A monument to Stefan Nemanja unveiled on Sava Square tonight PHOTO / VIDEO

President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, addressed those present at the ceremony.
Vui first mentioned the late Patriarch Irinej: "I want to thank Patriarch very much for everything he has done for our people".
"In the previous eight years, we tried to raise Serbia from the ashes," said Vucic.
"I am especially happy tonight. Just as we are unveiling this monument today, on St. Sava's Day, we have managed to complete the largest Orthodox church in the world - the Church of St. Sava, and so will Hilandar. We have also managed to rebuild the country economically and unite Serbian nation".
As he says, he presents this monument to Stefan Nemanja as a great statesman. "Prior to him, we were a tribe. This is not just an act of revealing to the father and creator of the state, this is a kind of act of taking care of ourselves and our identity. To stand here in front of the great Stefan Nemanja means a kind of repentance for all the years of oblivion," Vucic stressed.
This monument, he says, is great because the story of us is great.

"It is first and foremost a story about us - about who we were, but also about what we are today and what we want to be. As Nemanja built endowments throughout Serbia, so we must build Serbia," the president said.
"The word Serbia is not ours - they created it by creating us and we must never forget that. There is a lot of blood and a lot of lead in the word 'Serbia'. That is why, in the end, this monument is dedicated to him and to Serbia."
This monument, he says, is huge, because everyone should see it and see us through it - upright and proud, people ready to work and build, friends who do not want to take anything from anyone, but who will defend what's ours.
"I also want...