Postcard from Trebinje, a photo from Srpska, East

Photographer's Note

As I mentioned before, one of the guidebooks to this area discouraged tourists from asking questions about the religion or language as being still too sensitive subjects after quite a recent war. Indeed in a relatively small region there coexist at least Roman Catholics, Orthodox Christians and Moslems. From the touristic point of view it is really great since each of the religions offers beautiful temples of its own characteristic design. Here a wonderful example of the Byzantine style: Serbian Orthodox church in Trebinje.

Hercegovačka Gračanica is a faithful copy of the church in the monastery of Gracanica in Kosovo and Metohija, an endowment of King Milutin (1282-1321). It was built in 2000 on the hill above Trebinje, with the desire to fulfill the testament of the Serbian poet Jovan Ducic, a native of Trebinje. His remains were transferred from the United States and buried in the crypt of the monastery church. The memorial complex consists of the church of the Holy Mother with a bell tower, bishop's palace, a library, an amphitheater, a gallery, banquet hall, fountain and Jacuzzi.
The temple can be seen from any point in Trebinje because it is located on a hill which overlooks the entire city.

Info about the church was sourced from this article in Serbian Wikipedia, translated with Google Translate and edited.

papagolf21, PiotrF, ikeharel, fritzi007, alvaraalto, jhm, pajaran, Fis2, danos, ChrisJ, tyro, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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carlo62 (81265) 2016-07-11 12:45

Ciao Mariusz
avevo visto delle foto di questa chiesa, ma non avevo mai visto tutta la piazza e la torre.
Bella panoramica, equilibrata e ben disposta.
Saluti
Carlo

Tue (82264) 2016-07-11 12:45

Hello Mariusz,
What a beautiful view of the wide and empty square with the church and the separate bell tower. The mountains form a beautiful background. The sharpness and clarity are both perfect.
Lars

holmertz (92884) 2016-07-11 13:30

Hello Mariusz,
I remember my landlord at the B&B where I was staying in Mostar getting rather upset when I asked if he was a Croatian (which he no doubt was). It is a bit strange though that such questions are still regarded as so sensitive, when everybody knows which group everybody else belongs to, and this secterism still defines all aspects of life in B&H. Politics aside all groups have wonderful buildings to be proud of, and you can be proud of this well taken, crisp and clear photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

papagolf21 (152599) 2016-07-11 14:01

Bonsoir Mariusz,
Félicitations pour cette superbe mise en image.
Les édifices ressortent magnifiquement.
Très bon sujet avec une bonne note d'accompagnement.
Amitiés.
Philippe

lousat (129979) 2016-07-11 15:43

Hi Mariusz,original large view on this square showing us the beautiful orthodox church and the tower too,very very sharp and bright and interesting note too,i never been there.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

PiotrF (52330) 2016-07-11 16:30

Czesc Mariusz
Switna pocztowka z tego miejsca, ciekawe detale architektoniczne i cala budowla tej cerkwi. Dobrze skadrowane, gory w tle i nawet chmurki na niebie dopisaly.
pozdrawiam
Piotr

emka (152228) 2016-07-11 23:44

Cześc Mariusz, Bardzo dużo udalo Ci sie zwiedzić w tej podróży. bardzo ładna cerkiew prawosławna chyba w greckim stylu. Dziwne, że tak pusto, ani żywej duszy (a umieszczenie tam rodziny by.loby przeciw TOS). ładna kompozycja z górami w tle. Super ostrość, jak zawsze.

Pozdrawiam serdecznie

Małgorzata

Mesut09 (1077) 2016-07-11 23:45

Hello my friend..

Bosna&Herzegovina is my desire to see one dayçç

I am very curious about Bosnia&Herzegovina..

The church looks lovely..

Everybody has a freedom to choose the belief or the disbelief..

I think this church was built in baroque style..

Thanks for the picture anyway..

Regards

So

ikeharel (105923) 2016-07-12 0:44

Good morning Mariusz,
The width of this square allow a nice allocation over the pic. space, each object seems as a stand-alone elelemnt. Yet combined wonderfully: The red-bricks built church with beautiful domes, the tower on left side, trees, and the mountains on the far side. Chosen perfectly the POV and good contrast of colors.
Have a nice new day.
Ike

fritzi007 (14698) 2016-07-12 2:51

Hallo Mariusz,
perfektes Foto und Information aus dem Heimatland meiner Frau!

Viele Grüße und einen schönen Tag
Wolfgang

alvaraalto (42280) 2016-07-12 3:15

Hello Mariusz
Beautiful picture of this deserted square with the bell tower on the left side and the church just left of the center. The are bound together in the composition by the mountains behind.
Sharp, colourful and sunny scene. Good job. TFS
Groet Rob

jhm (203039) 2016-07-12 4:24

Hello Mariusz,

A postcard without people but with a lot of depth and perspective
Thank you very much for your interesting note.
A lovely panorama view about the area, with the mountain in background.
An excellent composition, best presentation
Very well done, TFS

Have a nice day,
John

dkmurphys (78000) 2016-07-12 6:27

HI Mariusz,
Very nice place, it's quite a picturesque and interesting part of Europe, very different from Romania also. As for the coexistence of the three religions...I'm not quite sure is working right now...better find out the locals' opinions.

D

Cricri (176) 2016-07-12 10:46

Hi Mariusz
Il est rare de voir l'église d'un coté de la place et le clocher de l'autre coté, l'architecture est très belle avec un joli décor de montagnes , la lumière est très belle , belle présentation ( un pays que je ne connaît pas du tout )
belle soirée
cricri

Nicou (193806) 2016-07-12 20:18

Hello

quelle image et vue avec ce clocher en à gauche et l'église à droite le contraste d'architecture entre le coupole et la forme du clocher la belle place et ces arbres superbe mise en valeur.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

pajaran (102662) 2016-07-12 23:04

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, kompozicija, perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo pokazana arhitektura i detalji na fasadi.
Lepo uhvacen trenutak sa svetlom koje je istaklo lepotu arhitekture.
Lepo mesto i arhitektura.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good day.
Beautiful view and the moment, interesting and good text ...
Good work, composition, perspective and contrast, nice colors, nice architecture and the details shown on the facade.
Beautifully captured the moment with the light pointed out the beauty of the architecture.
Nice place and Architecture.
Have a nice and successful day, all the best.
Paja.

rychem (72179) 2016-07-12 23:39

Super, pamietam taka architekture zarowno z Chorwacji jak i z Bulgarii, swietne zdjecie
pozdrawiam Ryszard

Fis2 (155649) 2016-07-13 0:32

Czesc Mariusz!
Piekny plac, kosciol i dzwonnica robia wrazenie.
Lubie takie...
Jak zawsze dobry kadr i super kolorki.
Ladna "pocztowka"
Milego dnia.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (205753) 2016-07-13 12:38

Ciao Mariusz, lovely postcard, superb sky, excellent clarity, wonderful colors, splendid light and good perspective, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

danos (110407) 2016-07-13 13:35

Witaj Mariusz,
nice the view of the empty square of Trebinje with the church and its bell tower to dominating the scene.The brilliant light enhance even more the clarity as the sharpness of the scene.

Regards,Danos

ChrisJ (160036) 2016-07-22 3:38

Ciao Mariusz

Good sharpness and excellent color, saturation and framing. I visited this monastery and the view was worth the effort of getting there. The pavement lines add perspective. Tfs!

tyro (30513) 2016-08-20 7:41

Hi Mariusz,

I'm not sure how I managed to miss this one - I was just looking at your post from today (which I shall critique later) and found this.

This is a splendid photograph, beautifully composed and razor-sharp. I love how the strong sunlight illuminates the façade of this beautiful church making it stand out so well against the darker hills and the gorgeous blue sky behind it. And the bright light on the large paved area in front shows us that this must have been a blisteringly hot day.

Gorgeous light and colours, perfect exposure and stunning details and clarity.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

COSTANTINO (104191) 2018-09-11 10:34

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
peaceful landscape with this simple
church with simple architectural details
and a beautiful view of the of the wide
and empty square
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino