The works of students of the Faculty of Architecture, who tried to answer the question what would Belgrade look like if it continued to develop at the site of today`s Belgrade Fortress, were shown on the exhibition “Unfulfilled Dream of the White City.” Integral parts of the project, which was developed in the recent years, …
The exhibition is part of a larger project which was launched by Public Enterprise “Belgrade Fortress” to the Fortress and the Remains of Fortified Towns, break out of oblivion and presented to the public as part of the cultural and historical heritage, but also as a possible tourist potential of the country. “Old fortifications had …
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Notes jotted down during walks in the Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park in the period between 2007 and 2008. “Gray and icy February morning. Few walkers walking quickly, doing a walk. The great Kalemegdan, not so far away from the fountain “Borba”; a girl in a light coat sitting on a bench. Across from her, …
There are more than 20 fortified towns or remnants of former fortifications in Serbia today. It is our duty to our forefathers to cherish and preserve that wealth, although this is not an easy task, because many towns are neglected and ravaged by time.
Belgrade Summer Festival – BELEF will be held on a several city locations from July 15 to August 15. Diverse and rich cultural program entitled “A Sentimental Journey” will be staged at the Republic Square, in front of the Instituto Cervantes, at the Flower Square, in Cultural Center “House of Petar I” at Senjak, at …
Houses in Singidunum looked similar to those in other Roman provinces. The building stone used was extracted in a quarry in Tašmajdan or Topčider. The houses had many rooms: vestibule, tabilium, cubicle, triclinina, depending on the wealth of the owner and the size of the house. The central part of a house was the atrium, …
The findings of medical instruments (forceps, scalpels, special knives, hooks, small spoons), and the seal of an ophthalmologist (found in the Lower Town) indicate the existence of a Medicus, who took care of the health of the residents of Singidunum. Some of the instruments, along with small scales, were also used in pharmacy. A medicus’s …
Viewed from below, the whiteness of the limestone ridge, together with the remains of the early Byzantine fortress, must have clearly stood out in the surrounding landscape. Walls and towers built of stone of the same geological composition and color, no doubt gave a new name to the town, ‘Beograd’- The White Town. G.Marjanović Vujović, …
The German emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, one of the greatest emperors of his time in Western Europe, stayed in Belgrade when leading a large army to the crusades. He arrived in Belgrade at the end of June 1189, where he, his men, and his escort celebrated festivals of the apostles Peter and Paul. The German …