Изучая Белград: старинные храм Святого Саввы и Белгородская крепость

Welcome to Balkan Trip, the show that will present you all the most beautiful things that the Balkans offer. Our journey today begins in Belgrade. The capital of Serbia is known for its good cafes and even better nightlife. However, today we are going to some of the more peaceful locations that are characterized by culture and history. Let's see what it's all about. First, we go to one of the largest Orthodox churches in the Balkans, certainly the third largest in the world. It is the Church of St. Sava, which is located in the very heart of Belgrade. This church is visited by several thousand tourists from Europe and the world every year. Let's go. At the entrance to this sanctuary, we come across an interesting fact that speaks of how acceptable and open Orthodoxy is to all people. At the entrance and doors of the Church of St. Sava, there is a prayer in 24 languages. The idea was that if people were interested in writing in their own language, they would somehow get to know Orthodoxy. They would read an Orthodox prayer in their own language. By the way, the construction of the Church of St. Sava began more than a hundred years ago, and today this church is one of the main symbols of the capital. The construction of the Church of St. Sava has been going on for a little over a hundred years. So, although the idea is much older, since the 19th century, the construction of the church in these dimensions, as we see it today, began in 1935. Before we continue to look at the church, let's take a few meters underground. Here we are, seven meters underground, where there is a crypt. In 2001, the idea arose for the first time to make another space under the temple, so to speak, a temple under the temple. The initial idea was that Serbian patriarchs would be buried there. However, later, for certain reasons, that space was expanded, so that we got a part of the church of St. Lazarus here. And now let's go back to the surface of the temple to see one of the largest domes among the Orthodox churches in the world, which was built in a special way. The dome of the temple of St. Sava is a concrete-metal construction which was, so to speak, assembled on the ground, and then raised to a height and mounted on carrying pillars, and weighs about 4,000 tons. It was an incredible, until then unseen, construction site in our area, and beyond. The burning mosaic, weighing more than 300 tons, covers over 15,000 square meters. For many years, dozens of people worked on it, and now pay attention to the central pillar, or chandelier, in the middle of the church. Under the dome, as you said, that space is consecrated by the largest polyele, that is, one of the largest in Orthodox churches, its diameter is about 30 meters. This is the church, the spiritual center of Belgrade, where a large number of believers and worshipers gather every day. The temple is visited by thousands of tourists every day, both from the country and from abroad. Belgrade is a city that does not know the seasonal borders. Its energy and dynamics make it alive and attractive throughout the year, providing a rich palette of cultural, fun and tourist content. You will not be surprised if you spend a few days in Belgrade, to hear how someone praises Kalis, or Kalemegdan, as an oasis in the heart of the city. The areas of the Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park are the oldest parts of Belgrade. They are the remains of the old military camps, which were built at that location due to its military strategic position, on the border of the fertile Pannonian Nizhne and the Balkan Peninsula. The Belgrade Fortress has a history of continuity of life in this area for more than 2,000 years. For the first time, it was mentioned as early as 300 BC, so that it would continue to this day. So, in one place, we can see the time of various styles of architecture, construction, history, various faiths, nationalities, in one place. From this place, there is an unreal view of New Belgrade, a monument to the victor and the mouth of the Sava River in the largest European river, the Danube. From ancient times, the value of the Pannonian plain was known, so today it is said that it could feed the whole of Europe, and all those areas of fertile, fertile land could be easily strategically controlled from one single point, and that is the Belgrade Fortress. One of the most visited attractions of the Belgrade Fortress is certainly the Roman Bunar. It is not a real Bunar, it was not built by the Romans, so it is not Roman. It was built in the beginning of the 18th century in the baroque reconstruction of the fortress by the Hadrian Empire, and it is not a Bunar because there is no source of water, but in fact it is a large cistern where underground waters found their way and filled it with water. It really serves for water in case of flood. If you are interrupted by water supply and you do not have your own vessel to drink, the flood will not last long and you will have to cross the city even without fighting. And here, on Kalemegdan, there is a symbol of Belgrade, the Monument of the Victors, a monumental work of Ivan Meštrović about which there is a true story. It was supposed to be on the terrace, in the very center of the city, but its naivety and, let's say, its developed musculature did not please the then Belgrade ladies and gentlemen, so they urged it not to be there, and it ended up here, on the Belgrade Fortress, on this plateau, where it actually started to be a symbol of Belgrade, and the Belgrade Fortress itself. On this historical site there is also the Belzovrte, the Fortress of Good Hope. The only Zovrte located between the walls of some fortress, and in the fortress one of the oldest examples of its kind, the alligator Muja. We are not sure how old it is, but it was here on the foundation of the Zovrte. The same photo can be seen that it was quite large. It is interesting that it survived so many wars, bombings, social upheavals. Under the cover of the Belgrade Fortress there is also the Church of Ruzica, whose chandeliers are made of various weapons and officer's swords. Planetarium, Sakhat Kula, Kula Nebojsa. The Belgrade Fortress is a kind of museum where you can see the culture, but also where you can see the historical developments that took place not only in Belgrade, but also in Serbia. With its picturesque architecture, rich history and urban approach, Belgrade is a city where you are welcome throughout the year. We presented you one of the largest Orthodox churches in Europe, the Church of St. Sava. We also visited one of the oldest fortresses in the Balkans, the Belgrade Fortress and the Kalemegdan Park. I am sure that Belgrade will be on your travel map, and we will see you soon with new ideas and stories.