Oplenac

Oplenac
St George's Church in Oplenac
Опленац
Црква Светог Ђорђа на Опленцу
Crkva Svetog Đorđa na Oplencu
St George's Church
Map
44°15′N 20°40′E / 44.250°N 20.667°E / 44.250; 20.667
LocationTopola
Country Serbia
DenominationEastern Orthodoxy
Websitewww.oplenac.rs
History
StatusChurch
Founded1910 (1910)
Founder(s)Peter I of Serbia
DedicationSaint George
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationMonument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
Designated1979
StyleMorava School
Specifications
Number of domes5
MaterialsStone

The St. George's Church in Oplenac (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква Светог Ђорђа на Опленцу, romanizedCrkva Svetog Đorđa na Oplencu), also known as Oplenac (Опленац), is the mausoleum of the Serbian and Yugoslav royal house of Karađorđević located on top of the Oplenac Hill in the town of Topola, Serbia. The church of Oplenac was founded by King Peter I of Yugoslavia. Many members of the royal house are buried in the church, in the crypt beneath the church, or in the church yard.


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