Churches in Belgrade

Museum of Serbian Orthodox Church

Established in 1856. It has 5,351 items, and 530 of them are exhibited. Collections: church painting, portraits of church persons, old Serbian engraving, all kinds of clothing, sacred items (of metal, wood, bone, mother-of-pearl and leather), mediaeval Byzantine seals, historical documents. The funds comprise the items brought here from different monasteries, as well as the church inventory, stolen by the Ustasa during World War II, and later returned to the museum. Especially attractive among the exhibits are Jefimija's "Praise to Knez Lazar" of 1402, Knez Lazar's charter to the Ravanica monastery of 1381, the "darohranilnica" of 1705, Belgrade Four Gospels, the first book printed in Belgrade in 1552, the Gospel manuscript of bishop Maksim from 1514, the manuscript form 1434 written by the order of Despot Đurađ Branković, he cloak of King Milutin from the end of the XIII and beginning of the XIV century, as well as a rich collection of icons.

Temple of St. Sava - Hram Svetog Save

at the Vračar plateau,
Preparations for the construction of one of the largest orthodox churches in the world started way back in 1894. The church is being built at the place where in 1594 Sinnan Pasha had the holy relics of St. Sava burned at the stake, after he had them brought over from the Mileševa Monastery. After two public competitions, the design authored by architects Bogdan Nestorović and Aleksandar Deroko was approved in 1926. Construction works were interrupted with the bombing of Belgrade at the beginning of World War II. They were continued after a very long pause, in 1985. Although still under construction, this monumental temple represents an organic part of modern vivid image of Belgrade, being one of its main features.

The Orthodox Cathedral - Saborna crkva

Kneza Sime Markovića Street,
It was built in 1837-1840 by order of Knez Miloš Obrenović, a according to the design and plans of A. F. Kverfeld, a builder from Pančevo. It is built in in style of classicism with late baroque elements. The church is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel. The interior is richly decorated. Particularly important is the cathedral treasury with ancient icons and richly adorned works of 17th - 20th master goldsmiths. The Serbian rulers Miloš Obrenović and Mihailo Obrenović are buried in the church crypt. Two other outstanding figures of the Serbian culture, Dositej Obradović and Vuk Stefanović Karadžić are buried in the churchyard.

Church of the Holy Mother of God - Bogorodičina crkva Ružica

Kalemegdan,
It is located near north-east walls of Belgrade Fortress, under the Zindan gate. In the time of Despot Stefan Lazarević there was an old church of the same name, which was destroyed when the Turks conquered Belgrade in 1521. What is now the church, was gunpowder storage in the XVIII century, and turned into a military church in 1867-1869. It was heavily damaged after World War I and renewed in 1925. The iconostasis has been made by Kosta Todorović, and the icons it bears were painted by monk Rafailo Momčilović. The wall paintings were made by a Russian artist Andrey Bitsenko.

St. Nikolaj's Church

Njegoševa Street 43, Zemun,
The church is located at the old historical center of Zemun beneath the mediaeval Gardoš fortress. It was built in 1725-1731 in baroque style, as a single-naved building with a two-storied bell-tower. It has all the characteristics of baroque temples built in Vojvodina in the XVIII century. The interior is decorated with a richly carved iconostasis, bearing icons painted in 1762 by Dimitrije Bačević, one of the most famous Serbian painters of the second half of XVIII century. The church has one of the most valuable collections of old cultic objects, as well as a collection of XVIII and XIX-century icons. The relics of Saint Apostle Andrew, the First-called, are kept in this church.

St. Mark's Church

Tašmajdan Park,
St. Mark's Church at Tašmajdan was built between 1931 and 1940, on the location of an older church from 1835, and designed in Serbian-Byzantine style by the architects Petar Krstić and Branko Krstić. Architecturally this church resembles the Gračanica Monastery. was built between 1931 and 1940, on the location of an older church from 1835, and designed in Serbian-Byzantine style by the architects Petar Krstić and Branko Krstić. Architecturally this church resembles the Gračanica Monastery.

Bayraklee mosque - Bajrakli džamija

Gospodar Jevremova Street 11,
It was built around 1690, as a memorial of Sultan Suleiman II, after Belgrade newly fell into the hands of the Turks. At the time of its construction it was just one of tens of mosques in the city. During Austrian rule it was turned into a Catholic church. It was turned back into a mosque when the Turks returned to Belgrade. Along with all the changes the mosque changed its name several times. Finally, at the end of the 18th century it was named Bajrakli-mosque, after the flag (bajrak) which has been raised as a sign for simultaneous beginning of prayers in all mosques. Now it stands as the sole remaining mosque in Belgrade and it is still serves today as a gathering place for people of the Islamic faith.

Synagogue - Sinagoga

Maršala Birjuzova Street 19,
The current Synagogue was built in 1924-25 on a piece of land donated by the Belgrade Municipality. The architectural style is late neo-classical (usually classified as academic style in this part of Europe), with an enclosed courtyard to the front. The building is graced with a large central staircase which dominates its façade together with the four grand windows of the synagogue chambers, as seen in the picture. The gable façade has a prominent round window at its centre bearing the Star of David. Today, it serves the small, mostly Sephardic, Jewish community remaining in the city following the Holocaust. There are regular services on Saturday evenings and Jewish holidays.