Saint Petka's Chapel

The church is located in the Upper Town of Belgrade Fortress, very close to the Rose Church. It was built on top of a spring that is believed to be miraculous, on the site of an old chapel built after 1867. The current chapel was built in 1937 to the design of architect Momir Korunovi.It was completed on St Petkas Day (also known as Paraskeva) and the spring waters are believed to be beneficial to women. Its interior walls and arches are covered with mosaics, created between 1980 and 1983 by artist uro Radulovi. When the foundations were being dug, numerous bones were found belonging to Serbian soldiers who had perished in the defence of Belgrade 1914-1915, which were transferred to a specially-built ossuary in the walls beneath Jakis Tower.

The Belgrade Fortress (Kalemegdan Fortress)

Belgrade Fortress consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park (Large and Little Kalemegdan) on the confluence of the River Sava and Danube, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Belgrade Fortress was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and is protected by the Republic of Serbia.Belgrade Fortress is the core and the oldest section of the urban area of Belgrade. For centuries the city population was concentrated only within the walls of the fortress, and thus the history of the fortress, until most recent times, equals the history of Belgrade itself (see: Timeline of Belgrade history).

The first mention of the city is when it was founded in the 3rd century BC as "Singidunum" by the Celtic tribe of Scordisci, who had defeated Thracian and Dacian tribes that previously lived in and around the fort. The city-fortress was later conquered by the Romans, was known as Singidunum and became a part of "the military frontier", where the Roman Empire bordered "barbarian Central Europe".Singidunum was defended by the Roman legion IV Flaviae, which built a fortified camp on a hill at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava rivers. In the period between AD 378 and 441 the Roman camp was repeatedly destroyed in the invasions by the Goths and the Huns. Legend says that Attila's grave lies at the confluence of the Sava and the Danube (under the fortress). In 476 Belgrade again became the borderline between the empires: the Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), and the Slav-Avar State in the north.The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I rebuilt the fortress around 535. In the following centuries the fortress suffered continuous destruction under the Avar sieges. The Slavs (Serbs) and Avars had their "state union" north of Belgrade with the Serbs and other Slavic tribes finally settling in the Belgrade area as well as the regions west and south of Belgrade in the beginning of the 7th century. The name Belgrade (or Beograd in Serbian), which, not just in Serbian but in most Slavic languages, means a "white town" or a "white fortress", was first mentioned in AD 878 by Bulgarians. The fortress kept changing its masters: Bulgaria during three centuries, and then the Byzantines and then again Bulgarians. The fortress remained a Byzantine stronghold until the 12th century when it fell in the hands of the newly emerging Serbian state. It became a border city of the Serbian Kingdom, later Empire with Hungary. The Hungarian king Bla I gave the fortress to Serbia in the 11th century as a wedding gift (his son married the Serbian princess Jelena), but it remained effectively part of Hungary, except for the period 12821319. After the Serbian state collapsed after the Battle of Kosovo in 1404, Belgrade was chosen as the capital of the principality of Despot Stefan Lazarevi. Major work was done to the ramparts which were encircling a big thriving town. The lower town at the banks of the Danube was the main urban center with a new build Orthodox cathedral. The upper town with its castle was defending the city from inland. Belgrade remained in Serbian hands for almost a century. After the Despot's death in 1427 it had to be returned to Hungary. An attempt by Sultan Mehmed II to conquer the fortress was prevented by Janos Hunyadi in 1456 (Siege of Belgrade), saving Hungary from Ottoman dominion for 70 years.In 1521, 132 years after the Battle of Kosovo, the fortress, like most parts of the Serbian state, was conquered by the Turks and remained (with short periods of the Austrian and Serbian occupation), under the rule of the Ottoman Empire until the year 1867, when the Turks withdrew from Belgrade and Serbia. During the short period of Austrian rule (17181738), the fortress was largely rebuilt and modernized. It witnessed the Great Serbian Migration in the 17th century and two Serbian Uprisings in the 19th century, during the Turkish Period. The fortress suffered further damage during the First and the Second World Wars. After almost two millennia of continuous sieges, battles and conquests, the fortress is today known as the Belgrade Fortress. The present name of Kalemegdan Park derives from two Turkish words, kale (fortress) and meydan (battlefield) (literally, "battlefield fortress").Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade_Fortress

Knez Mihailova street

Knez Mihailova Street or Prince Michael Street, properly Kneza Mihaila (Serbian: ( ), Ulica Knez Mihailova, (Ulica Kneza Mihaila)) is the main pedestrian and shopping zone in Belgrade, and is protected by law as one of the oldest and most valuable landmarks of the city. Named after Mihailo Obrenovi III, Prince of Serbia, it features a number of buildings and mansions built during the late 1870s.One kilometer long Knez Mihailova Street was in 1979 included on the list of Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance, and as such is protected by the Republic of Serbia. The street follows the central grid layout of the Roman city of Singidunum. During Ottoman occupation, there were gardens, drinking-fountains and mosques along the street. In the middle of the 19th century, the upper part of the street bordered the garden of Knez Aleksandar Karaorevi.After the implementation of the 1867 city of Belgrade regulation plan by Emilijan Josimovi, the street soon gained its current look and architecture.Houses were built there by the most influential and wealthiest families of the Serbian society, most of them merchants. In 1870, one year after the assassination of Prince Mihailo Obrenovi, the city authorities officially named the street - Ulica Kneza Mihaila (Prince Michael Street).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knez_Mihailova_Street

Church of Saint Sava (Orthodox Cathedral)

The Church of Saint Sava (Serbian: /Hram svetog Save[a]) is a Serbian Orthodox church located on the Vraar plateau, Belgrade, Serbia. It is the largest Orthodox church in the world and ranks amongst the ten largest church buildings in the world. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval Serbia. It is built on the Vraar plateau, on the location where his remains were burned in 1595 by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha. From its location, it dominates Belgrade's cityscape, and is perhaps the most monumental building in the city. The building of the church structure is being financed exclusively by donations. The parish home is nearby, as will be the planned patriarchal building.

Souce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint_Sava

Ada Ciganlija

Ada Ciganlija (Serbian Cyrillic: , pronounced [ada tsianlija]), colloquially shortened to Ada, is a river island that has artificially been turned into a peninsula, located in the Sava River's course through central Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The name can also refer to the adjoining artificial Lake Sava and its beach. To take advantage of its central location, over the past few decades, it was turned into an immensely popular recreational zone, most notable for its beaches and sports facilities, which, during summer seasons, can have over 100,000 visitors daily and up to 300,000 visitors over the weekend. Due to this popularity, Ada Ciganlija has been commonly nicknamed "More Beograda" ("Belgrade's Sea"), which was officially accepted as an advertising slogan in 2008, stylised as More BeogrADA.

One of the island's most noted landmarks is the fountain, based on the famous Jet d'Eau (water-jet), situated in Lake Geneva. The Belgrade one is also 140 metres high and it was installed in 1996. The fountain operates during the day all year round, except in case there is frost or a particularly strong wind. It also operates in the evening between spring and autumn and is lit by a set of lights. During the summer months in the later hours, the island stages a special laser light spectacle for those still present at the beach.This Island also has an artistic sculpture workshop located at the eastern end in the direction of the city. Ada Ciganlija also has a children's theatre featuring scheduled performances, as well as a Robinson Crusoe-themed entertainment feature that stages themed performances.

St. Michael's the Archangel Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel (Serbian: . , Saborna Crkva Sv. Arhangela Mihaila) is a Serb Orthodox Christian church in the centre of Belgrade, Serbia. It is one of the most important places of worship in the country. It is commonly known as just Saborna crkva (The Cathedral) among the city residents. The cathedral was built from 1837 to 1840 by order of prince Milo Obrenovi, according to the design and plans of Adam Friedrich Kwerfeld, a builder from Panevo. The church was built in the style of classicism with late baroque elements. The church is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel. The interior is richly decorated. The gold-plated carved iconostasis was made by the sculptor Dimitrije Petrovi, while the icons on the iconostasis, thrones, choirs and pulpits, as well as those on the walls and arches were painted by Dimitrije Avramovi, one of the most distinguished Serbian painters of the 19th century.

The special value of the church is its treasury. The relics of Serbian saints king Uro and despot Stefan tiljanovi, as well as the heads of the Church and Serbian rulers of the Obrenovi dynasty (Milo, Mihailo and Milan).

Church of the Holy Mother of God (Crkva Ruzica)

Ruica Church (Serbian: , Little Rose Church) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Kalemegdan Fortress, in Belgrade, Serbia. A church of the same name existed on the site in the time of Stefan Lazarevi. It was demolished in 1521 by the invading Ottoman Turks. The church was used a gunpowder magazine in the 18th century, and was converted into a military church between 1867 and 1869. Heavily damaged during the First World War, the church was renovated in 1925. The iconostasis was carved by Kosta Todorovi, and the icons painted by Rafailo Momilovi. The walls were covered in paintings by Andrej Bicenko, a Russian artist.

Crkva Svetog Marka

St. Mark's Church or Church of St. Mark (Serbian: /Crkva Svetog Marka) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Tamajdan park in Belgrade, Serbia, near the Parliament of Serbia. It was built in the Serbian architectural style by the Krsti 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.The church, dedicated to Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark, was built between the two world wars, beginning in 1931, and completed in 1940. It is located in the Tamajdan Park, in the centre of Belgrade. The interior is still not fully completed.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mark's_Church,_Belgrade

Topcider Park

Topider (Serbian Cyrillic: , Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [tptider]) is a forest park and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is divided between in the municipalities of ukarica, Rakovica and Savski Venac. Being close to downtown, it is one of the major locations for relaxation, picnics and fresh air for the citizens of Belgrade. A stone church, inn and military complex were also constructed. Planting of trees also began, mostly London Plane (Platanus acerifolia), which are today among the oldest ones in Europe. The biggest and oldest specimen, protected by the state, is 34 meters high and the diameter of the deck is 55 meters, while the shade of its crown covers an area of 1,400 square meters. Some sources claim it was planted in 1834 when prince Milo ordered for a seedling to be planted in the lime kiln in front of the konak. Other, more reliable sources say the tree was planted in 1868, when 250 seedlings of Platanus were bought in Vienna, Austro-Hungary, for which a receipt still exist today.[1]Even older is the almost 180-year-old pear tree, nicknamed kruka topiderka ("pear of Topider") [2] According to popular legend, it was planted by prince Milo a few years after the konak was finished. He wanted to redeem to his wife princess Ljubica because of his frequent infidelities and in front of the pear seedling swore loyalty. It still bears fruits, so attempts are being made to produce its seedling in the greenhouse. The pear is surrounded by five pedunculate oak, all of which are over 100 years old.

Topider was the first public park outside the central city area. Today it covers an area (with the Topider and Koutnjak woods) of 3.46 km. Many other monuments are centered around the konak: the binjekta stone ("hopping stone") which prince Milo used to jump on a horse, the Museum of the First Serbian Uprising (in the konak itself), three public drinking fountains with an additional fourth one with lion's heads which was temporarily moved here, but restored in 1976 and returned to its original location in Terazije, and the stone obelisk erected in 1859, one of the first public monuments in Belgrade. A bronze monument to the Swiss doctor and philanthropist Archibald Reiss (by Marko Breanin) was erected in 1931.

Gardos - Tower of Sibinjanin Janko

Gardo Tower (Serbian: ) or Millennium Tower, (Serbian: ) and also known as Kula Sibinjanin Janka (English: The Tower of Janos Hunyadi Serbian: ) is a memorial tower located in Belgrade, Serbia. It was built and officially opened on August 20, 1896 to celebrate a thousand years of Hungarian settlement in the Pannonian plain.As part of Old Town core of Zemun, and also located in the middle of the Zemun Fortress, tower is protected both as Spatial Cultural-Historical Unit of Great Importance, and as a Protected Monument of Culture. It was part of the massive construction effort which included buildings in Budapest as well as four millennium towers on four directions of the world. Being the southernmost city in then Hungary within the Austria-Hungary, the tower was built on the ruins of the medieval fortress on Gardo hill, Taurunum, which barely survived today (only angular towers and parts of the defending wall). The tower was built as a combination of various styles, mostly influenced by the Roman elements. Being a natural lookout, it was used by Zemun's firemen for decades. Today, the tower is better known after the Janos Hunyadi, who actually died in the old fortress four and a half centuries before the tower was built.

Skadarlija

Skadarlija (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a vintage street, an urban neighborhood and former municipality of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the Belgrade municipality of Stari Grad (Old town) and generally considered the main bohemian quarter of Belgrade, similar to Paris' Montmartre.Well-known but mostly poor poets and writers became regular visitors of Skadarlija in the early 20th century, not just from Serbia but from the wider Yugoslav areas, even before the Yugoslav state was formed as such in 1918. The most prominent residents and visitors in Skadarlija's Bohemian history include Silvana Armenuli,[5] ura Jaki, Dobrica Milutinovi, Tin Ujevi, Gustav Krklec, Stevan Sremac, Antun Gustav Mato, Zuko Dumhur and Momo Kapor.The present Skadarlija, a short and curved street, is a remarkable Belgrade tourist attraction. It includes well-known restaurants, hotels (e.g. Le Petit Piaf), art galleries, antique and souvenir shops, and the Sebilj fountain. Groups playing Serbian brass or traditional urban music and actors dressed in traditional Serb costumes perform down the street. Unlike other similar and popular places in Belgrade that are considered posh, Skadarlija is known as a place visited by young couples and entire families with children. Restaurants offer the typical national cuisine, most notably the rotilj (grilled meat) with pivo (beer). Skadarlija's cafs, restaurants, art exhibits and cobblestone promenade attract up to 20,000 people daily. The street is a car-free zone but it would be unsuited for traffic anyway because it is too narrow and with bumpy cobblestones.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skadarlija

Zemunski kej

Zemunski Kej (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun. For the most part, the promenade is parallel to the street opened for traffic. Near the beginning of the promenade is a one of major roundabouts in Zemun, with terminal bus stops for many public transportation bus lines (82, 85, 610, 611, 705). The promenade continues around Ue and makes one continuous pedestrian path next to the neighborhoods of Staro Sajmite and Savski Nasip, alongside the left bank of the Sava. The high embankment with the promenade was built in 1967 so the Danube rarely flooded the quay (most notably in 1981).

In September 2007 reconstruction of quay began including further elevation of the embankment, widening of the pedestrian path and construction another one on separate level, completion of the cycling path, etc. Works are expected to be finished in 2008.Zemunski Kej is the main Zemun's landing area for numerous boats. Also, as the bank (and thus the quay too) follows the line of the nearby Great War Island, it is the beginning point of the pontoon bridge which seasonally connects the island with the mainland.

Avala Tower

The Avala Tower (Serbian: / Avalski toranj) is a 204.5 m (671 ft) tall telecommunication tower located on Avala mountain in the periphery of Belgrade. It was destroyed in NATO bombardment of Serbia on 29 April 1999. On 21 December 2006, the reconstruction of Avala Tower commenced and the tower was officially opened at a ceremony on 21 April 2010.[2] It is currently the tallest tower in Serbia and the Balkan region.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avala_Tower

National Theatre

The National Theatre (Serbian: / Narodno Pozorite u Beogradu) was founded in the latter half of the 19th century. It is located on Republic Square, in Belgrade, Serbia.The National Theatre was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1983, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.In 1868, the Serbian National Theatre from Novi Sad (then the capital of Serbian culture in Austria-Hungary) performed in Belgrade (then the capital of the Principality of Serbia). Prince Michael, impressed by the performances he experienced, invited Jovan orevi (the founder of the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre) to found a similar institution in Serbia. Having accepted, Jovan orevi came to Belgrade with half of his company of actors and founded the National Theatre in Belgrade, seven years after having founded the Novi Sad theatre.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Theatre_in_Belgrade

Muzej Nikole Tesle (Nikola Tesla Museum)

The Nikola Tesla Museum (Serbian: / Muzej Nikole Tesle) is dedicated to honoring and displaying the life and work of Nikola Tesla. It is located in the central area of Belgrade, Serbia. It holds more than 160,000 original documents, over 2,000 books and journals, over 1,200 historical technical exhibits, over 1,500 photographs and photo plates of original, technical objects, instruments and apparatus, and over 1,000 plans and drawings. The Nikola Tesla Archive was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2003 due to its critical role regarding history of electrification of the world and future technological advancements in this area.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla_Museum

The National Assembly

The House of the National Assembly (Serbian: / Dom Narodne Skuptine) is the seat of the National Assembly of Serbia. The building is located on Nikola Pai Square in downtown Belgrade, and is a notable landmark and tourist attraction in the city.Between its completion in 1938 and 2006, it was the seat of the Parliament of Yugoslavia and later the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Serbia

Josip Broz Tito Mausoleum

House of Flowers (Serbo-Croatian: Kua cvea or Kua cvijea, ; Macedonian: ; Slovene: Hia cvetja) is the mausoleum of the leader of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, who died on 4 May 1980 and his wife Jovanka Broz who died 20 October 2013.It is located on the grounds of the Museum of Yugoslav History in Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia.

Residence of Princess Ljubica (Konak Kneginje Ljubice)

Princess Ljubica's Residence (Serbian: ) in Belgrade was built between 1829 and 1831 by Hadi-Nikola ivkovi, a pioneer of contemporary Serbian architecture. The residence was built on order by prince Milo Obrenovi for his wife Ljubica and their children, the future rulers Milan and Mihailo. They began living in the residence in 1831, living there for the following ten years. It is preserved as the most representative city house from the first half of 19th century. Architecturally, it contains Ottoman attributes (the so-called Serbian-Balkan style) but with elements of classicism which anticipate future Western influences on architecture in Belgrade. Following the ascension of Alexander Karaorevi, Prince of Serbia, the building changed its purpose many times: it once housed the Belgrade Higher School, appellate court (Court of Cassation), a museum of art, a church museum, home for the elderly, and the Department for the Protection of the Monuments of Culture of Serbia.

Nowadays, it is a part of the Museum of Belgrade and is used as an exhibition space. Permanent exhibit includes original furniture made in Ottoman Balkan style and many other styles of that time (Classicism, Biedermeier and Neo-baroque). Princess Ljubica's Residence was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

Mountain Avala

Avala (Serbian Cyrillic: , pronounced [vala]) is a mountain in Serbia, overlooking Belgrade. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view of Belgrade, Vojvodina and umadija, as the surrounding area on all sides is mostly lowlands. It stands at 511 metres (1,677 ft) above sea level, which means that it enters the mountain category just by 11 meters.In the Middle Ages, the town of rnov or "Avalski Grad" (Avala town) was located on top of Avala. In 1442. it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, which built a new town in rnov's place as a counter-fortress to the Belgrade city fort, and renamed it "havale", which originally comes from Arabic and means "obstacle" or "shelter".

The mountain has been protected since 1859 [2] as a "monument of nature", or, by the modern standards, "sight of the exquisite values". That year, Prince Milo Obrenovi of Serbia issued an order for the Avala to get fenced and protected that way. Remains of the medieval rnov were removed in 1934 to make way for the Monument to the Unknown Hero. In the period of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the mountain was declared a national park, in 1936. In 1946, by the ukaz of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Serbia, Avala was reduced to the status of the "public property of general benefit" and placed under direct management of the Government of Serbia. In 1965, a 202 m high Avala TV Tower was constructed, one of the tallest structures in the Balkans, by the architects Ugljea Bogunovi, Slobodan Janji and M. Krsti. It had a restaurant-look out on 120 meters. The tower was destroyed during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Its total reconstruction began in 2006 and was officially opened at a ceremony on 21 April 2010. The new tower is almost the exact replica of the destroyed one, including the unique three-feet base. Belgrade's General Urbanistic Plan (GUP) for the 2001-2021 period defines the mountain as a sports and recreation area.

The White Palace (Beli dvor)

The White Palace (Serbian: / Beli dvor) is a former royal residence of the Karaorevi dynasty. The palace is located in the Royal Compound, in the Dedinje neighborhood of Belgrade.The White Palace located in the same complex as the Royal Palace, the official residence of the Karaorevi royal family. The palace was designed by architect Aleksandar orevi, in a neo-Palladian manner inspired by the 18th century English houses such as Ditchley Park. Its interior was decorated with English Georgian and 19th century Russian antiques by the French design firm Jansen, which later decorated the White House during the administration of John F. Kennedy.The palace was commissioned and built with the personal funds of King Alexander I for his three sons. Alexander was assassinated during a state visit to Marseille, France, the same year construction on the palace began. Supervision of construction was overtaken by the Prince Regent Paul until its completion in 1937.

Queen Maria and her three sons, including the 11-year-old King Peter II, continued to reside in the Royal Palace during this time. Prince Paul was the only member of the royal family to reside in the palace before the outbreak of the Second World War and invasion of Yugoslavia."Following the end of the war, the new communist government seized the assets and property of the royal family. Beli dvor was periodically used by presidents Josip Broz Tito and later by Slobodan Miloevi for official state functions and foreign visits. Miloevi received U.S. envoy Richard Holbrook at the palace before the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia began; Miloevi later officially resigned his presidency in front of the palace fireplace.

Terazije Fountain

Terazije (Serbian Cyrillic: , literally Scales, more commonly known as "water balances" or "su terazisi" in Turkish) is the central square of the capital of Serbia. It is located in the Belgrade municipality of Stari Grad. The meaning of Turkish word "su terazisi" needs to be explained fully because the English term "scales" does not seem to be adequate. Terazije is probably more related to the word "reservoir" connected to the ancient Roman aquaduct which existed before the Ottoman times. Perhaps terazije is connected to a water distribution mechanism which existed here which lifted and distributed water further into the city. There is an underground natural and/or man made underground river in this area. "Water Balances" known as "su terazisi", were tower-like structures maintaining water pressure when conveying water to neighbourhoods at a high-level. Varying from 3 to 10 m in height, they had a cistern at the summit from which the water flowed into distribution pipes.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terazije

Sava Center

Sava Centar (Serbian Cyrillic: ) is an international congress, cultural and business centre of various multi-functional activities located in New Belgrade, Serbia. It is the largest audience hall in the country and entire former Yugoslavia and one of the biggest in Europe. It has been host to numerous large scale events and performances.

Nebojsa Tower

Nebojsa Tower was used as Turkish prison. It was Donjon at the time of Serbian kings. Famous Greek revolutionary and poet Rigas Feraios was killed here by Turks. Tower is build as a water tower.It was set in waterline of Danube (in time of its construction river has some different course). It was connected via huge chain with U shaped tower (that only remains left) and thus closed little "hidden" port.Tower itself changed its image very much from original - last floor is changed, tower lost crenelation and machiculations (terraces with holes in floor for defending purpose) and new tower get new openings in each floor for artillery use.

Royal Palace of the Obrenovic Dynasty of Serbia

Stari Dvor (Serbian Cyrillic: ) meaning Old Palace, was the royal residence of the Obrenovi dynasty. Today it houses the City Assembly of Belgrade. The palace is located on the corner of Kralja Milana and Dragoslava Jovanovia streets in Belgrade, Serbia.The palace was built between 1882 and 1884, according to the design of Aleksandar Bugarski, in the style of academism of the 19th century, with intention to surpass all existing residences of the Serbian rulers.English author Herbert Vivien, who visited the palace by the end of the 19th century, described in detail its interior: "At the left side, there is a fine ball room, with walls of lemon-yellow colour, with huge white lusters of Venetian glass, glistening nicely during the state festivities, lit by electric light. After passing the large reception hall, you enter the banquet hall. Everything is glistening in that hall: starting from the floor up to the carved mahogany table. Some sixty guests may be seated around that table. Leather-upholstered chairs are of the colour of autumn leaves. What is most impressive, is the good taste characterizing all objects, both those for use and the adornments. The admiration is even more caused by the beautiful carved ceilings, inherited from the Turkish era and fashion."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stari_dvor

Bajrakli Mosque

The Bajrakli Mosque (Serbian: / Bajrakli damija; named in Turkish as Bayrakl, bayrak is Turkish for "flag" and Bayrakl means "with flag") is a mosque in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Gospodar Jevremova Street in the neighbourhood of Dorol. It was built around 1575, and is the only mosque in the city out of the 273 that had existed during the time of the Ottoman Empire's rule of Serbia.During the occupation of Serbia by the Austrians (between 1717 and 1739), it was converted into a Roman Catholic church; but after the Ottomans retook Belgrade, it was returned to its original function.It was damaged after being set on fire on 18 March 2004, during that year's unrest in Kosovo, in violent protest to the burning of Serbian churches in Kosovo, but it was later repaired.

Pobednik

The Pobednik (Lit: The Victor) is a monument located in the 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. Built in 1928 and standing at 14 meters high, it is one of the most famous works of Ivan Metrovi. It is also one of the most visited tourist attractions in Belgrade and the city's most recognizable landmark.In 1912, Metrovi was commissioned to designed a grand commemorative fountain on Terazije square. The center basin of the fountain was to include a five-stepped column where the Pobednik statue was to stand on. The project was interrupted following the outbreak of the Second Balkan War and the First World War. The original plans were eventually scrapped and the statue was placed atop a marble column and unveiled in 1928, atop the Belgrade Fortress during the 10th anniversary of the breakthrough at the Thessaloniki Front.

The statue, holds a falcon, on watch for the new threats on the horizon, in the left hand, and a sword of war, ready to counter these threats in the right. It's looking forward across the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, and over the vast Pannonian plain, towards the very distant Fruka Gora mountain, towards the (at the time), Austro-Hungarian empire, it is probably the most powerful, most popular visual symbol of Belgrade.

Karadorde's Park

Karaore's Park (Serbian: /Karaorev park) is a public park and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. While the park itself is located in Belgrade's municipality of Vraar, majority of what is today considered the neighborhood of Karaorev Park is since 1957 located in the municipality of Savski Venac (though historically still within the old, much larger neighborhood of Vraar).In 1979 Karaorev Park was added to Historic Landmarks of Great Importance list, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara%C4%91or%C4%91e's_Park

Western City Gate

Genex Tower (Serbian: , Kula Geneks), or Western City Gate (Serbian: , Zapadna Kapija Beograda), is a 35-storey skyscraper in Belgrade, Serbia, which was designed in 1977 by Mihajlo Mitrovi in the brutalist style. It is formed by two towers connected with a two-storey bridge and revolving restaurant at the top. It is 115 metres tall (with restaurant 135140 metres) and is the second-tallest high-rise in Belgrade after Ue Tower. It is the third-largest tower in eastern Europe. The building is designed to resemble a high-rise gate greeting people arriving in the city from the West (the road from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to the city centre leads this way).One of the towers is occupied by the Genex Group. The tower got its popular name "Genex" after this group, while its official title remains Western City Gate. The second, taller tower, is residential.The building is located in the Novi Beograd municipality.

Royal Palace

The Royal Palace (Serbian: / Kraljevski dvor) is the official residence of the Karaorevi royal family. The palace was built between 1924 and 1929 by order of HRM Alexander I. It is located in the Royal Compound, part of the Dedinje neighborhood of Belgrade. Designed by ivojin Nikoli and Nikolaj Krasnov, the palace is an example of Serbo-Byzantine architecture.Today, the palace is home to Crown Prince Alexander, Crown Princess Katherine and their three sons.

Palace of Serbia

The Palace of Serbia (Serbian: / Palata Srbije) is a building located in the Novi Beograd municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. The building is used by the government of Serbia and currently houses several cabinet level ministries and agencies.The technical name of the building is Savezno izvrno vee 1 (SIV 1) as it was used by the Federal Executive Council of Yugoslavia. later, it was informally known as the Palata Federacije (Palace of the Federation) before given its present name.The exterior 'H' shape was designed by lead architect Vladimir Potonjak and his team: Anton Urlih, Zlatko Nojman and Dragica Perak. Construction officially began in 1947 and progressed until Potonjak's death in 1952. The project was taken over by Mihailo Jankovi who designed the interior of the structure and oversaw its construction until completion in 1959.

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