2007-RECONSTRUCTION WORKS	Completion of the parish house and baptistery. Staircase to the belfry. Conservation of the perimeter wall. Landscaping works. Repairs to the cemetery. Repairs to the toilets.
2008-RECONSTRUCTION WORKS	Continuation of works from 2007.
2009- FURTHER INTERVENTIONS PROGRAMMED	New iconostasis. Restoration of the wall paintings.

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An EU funded project managed by the European Commission Liaison Office implemented by the Council of Europe. A Joint action to promote the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo.

* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.