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Frescoes Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

The frescoes are techniques of mural painting and one of the reasons tourists visit the church. They are taken with paint resistant to water in the fresh layer of plaster and in this way dries along the wall, and there is a technique of painting on dry where the paint is applied to the dried plaster which is not as durable and can damage the image. The frescoes are based on texts from the Bible and the Gospel, and showing the lives of the saints. The frescoes are on the walls and the ceilings, enriching the church.

On the south east part of Europe, on the west part of the Balkan peninsula is located the heart-shaped country- Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina borders with Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The country is divided in two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia; and in one district- Brcko. The same name Bosnia and Herzegovina leads to a conclusion that is about two different names that we are talking about. The names indicate historic and age different development regions. The name Bosnia was first mentioned in the X. century and it was used for middle and north area of the river Bosna. Herzegovina instead was mentioned for the first time in the XV: century and its origin comes from the word "herceg" which was a sort of title for the sovereign of the area, while in the former name was Hum and Zahumlje.

The rich history of the territory, that the occupies nowadays, gives us the confirmation that during the centuries the state changed its territory shape and was...

 

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