BELGRADE ATTRACTIONS: CHURCHES

Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Belgrade

Between the two world wars, the population of Belgrade doubled and therefore demand for more orthodox temples arose as well. The part of the city from Cvetko's Tavern to Red Cross area had no churc...

Built in 1780, Church of Holy Virgin is the largest temple in the old part of Zemun, with one nave, shallow choir areas and slender two-storey bell tower which rises from the west facade. It has a ...

The temple is dedicated to St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki - a christian saint who lived in Thessaloniki in the 4th century. During the middle ages, he came to be revered as one of the most important...

Church of Saint Basil of Ostrog is the first church built in New Belgrade since World War II. The construction started in 1996 and completed in 2001. The architect Mihajlo Mitrovic adopted an "old ...

During the five centuries under Turkish slavery, the greatest insult was made to the Serbian people in 1594, when the Turkish invaders brought the body of Saint Sava, which rested in the Mileševa M...

The only active mosque in Belgrade. It was built circa 1575. It consists of one room, with a dome and a minaret. A madrasa was built alongside the mosque - a religious high school. It was damaged i...

St. Michael's Cathedral is one of the more impressive buildings in Belgrade. The construction of the temple began in 1837, and with its decoration it was completed in 1845. On the Day of the temple...

The monastery belongs to the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovac and is dedicated to Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Mihailo and Gavrilo). From the 16th century, it is located in the present place and...