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Western City GateBlago Tebi/Wikipedia

Belgrade

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Church of Saint SavaVladimir Nenezic/Shutterstock
Royal ChapelJablanov/Wikipedia
Despot’s Tower and north wallCrnibombarder/Wikipedia
Girl with a PitcherOop/Wikipedia
Karadjordje Monument and Saint SavaNikola Smolenski/Wikipedia
Pobednik from behind at sunsetAnj?i/Wikipedia
Prince Mihailo MonumentTony Bowden/Flickr
Sajmištu MonumentPinki/Wikipedia
St. Mark’s ChurchZorancvetkovic/Wikipedia
Terazije FountainZharcos/Wikipedia
Eternal flameMister No/Wikipedia
Gardoš TowerRedondoli/Wikipedia
House of FlowersBrimac37/Wikipedia
House of the National AssemblyBoris Dimitrov/Wikipedia
Monument to the Unknown HeroSuncocvet/Wikipedia
National Museum of SerbiaPetar Milošević/Wikipedia
Nebojša TowerBombarder/Wikipedia
Play of the Black HorsesKrumb77/Wikipedia
Sajmište Concentration CampWhite Writer/Wikipedia
Airport City BelgradeMichael Angelkovich/Wikipedia
Belgrade ZooMicki/Wikipedia
Church of St PetkaCrnibombarder/Wikipedia
Dositej Obradović MonumentGoldfinger/Wikipedia
Gate of Charles VIGoldfinger/Wikipedia
Monument of Gratitude to FranceAntomoro/Wikipedia
Nikola Tesla MuseumRburg87/Wikipedia
Belgrade FortressAktron/Wikipedia
Belgrade PlanetariumNikola Smolenski/Wikipedia
Despot Stefan TowerCrniBombarder/Wikipedia
Fisherman FountainMister No/Wikipedia
Jakšić Tower from northMagyshadow/Wikipedia
Monument to Despot StefanA Milenković/Wikipedia
Pobednik from southPetar Milošević/Wikipedia
Prince Miloš MonumentOrjen/Wikipedia
Saint Sava statue and churchSlon Pics/Flickr

Contents

Map

About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Belgrade (Beograd, Belgrad, White City)
Ancient name:Singidūn
Fame:Capital and largest city of Serbia.
GPS:44.816667, 20.466667
Population:1.2 million (city); 1.6m metro
Trivia:As a strategic location, the city was battled over in 115 wars and razed to the ground 44 times.

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia.

Central Belgrade

Stari Grad

Belgrade Fortress

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad

Belgrade Fortress consists of the old citadel and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the River Sava and Danube, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

Addr:Stari Grad,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.82333
20.45028
What:CastleWhen:Anytime
AKA:KalemegdanWik:Belgrade_Fortress

Upper Town

Zindan Gate

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town

The Zindan Gate is the main entrance to Belgrade Fortress. The basements of the two round towers were used as a dungeon — zindan — by the Ottoman Empire.

Addr:Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.824921
20.451913
What:City gateWhen:Morning
Look:West-northwest Far:50 m (160 feet)
AKA:Dungeon Gate, Zindan kapija, Barbican

Ideas for Zindan Gate

Despot Stefan Tower

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town

The Despot Stefan Tower or Dizdar Tower was built in 1405, a couple of years after the city became the capital of Serbian Despotate under Despot Stefan Lazarević. The tower and gate are the best preserved medieval part of the fortress.

Addr:Where:44.825051
20.451205
What:TowerWhen:Morning
Look:West-southwest Far:40 m (140 feet)
AKA:Despot’s Tower, Dizdar TowerWik:Despot_Stefan_Tower

Ideas for Despot Stefan Tower

Despot’s Tower and north wall

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town

Despot’s Tower as viewed from the park.

Addr:Belgrade Fortress,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.82625
20.450383
When:AfternoonLook:South ↓
Far:140 m (470 feet)

Clock Gate

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town

Clock Gate is located directly under the Clock Tower and was built in the 17th century by Venetian architect Andrea Cornaro.

Addr:Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.822779
20.450706
What:City gateWhen:Afternoon
Look:North ↑Far:40 m (130 feet)
AKA:Cornaro’s Gate, Sahat kula, Sahat kapija

Pobednik

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town

The Pobednik monument was set up in the Upper Town of Belgrade Fortress in Belgrade, built to commemorate Serbia’s victory over Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empire during the Balkan Wars and the First World War.

Addr:Belgrade Fortress,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.823057
20.447552
What:MonumentWhen:Afternoon
Look:East-southeast Far:4 m (13 feet)
AKA:The VictorWik:Pobednik

Pobednik from behind at sunset

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town > Pobednik
Addr:Belgrade Fortress,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.823346
20.448187
When:AnytimeLook:Southwest ↙
Far:50 m (180 feet)

Pobednik from north

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town > Pobednik
Addr:Where:44.823929
20.446420
When:AfternoonLook:Southeast ↘
Far:140 m (450 feet)

Pobednik from south

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town > Pobednik
Addr:Where:44.822714
20.447817
When:MorningLook:North-northwest
Far:40 m (130 feet)

Bartizans

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town

Bartizans, also called guerites, are the overhanging, wall-mounted turrets projecting from the walls at corners, used to protect the ground below.

Addr:Where:44.822403
20.448385
What:BartizanWhen:Morning
Look:West ←Far:50 m (160 feet)
Wik:Bartizan

Ideas for Bartizans

West Gate

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town
Addr:Where:44.82265
20.448137
What:GateWhen:Morning
Look:Northwest ↖Far:23 m (75 feet)

Monument to Despot Stefan

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Upper Town
Addr:Where:44.824197
20.450798
What:SculptureWhen:Afternoon
Look:Northeast ↗Far:15 m (49 feet)

Ideas for Monument to Despot Stefan

Lower Town

Ružica Church

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Lower Town

Ružica Church is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Kalemegdan Fortress, in Belgrade, Serbia.

Addr:Kalemegdan Park,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.82565
20.451216
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime
AKA:Little Rose ChurchWik:Ružica_Church

Jakšić Tower

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Lower Town
Addr:Where:44.82578
20.451506
What:City gateWhen:Afternoon
Look:North ↑Far:20 m (66 feet)
AKA:Jakshics Tower, Jakšićeva kula

Jakšić Tower from north

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Lower Town > Jakšić Tower

With Church of St Petka.

Addr:Where:44.825815
20.450326
When:AfternoonLook:East →
Far:90 m (310 feet)

Nebojša Tower

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Lower Town

Nebojša Tower is now a museum for Greek revolutionary Rigas Feraios, who was strangled by the Turks in this tower and his corpse thrown into the Danube.

Addr:Belgrade Fortress,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.826917
20.448056
What:TowerWhen:Morning
Look:North-northwest Far:50 m (160 feet)
AKA:Kula Nebojša, Impregnable, Fearless

Church of St Petka

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Lower Town

Church of St Petka is one of two Orthodox churches at the fortress.

Addr:Kalemegdan Park,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.825939
20.451243
What:ChurchWhen:Morning
Look:South-southwest Far:21 m (69 feet)
AKA:Sveta Petka

Gate of Charles VI

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Lower Town

The Gate of Charles VI was built in 1736 as a triumphal arch; it is one of very few baroque buildings in Belgrade.

Addr:Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.825939
20.449076
What:City gateWhen:Afternoon
Look:Northeast ↗Far:19 m (62 feet)
AKA:Karl VI Gate

Belgrade Planetarium

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Lower Town

Belgrade Planetarium is one of two planetariums in Serbia.

Addr:Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.824958
20.450647
What:PlanetariumWhen:Anytime
AKA:Amam - Old Turkish BathroomWik:Belgrade_Planetarium

Kalemegdan Park

Mali Kalemegdanski park

Belgrade Zoo

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Kalemegdan Park > Mali Kalemegdanski park

The Belgrade Good Hope garden is a zoo located in Belgrade, Serbia.

Addr:Kalemegdan Park,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.825832
20.453332
What:ZooWhen:Anytime
AKA:Belgrade Good Hope gardenWik:Belgrade_Zoo

Ideas for Belgrade Zoo

Veliki Kalemegdanski park

Great Staircase

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Kalemegdan Park > Veliki Kalemegdanski park
Addr:Kalemegdan Park,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.821409
20.449355
What:StaircaseWhen:Morning
Look:West-northwest Far:16 m (52 feet)

Military Museum

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Kalemegdan Park > Veliki Kalemegdanski park

The Military Museum in Belgrade was founded in 1878.

Addr:Kalemegdan Park,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.8219
20.4500
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Military_Museum,_Belgrade

Monument of Gratitude to France

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Kalemegdan Park > Veliki Kalemegdanski park

The Monument of Gratitude to France was sculpted by Ivan Mestrovic in 1930.

Addr:Kalemegdan Park,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.821197
20.451129
What:MonumentWhen:Afternoon
Look:Northeast ↗Far:8 m (26 feet)

Ideas for Monument of Gratitude to France

Fisherman Fountain

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Kalemegdan Park > Veliki Kalemegdanski park
Addr:Where:44.82053
20.45215
What:FountainWhen:Morning
Look:West ←Far:18 m (59 feet)
AKA:Fontana Ribar

Ideas for Fisherman Fountain

Small Staircase

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Belgrade Fortress > Kalemegdan Park > Veliki Kalemegdanski park

The small staircase is located at the end of Sava promenade of the Big Kalemegdan, as the connection to the Pariska Street.

Addr:Where:44.818908
20.45179
What:StaircaseWhen:Anytime
Wik:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Staircase_in_Kalemegdan_Park

Terazije

Hotel Moskva

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Terazije

Hotel Moskva is one of the most recognizable Belgrade landmarks, a valuable architectural monument placed under governmental protection since 1968.

Addr:Terazije,
Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.813847
20.460808
What:HotelWhen:Anytime
Wik:Hotel_Moskva,_Belgrade

Ideas for Hotel Moskva

Terazije Fountain

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Terazije

Terazije fountain was built in 1927.

Addr:Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.813128
20.460429
What:FountainWhen:Anytime
Look:North ↑Far:0 m (0 feet)
AKA:Terazijska česma

Pionirski Park

Girl with a Pitcher

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Pionirski Park

Girl with a Pitcher (Devojka sa Krčagom) is a fountain in Pionirski Park.

Addr:Where:44.810821
20.464734
What:FountainWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:24 m (79 feet)
AKA:Devojka sa Krčagom

Republic Square [Belgrade]

Prince Mihailo Monument

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Republic Square

Prince Mihailo Monument is a monument of Prince Mihailo.

Addr:Republic Square,
Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.8165153
20.4603232
What:Equestrian statueWhen:Morning
Look:West-southwest Far:20 m (66 feet)
Wik:Prince_Mihailo_Monument

Ideas for Prince Mihailo Monument

National Museum of Serbia

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Republic Square

The National Museum is the largest and oldest museum in Serbia and former Yugoslavia.

Addr:Republic Square,
Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.816248
20.460314
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Wik:National_Museum_of_Serbia

Andrićev Venac

Novi Dvor

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Andrićev Venac

Novi Dvor meaning New Palace, was a royal residence of the Karađorđević dynasty of Serbia and later Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Addr:Andrićev Venac,
Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.81046
20.462889
What:PalaceWhen:Anytime
AKA:New PalaceWik:Novi_dvor

Ideas for Novi Dvor

Nikola Pašić Square

House of the National Assembly

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Nikola Pašić Square

The House of the National Assembly is the seat of the National Assembly of Serbia.

Addr:Nikola Pašić Square,
Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.81119
20.464643
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime
Wik:House_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Serbia

Ideas for House of the National Assembly

Play of the Black Horses

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Nikola Pašić Square > House of the National Assembly

Play of the Black Horses (by Toma Rosandić in 1938) is a pair of horses at the entrance of the National Assembly.

Addr:Nikola Pašić Square,
Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.811144
20.465818
What:SculptureWhen:Afternoon
Look:North ↑Far:0 m (0 feet)

Studentski Trg

Dositej Obradović Monument

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Stari Grad > Studentski Trg

Dimitrije “Dositej” Obradović (1739 – 1811) was a Serbian writer, philosopher, dramatist, linguist, traveler and the first minister of education of Serbia. Founder of modern Serbian literature, he translated many European classics, including Aesop’s Fables, into Serbian.

Addr:Studentski Trg,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.819345
20.458088
What:MonumentWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:30 m (110 feet)
Wik:Dositej_Obradovi%C4%87

Ideas for Dositej Obradović Monument

Vračar

Vračar plateau

Church of Saint Sava

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Vračar > plateau

The Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church located on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade.

Addr:Where:44.797896
20.467277
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime
Look:East →Far:150 m (490 feet)
AKA:Temple of Saint Sava, Serbian Orthodox churchWik:Church_of_Saint_Sava

Ideas for Church of Saint Sava

Saint Sava statue and church

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Vračar > plateau > Church of Saint Sava

Saint Sava (1174 – 1236), known as The Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk and the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church.

Addr:Where:44.798847
20.468752
When:AfternoonLook:South-southeast
Far:90 m (310 feet)

Karadjordje Monument and Saint Sava

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Vračar > plateau > Church of Saint Sava

Karadjordje (1768–1817) was the founder of modern Serbia, and reigned 1804–1813.

Addr:Vračar,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.798475
20.466053
When:AfternoonLook:East →
Far:250 m (820 feet)

Nikola Tesla Museum

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Vračar

The Nikola Tesla Museum is dedicated to honoring and displaying the life and work of Nikola Tesla.

Addr:Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.804928
20.470582
What:MuseumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Nikola_Tesla_Museum

Ideas for Nikola Tesla Museum

Savski Venac

Park Gavrilo Princip

Prince Miloš Monument

Belgrade > Central Belgrade > Savski Venac > Park Gavrilo Princip

Prince Miloš was prince of Serbia 1815 to 1839 and 1858 to 1860.

Addr:Where:44.807567
20.459225
What:MonumentWhen:Afternoon
Look:East →Far:28 m (92 feet)

Outer Belgrade

New Belgrade

Western City Gate

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > New Belgrade

Genex Tower, or Western City Gate, is a 35-storey skyscraper in Belgrade, Serbia, which was designed in 1977 by Mihajlo Mitrović in the brutalist style.

Addr:Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.8210605
20.404248
What:SkyscraperWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:100 m (320 feet)
AKA:Genex TowerWik:Western_City_Gate

Ideas for Western City Gate

Sajmište Concentration Camp

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > New Belgrade

The Sajmište concentration camp was a Nazi concentration and extermination camp at Staro Sajmište, in the Independent State of Croatia, during World War II.

Addr:New Belgrade,
Outer Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.812606
20.444682
What:Concentration campWhen:Morning
Look:West ←Far:190 m (630 feet)
Wik:Sajmište_concentration_camp

Sajmištu Monument

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > New Belgrade > Sajmište Concentration Camp

Sajmištu Monument is a memorial to the victims of the Sajmištu concentration camp.

Addr:New Belgrade,
Outer Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.812515
20.446045
What:MonumentWhen:Morning
Look:West ←Far:29 m (95 feet)
AKA:Monument to the victims of the Sajmište camp

Ušće

Park of Friendship

Eternal flame

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > New Belgrade > Ušće > Park of Friendship

The Eternal flame is a memorial to the military and civilian victims of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

Addr:Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.819138
20.435134
What:MonumentWhen:Anytime
Wik:Eternal_flame_(Belgrade)

Airport City Belgrade

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > New Belgrade

Airport City Belgrade or is a business park in New Belgrade, Serbia.

Addr:New Belgrade,
Outer Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.810732
20.400678
What:Business parkWhen:Morning
Look:West-northwest Far:40 m (140 feet)
AKA:ACBWik:Airport_City_Belgrade

Čukarica

Ada Bridge

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Čukarica

The Ada Bridge or alternatively Sava Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia.

Addr:Čukarica,
Outer Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.795617
20.443389
What:BridgeWhen:Anytime
Look:West ←Far:1.32 km (0.82 miles)
Wik:Ada_Bridge

Dedinje

Royal Compound

Royal Palace

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Dedinje > Royal Compound

The Royal Palace of Serbia was built between 1924 and 1929 with the private funds of King Alexander I.

Addr:Royal Compound,
Dedinje,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.770134
20.449135
What:PalaceWhen:Anytime
Wik:Royal_Palace_(Belgrade)

Royal Chapel

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Dedinje > Royal Compound

The Royal Chapel on the Royal Compound is devoted to Saint Apostle Andrew The First-Called, the patron Saint of The Royal Family of Yugoslavia. The church was built at the same time as The Royal Palace and is attached to it through a colonnade with semicircular arches from where there are magnificent views towards northern, western and southern parts of Belgrade, as well as to the terraced rose gardens. It is covered with frescoes painted by Russian painters who travelled around Serbia and copied the frescoes of the most famous Serbian medieval monasteries. The final decoration was chosen personally by King Alexander I with help from the architect Nikolai Krasnov. During the Communist era, the church was repeatedly desecrated, it served as a storage room for cleaners and gardeners. One of the most obvious signs of desecration is a bullet hole in Christ’s forehead and a scratch of the Angel’s wings, representing the communist symbolic “murder of God.

Addr:Where:44.770045
20.449376
What:ChapelWhen:Morning
Look:South-southwest Far:27 m (89 feet)

White Palace

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Dedinje > Royal Compound

The White Palace is a former royal residence of the Karađorđević dynasty.

Addr:Royal Compound,
Dedinje,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.765685
20.453378
What:PalaceWhen:Anytime
AKA:Beli DvorWik:Beli_dvor

Museum of Yugoslav History

House of Flowers

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Dedinje > Museum of Yugoslav History

House of Flowers at the Museum of Yugoslav History is the resting place of Presiden Tito.

Addr:Dedinje,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.786281
20.451474
What:MausoleumWhen:Anytime
Wik:House_of_Flowers_(mausoleum)

Tito’s Tomb

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Dedinje > Museum of Yugoslav History > House of Flowers

Tito is the common name for Josip Broz (1892 — 1980), a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II, he was the leader of the Partisans, often regarded as the most effective resistance movement in occupied Europe. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian and concerns about the repression of political opponents have been raised, some historians consider him a benevolent dictator. He was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad. Viewed as a unifying symbol, his internal policies maintained the peaceful coexistence of the nations of the Yugoslav federation. He gained further international attention as the chief leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, working with Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Sukarno of Indonesia.

Addr:Dedinje,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.78664
20.451785
What:TombWhen:Anytime
Wik:Josip_Broz_Tito

Ideas for Tito’s Tomb

Palilula

Tašmajdan Park

St. Mark’s Church

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Palilula > Tašmajdan Park

or Church of St. Mark is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Tašmajdan park in Belgrade, Serbia, near the Parliament of Serbia. It was built in the Serbo-Byzantine style by the Krstić brothers, completed in 1940, on the site of a previous church dating to 1835. It is one of the largest churches in the country. There is a small Russian Orthodox church next to St. Mark’s.

Addr:Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.810088
20.4682
What:ChurchWhen:Anytime
AKA:Church of Saint MarkWik:St._Mark%27s_Church,_Belgrade

Voždovac

Avala

Monument to the Unknown Hero

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Voždovac > Avala

The Monument to the Unknown Hero is a World War I memorial located atop Mount Avala, south-east of Belgrade, Serbia, and designed by the sculptor Ivan Meštrović.

Addr:Stari Grad,
Central Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.689978
20.514214
What:MonumentWhen:Afternoon
Look:Southeast ↘Far:170 m (560 feet)
Wik:Monument_to_the_Unknown_Hero

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Avala Tower

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Voždovac > Avala

The Avala Tower is a 204 m tall telecommunication tower located on Avala mountain in the periphery of Belgrade.

Addr:Avala Mountain,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.69548
20.514221
What:Telecommunication towerWhen:Anytime
Wik:Avala_Tower

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Zemun

Gardoš Tower

Belgrade > Outer Belgrade > Zemun

Gardoš Tower or Millennium Tower, and also known as Kula Sibinjanin Janka is a memorial tower located in Belgrade, Serbia.

Addr:Zemun,
Outer Belgrade,
Belgrade,
Serbia
Where:44.848188
20.409818
What:TowerWhen:Morning
Look:North-northwest Far:17 m (56 feet)
AKA:Millennium Tower, Tower of Janos Hunyadi, Kula Sibinjanin JankaWik:Gardoš_Tower

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