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Photographer biljana mitrovic  biljana mitrovic {Karma:48110}
Project #33 Pictures of Famous Places Camera Model olympus miu
Categories Panoramic
Historical
Film Format
Portfolio Lens olympus
Uploaded 3/21/2007 Film / Memory Type digital
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6.20
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Location City - 
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Country - Serbia   Serbia
About

Kalemegdan is the core and the oldest section of the urban area of Belgrade and for centuries the city population was concentrated only within the walls of the fortress, thus the history of the fortress, until most recent history, equals the history of Belgrade itself (see: Timeline of Belgrade history). First settlement was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Celtic tribe of Scordisci. The city-fortress was later conquered by the Romans, became known as Singidunum and became a part of "the military frontier", where the Roman Empire bordered "barbaric Central Europe". Singidunum was defended by the Roman legion IV Flaviae which built a fortified camp on a hill at the confluence of the rivers the Danube and the Sava. In the period between AD 378 and 441 the Roman camp was being repeatedly destroyed in the invasions by the Goths and the Huns. The legend says that Attila's grave lies on the confluence of the Sava and the Danube (under the Fortress). In 476 Belgrade again became the borderline between the empires: Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), and the Slav- Avar State in the North. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I rebuilt the Fortress around 535. In the following centuries a fortress suffered continuous destruction under the Avar sieges. The Slavs (Serbs) and Avars had their "state union" north of Belgrade with the Serbs and other Slavic tribes finally settling in the region of Belgrade as well as the regions west and south of Belgrade in the beginning of the 7th century. The name Belgrade (or Beograd, in Serbian), which, not just in Serbian but in most Slavic languages means a "white town" or a "white fortress", was first mentioned in AD 878. The Fortress kept changing its masters: Hungary, Bulgaria, and then again the Byzantines. The fortress remained a Byzantine stronghold until the 12th century when it fell in the hands of a newly emerging Serbian state. It became a border city of the Serbian Kingdom, later Empire, with Hungary. The Hungarian king Béla I gave the fortress to Serbia in 11th century as a wedding gift (his son married Serbian princess Jelena), but it remained effectively part of Hungary, except for the period 1282-1319. After the Serbian state collapsed after the Battle of Kosovo, Belgrade was chosen in 1404 as the capital of the principality of Despot Stefan Lazarević. Major work was done to the ramparts which were encircling a big thriving town. The lower town at the banks of the Danube was the main urban center with a new build Orthodox cathedral. The upper town with its castle was defending the city from inland. Belgrade remained in Serbian hands for almost a century. After the Despots death in 1427 it had to be returned to Hungary. An attempt of Sultan Mehmed II to conquer the fortress was prevented by Janos Hunyadi in 1456 (Siege of Belgrade). It saved Hungary from an Ottoman invasion for 70 years. In 1521, 132 years after the Battle of Kosovo, the fortress, like most parts of the Serbian state, was conquered by the Turks and remained (with short periods of the Austrian and Serbian occupation), under the rule of the Ottoman Empire until the year 1867 when the Turks withdrew from Belgrade and Serbia. During the period of short Austrian rule (1718-1738) the fortress was largely rebuilt and modernized. It witnessed two Serbian Uprisings in the 19th century, the Great Serbian Migration in the 17th century, the Dark Ages of the Turkish Period. The fortress suffered further damages during the First and the Second world wars. After almost two millennia of continuous sieges, battles and conquests the fortress is today known as the Kalemegdan fortress. The name Kalemegdan derives from two Turkish words, kale (fortress) and megdan (battleground) (literally, "battlefield fortress").

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There are 57 Comments in 1 Pages
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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 5/10/2007
Thank you John,you are really very kind:0
I am glad you like this picture
hugs dear friend
biljana

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John Hatz John Hatz   {K:156973} 5/10/2007
Excellent image, the clarity is at its best and all the colors so bright, even in that distance the building looks pretty sharp and the wall details too!

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/31/2007
Thank you dear AJ...welcome to our beautiful city!
Hope you will enjoy here:)
hugs
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/31/2007
Thank you my dear friend:)
I'm very glad you kike it
hugs
Biljana

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AJ Miller AJ Miller   {K:49168} 3/31/2007
A beautiful shot of this great location - which is not more than 2km away from me as I write this!

AJ

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Humayun Rizwan   {K:3235} 3/30/2007
Excellent shot of this historical place.Lovely blue sky. Very informative about
Best wishes

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/29/2007
Wow!My dear,I'm very glad you like the history of
this "10 century young"citty :))))
Bigest hugs from me and my Belgrade
Biljana:)))

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Liz Wallis Liz Wallis   {K:26133} 3/29/2007
!!! what a great place and such a big history too..thankyou for the great about Biljana, it really brings this place to life for me :)
Hugs to you
Liz

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/29/2007
Grazie:)))))
A presto amico
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/29/2007
Thank you dear Maryanne:)
I'm very glad you like it
hugs
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/29/2007
Thank you dear Maryanne:)
I'm very glad you like it
hugs
Biljana

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Pablo Dylan Pablo Dylan   {K:63918} 3/28/2007
Great composition with very nice details and colors.
Well done dear Bijiana.

Pablo

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Maryanne Murillo Maryanne Murillo   {K:11617} 3/28/2007
Wonderful architectural image with a long and complex history. Thanks for posting all the background information.

Maryanne

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/28/2007
hi Mehul,thank you for your very kind comment...
It's just little lesson of history of Belgrade:)
See you my friend
hugs
Biljana

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Mehul Chimthankar Mehul Chimthankar   {K:18655} 3/28/2007
Hi Biljana,

This is a nice shot, liked the contrast here

Mehul

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/28/2007
Thank you my dear riny...I agree with you sky is incredibile blue:)I must say it was one beutiful spring day in the middle of the winter
...and i must say that I'm very happy to have my comp again(it was broke)...and I'm here now
Many friendly hugs from Belgrade
Biljana

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Riny Koopman Riny Koopman   {K:102911} 3/27/2007
What a beautiful architecture shot..what I like most is the blue sky my dear,hugs from riny

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/27/2007
Thank you my dear Alicia,you are very kind
Hugs
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/27/2007
Thank you my dear Ace!!!I'm glad you like this shot and history
big hug
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/27/2007
Thank you Orazio...you are so kind!
I'm glad you like it:)
great regards
Biljana

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Alicia Popp   {K:87532} 3/25/2007
Encantadora imagen, con una luz intensa que has sabido jugar con ella!!
Felicitaciones!

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Ace Star Ace Star   {K:21040} 3/24/2007
beautiful shot dear Biljana! amazing colors and tones :)
thanks for sharing and history

good luck

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Orazio Minnella Orazio Minnella   {K:49417} 3/23/2007
What a beautiful architecture shot!!!Great scene and interesting point of observation.Nice details and colours.Well taken.
Have a nice WE....Orazio

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Thank you dear Mehul.Your comment is very welcome!
hugs to you
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Thank you Elisa.I'm glad you like it
hugs
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Grazie il mio carissimo angeletto
A presto

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Vesna Radakovic Vesna Radakovic   {K:1572} 3/22/2007
Hej, ma ne brini!!!
Nisam samo bila sigurna da li sam dobro razumela recenicu koja je stajala ispod moje jucerasnje fotografije.
Veliki poljubac,
Vesna

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Mehul Chimthankar Mehul Chimthankar   {K:18655} 3/22/2007
Hi Biljana,

Nice use of sunlight, liked the contrast in this picture 7++++

Mehul

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NN  NN     {K:26787} 3/22/2007
Hi Biljana! A great shot of this fortress; excellent colours, light and textures; well done! *hugs*

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 3/22/2007
Andjela na UF-u :)

Srna

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Alessandro Capelli Alessandro Capelli   {K:34805} 3/22/2007
Che bel posto, bellissimo castello!
Bella foto Biljana!
A presto,
Ale

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Thank you saeed...I'm glad you like it
warm regards
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Grazie da cuore:)))
A presto
biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Thank you Nessa,you are very kind like always
I'm glad you like my little class of history:)
big hug
Biljana

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Saeed Al Shamsi Saeed Al Shamsi   {K:47735} 3/22/2007
Beautiful place and architecture shot, the blue sky enhances the well composed work.
Fabulous
Saeed

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marco ds marco ds   {K:6335} 3/22/2007
Nice shot, great details, beautiful colours and light, congrats! Ciao

Marco

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vanessa shakesheff vanessa shakesheff   {K:68840} 3/22/2007
Lovely clarity and colour ..you have done your homework on this fortress..very interesting about ...nessa ..thankyou for your lovely comment..nessa

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Thank you my dear Gennarofor your kind comment!

If you want read more about Kalemegdan in Italian
you can do it on www.wikipedia.org/Kalemegdan/it
Warm regards
Biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Thank you dear George!I'm very honored by your preciose comment!!!I'm very glad you like my photo and the 10th centuries history of Belgrade!
Warm regards from Serbia
Biljana

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Gennaro  Manna   {K:21301} 3/22/2007
excellent composition, great detail and colors...congrats
gennaro

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/22/2007
Thank you !!!seriously!!
I will have a session of Kalemegdans pictures...I hope they will good:-)
hugs to you
Biljana

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George Marks   {K:15437} 3/21/2007
It is such a rare occurance when a member posts an image of such good quality and then backs it up with a tremendous description. It seems as though both the image and the description enhance each other, I thank you so much for being so thorough.

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Francisco N-G   {K:28728} 3/21/2007
Wonderful; it's better than a postcard! Seriously!

Love it.

See it from another angle at: http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1196807

Hugs!

Francisco

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 3/21/2007
trep, trep :)
znas da ne umem da kazem ne :)
Srna

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/21/2007
Thank you Howie.I'm glad if you like it.I just want share something beautiful from my unfortunate but very beautiful country
Hugs to you
biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/21/2007
trep,trep:)
hvala,draga...
da li si za zdrav dor.sutra?
biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/21/2007
Sad sam ja kao malo pocrvenela ...:)
Hvala ti puno
Pozdrav
Biljana

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Howie Mudge Howie Mudge   {K:27933} 3/21/2007
Beautiful colours and exposure and such a great information factfile. Thanks for sharing.

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/21/2007
Thank you Nacho,I'm glad you like it
warm regards
biljana

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/21/2007
joj...ti kao moj muz...vi decaci!!!!

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zenir suko   {K:2408} 3/21/2007
nije mrsko nego naka unutarnja barijera, pozdrav

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 3/21/2007
Kakva edukacija :) !!!
Draga ... sta reci ?! :)
Cekam komentare :) !!!!
Cmok
Srna

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Vesna Radakovic Vesna Radakovic   {K:1572} 3/21/2007
Uuuuuuuuu, fenomenalno je. Zaista, kao za razglednice!!!
Pozdrav,
Vesna

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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:96391} 3/21/2007
7++++++++++++++++.magnificent.

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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:96391} 3/21/2007
wonderful tones. marvelous composition.

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biljana mitrovic biljana mitrovic   {K:48110} 3/21/2007
Hvala ,bas sam se trudila da nadjem to na engleskom(tebi mrskom)
Pozdrav druze
Biljana

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zenir suko   {K:2408} 3/21/2007
za razglednice, jos pokriveno tekstom,pozdrav zenir

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