Miodrag mitja Bogdanovic
Gardos tower
Zemun (Belgrade), Serbia
To mark thousand years of their stay in Panonia, Hungarians raised monumental buildings in Budapest in 1896 and four more monuments were built in four towns on the overall borders of their kingdom. Zemun as the southernmost town in the possession of Hungarian crown was one of that towns.
Zemun millennium building was built on the most outstanding place of Gardos hill.
In the ruins of medieval fort from which today was left only angular towers and parts of defending wall.Tower was constructed by Hungarian architects, eclectically in mix of the historical styles with emphasis on the roman elements. Building was finished on August 5th 1896 while the ceremonial opening was 15 days later.That morning were held ceremonial liturgies in all churches in Zemun.The whole area around the tower today is popular promenade of people in Zemun better known as Gardos. Millennium monument get name by Hungarian hero and great fighter against Turks, Janos Hunjadi who in fact did die in medieval fort on Gardos but some 440 years before building the millennium tower. Tower was also used by firemen in Zemun as a lookout for a long time.Today Gardos represents part of Zemun which is complex for itself with its own cultural-historically heredity.Architecture of the houses on Gardos is different from the rural in other part of Zemun. According to its own specific standing,narrow streets with cobble and the tower, Gardos could represents significant sightseeing attraction also…
Wiki: Gardos
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Gardos tower
Zemun (Belgrade), Serbia
To mark thousand years of their stay in Panonia, Hungarians raised monumental buildings in Budapest in 1896 and four more monuments were built in four towns on the overall borders of their kingdom. Zemun as the southernmost town in the possession of Hungarian crown was one of that towns.
Zemun millennium building was built on the most outstanding place of Gardos hill.
In the ruins of medieval fort from which today was left only angular towers and parts of defending wall.Tower was constructed by Hungarian architects, eclectically in mix of the historical styles with emphasis on the roman elements. Building was finished on August 5th 1896 while the ceremonial opening was 15 days later.That morning were held ceremonial liturgies in all churches in Zemun.The whole area around the tower today is popular promenade of people in Zemun better known as Gardos. Millennium monument get name by Hungarian hero and great fighter against Turks, Janos Hunjadi who in fact did die in medieval fort on Gardos but some 440 years before building the millennium tower. Tower was also used by firemen in Zemun as a lookout for a long time.Today Gardos represents part of Zemun which is complex for itself with its own cultural-historically heredity.Architecture of the houses on Gardos is different from the rural in other part of Zemun. According to its own specific standing,narrow streets with cobble and the tower, Gardos could represents significant sightseeing attraction also…
Wiki: Gardos
My most interesting pictures:
www.flickriver.com/photos/mitja/popular-interesting/