Medieval royal court of Bosnian kings in Sutjeska | |
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Bosnian: Stolno misto | |
![]() Medieval royal court of Bosnian kings in Sutjeska | |
![]() ![]() Royal court Sutjeska Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Royal residence / court
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Architectural style | Romanesque, Gothic |
Town or city | Kraljeva Sutjeska |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 44°07′19″N18°12′05″E / 44.122081°N 18.201521°E |
Construction started | c. mid–14th century |
Demolished | 1463 |
Client | Bosnian bans and kings |
Owner | state, (proscribed by KONS) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Various low buildings surrounding courtyards, pavilions, gardens and royal chapel |
Size | 2,500 to 5,000 m2 (27,000 to 54,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Engineer | unknown (probably local-traditional) |
Designations | |
Official name | Rulers’ court of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in Kraljeva Sutjeska, the archaeological site |
Type | Category II cultural monument |
Criteria | A, B, C i.iv.vi., D i.iv, F iii., G, H i., I iii. |
Designated | 8 October 2003 (?th session) 06-6-42/03-3 |
Reference no. | 1840 |
State | National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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