Topola is the ancestral home of the Karadjordjevic royal family, and together with Karadjordjev Grad and the hill Oplenac it is the site of landmarks belonging to the Karadjordjevic heritage.
Karadjordjev Grad embraces: a church, built in 1806 by Karadjordje, where in 1819 his bodily remains were transferred and buried for the second time by the order of Prince Milos, a monument to Karadjordje, and a museum of his time.
In Oplenac, the feature landmark is a marble church dedicated to St. Djordje, built from 1910 to 1934. The patrons were King Petar I and King Aleksandar Karadjordjevic I. The tombs of both patrons, the other members of the Karadjordjevic family, and Karadjordje are in this church. This was the third burial place for Karadjordje's remains, which were transferred in 1930. The walls are entirely decorated in mosaics, whose size makes this church second in the world in this respect, and priceless in value.
The Kalenic monastery was built in the period 1407-1410 and is one of the most abundantly ornamented monasteries of the "Moravska School" and Serbian architecture. The 14 rosettes of the façade make the exceptional plastic ornaments even more special. The monastery is the foundation of Bogdan, a highly ranked prelate of Prince Lazar and later of Despot Stefan. The fresco painting of the period of its construction suffered severe damages and was preserved due to its frequent restoration in the course of the centuries. Extremely valuable, its paintings might compare with the pieces of art of Andrei Rubliov who painted in Russia about a decade later. The "Wedding in Kana" ranks among special ones and is on the south wall.
The Ljubostinja monastery was founded by Princess Milica, the widow of Prince Lazar in the period 1390-1398. In the Old Slavic language Ljubov–stinja means "place of love," as on this location, a fair has taken place where the couple met for the first time. Upon building the monastery and after her husband’s death, Milica became a nun and founded a large community of nuns consisting of widows whose husbands fought in the Battle of Kosovo. The fresco paintings date back to the period 1392-1403, while the iconostasis of the year 1820 presents a fine piece of work of the period of Classicism. In the church parvis, there are two neatly arranged reliquaries in the form of a sarcophagus, with the holy relics of Princess Milica (nun by the name of Eufrosinia, + year 1405) on the left side, while the body of the well-known and wretched poetess and caring court lady at the court of Princess Milica, Jelena (nun by the name of Jefimija) lies on the right side of the church.
Lazarev grad, with the Lazarica church is located in the center of Krusevac, and, along with the monument to the prince-saint, is a symbol of this city. The construction of the city and the church was finished between 1376 and 1378. The wall painting was subsequently destroyed in the burning and pillaging, while the iconostasis is a fine work dating from 1844. The monument to Prince Lazar was made in 1971, by the famous sculptor Nebojsa Mitric.
The Veluce monastery was founded by Despot Ivanis, who Emperor Dusan addressed as "parent." This might have been the middle of 14th century. Fresco painting started in the middle of 15th century, while the iconostasis might date back to the year 1834.
The Naupara monastery was built in 1381 with its founder, monk Dorotej of the Hilandar and donations by Prince Lazar and later Despot Stefan Lazarevic. The monastery was badly damaged in 1454, while its reconstruction work took place in the year 1835. The ornaments of the façade, first of all the rosettes on its western part present the peak of ornamented plastic art in architecture, both by their size and beauty.
The Nova Pavlica monastery was built by brothers Stefan and Lazar Music, cousins of Prince Lazar, in the period 1381-1387. They died in the Battle of Kosovo on 28/15 June 1389 and were buried in this church. Later, their mother Dragana (nun by the name of Teodora) was buried there too. The frescoes were painted immediately upon building the church. However, the painting suffered partial damage in fires and devastations. A fine iconostasis was erected by well-known artists from Debar, in Macedonia. It was erected owing to St. Nikolaj Ziski Velimirovic and his funds.
The Gradac monastery was founded in 1275, as the foundation of Jelena Anzujska, spouse of King Uros I, owing to whom the strong influence of Gothic architecture. Also, it was the place of residence of St. Jelena. It is there that she became a nun after the burial of Uros and founded a hospital for the ill and a school for young women of Serbia. A crypt made of marble is in the monastery where the Holy Queen was buried. Fresco painting has been partially preserved, while the original iconostasis dates to the period of construction. Its painting dates back to the period of around a decade.
The Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery present the first monumental building in the region of Ras, founded by St. Stefan Nemanja (Mirotocivi) in the year 1170. He is the ruler who united all Serbian tribes and established the first Serbian state in Ras in 1168. The church was magnificent, while the monastery itself was built on a hill with a wonderful view of whole Raska region. The monastery and the church suffered quite a few severe damages. However, nowadays extensive restoration work with substantial funds invested has been going on for the purpose of obtaining the original look. | 
