Belgrade weather has been fantastic, so yesterday, I spent time walking around favorite parts of the city, mingling with locals and enjoying the sunshine. Belgrade is a busy, dynamic city, and with nice weather, everyone was out and about. I stopped at a café near a favorite city icon – St. Marks Church – to enjoy an espresso and bask in the shadow of a magnificent structure you just can’t stop looking at….
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“Since the birth of modern Serbian national historiography, the relationship between medieval Serbia and Byzantine culture has preoccupied historians.” RAF – Repository of the Faculty of Architecture University of Belgrade
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“White Russian Heritage created a spiritual center for Russian refugees in the 1920s-30s. The crypt in Belgrade Holy Trinity Church (a.k.a. Russian Church of the Holy Trinity) holds the remains of Pyotr Wrangel, a prominent Russian major general from the Tsarist army.” tsarnicholas.org
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History, Art, Culture
This link provides details about beautiful St. Mark’s Church. Located in central Belgrade Tašmajdan Park and built between 1931 – 1940, it’s a “cornerstone of Serbian Orthodox spiritual and cultural life“.
Celebrated for its “monumental Serbo-Byzantine architecture,” St. Mark’s “houses significant historical relics, including the sarcophagus of Serbian Emperor Dušan. The beautiful church is a “major repository of 18th-19th century Serbian religious icons”
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“Known for its extravagance, Byzantine architecture is defined by structural advancements of the age and religious influences. Like Byzantine art, Byzantine architecture was highly influenced by Orthodox Christianity and sought to honor God by creating incredible works. My Modern Met
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Serbo-Byzantine architectural thrived during the Late Middle Ages. It was created by blending contemporary Byzantine architecture with Serbian Raskan influences, “characterized by using an inscribed cross form with one or five domes, often accompanied by a narthex on the west side“.
It was a wonderful afternoon!
