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Skopje, North Macedonia

Šiševo Monastery

Skopje, North Macedonia

Šiševo Monastery
Photo: Македонец · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Šiševo Monastery, officially known as St. Nicholas Šiševski Monastery, is a medieval Byzantine Orthodox Christian monastery built in 1345 and situated near the village of Šiševo in North Macedonia. Perched high above the cliffs that overlook the Treska River canyon, the monastery represents an important example of medieval Byzantine architecture in the region and holds heritage status in North Macedonia.

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Type
monastery
Heritage
heritage site in North Macedonia
Place
Skopje, North Macedonia

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