About the Collection and the Heritage Reconstruction Programme

Purpose and Scope of the Publication

This bilingual publication examines the architectural history, March 2004 destruction, and subsequent recovery of the 35 cultural heritage monuments in Kosovo covered by the Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo (RIC) between 2005 and 2011.

Its goal is to provide readers, architectural historians, conservators, and researchers with a clear, richly illustrated, and thoroughly referenced guide to each monument's heritage value, the 2004 damage assessments, the 2005 emergency protective interventions, and the multi-phase structural and conservation works carried out through the programme.

What the Collection Covers

• 35 Illustrated Monument Profiles: UNESCO-listed medieval cathedrals and monasteries, 19th- and 20th-century urban churches, rural parish churches, monastic residences, episcopal seats, the Prizren Theological Seminary, and the memorial sculptor's studio in Čaglavica.
• 10 Thematic and Conservation Studies: In-depth studies on the five-member Commission and the International Expert Board, post-fire mural conservation, lead roofing and masonry vault reconstruction, and the sacred urban heritage of Prizren.
• Chronological and Project Records (2004–2011): Year-by-year intervention timelines, completed conservation workshops in Thessaloniki, Italy, and Prizren, and primary evaluation reports by the Council of Europe, UNESCO, UNMIK, and the OSCE.