Monument to the Liberators of Belgrade in
Karađorđe's Park
Karađorđe's Park ( sr, Карађорђев парк/Karađorđev park) is a public park and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. While the park itself is located in Belgrade's municipality of Vračar, majority of what is t ...
is an authentic historical place of the camp of the main insurgent army and of the military cemetery of the liberators of
Belgrade under
Karađorđe
Đorđe Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Петровић, ), better known by the sobriquet Karađorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Карађорђе, lit=Black George, ; – ), was a Serbian revolutionary who led the struggle for his country's independ ...
during the
Siege of Belgrade in 1806. The monument in the cemetery was erected by
Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević in 1848. It is the first monument in Belgrade erected in the honour of a historical event, and at the same time the first public monument.
Overview
The park itself, with the cemetery and the monument is the only place with preserved authentic material remains that document the sojourn of the insurgent army in Belgrade, and evoke the memory of the
capturing of Belgrade in 1806. The last remains of the insurgents' cemetery, which occupied a large part of the park, are the remaining twelve tombstones placed in a row during the reconstruction of the park. These memorials with stylized crosses and zig-zag lines resemble in type the rural tombstones from that period in the area around Belgrade. The monument from 1848 is very modest in form and in decoration. It is 547 cm high, made of yellowish stone and covered with the artificial stone. The
marble plaques mounted on the sides bear the text of dedication and the text about the renovation of the monument in 1889.
Karađorđev Park is an authentic historical place of the camp of the main insurgent army and the place of the military cemetery of the liberators of Belgrade under Karađorđe in 1806. The last remains of the insurgents' cemetery, which occupied a large part of the park, are the remaining twelve tombstones placed in a row during the reconstruction of the park. These memorials with stylized crosses and zig zag lines resemble in type the rural tombstones from that period in the area around Belgrade
Description
The monument is built of the ashlar stone and covered with artificial stone. It is constructed in the style of
neoclassicism. In the base there is a three-levelled pedestal with cubic form on the top, with the inscriptions in marble, on all four sides. The finishing part in the corners has rectangular protuberances with the
emblem of Serbia, while on the top there is a cross with the inscription on the front and the back side: The year of 1806. The memorial has double religious and national symbolism and represents one of the first public monuments erected in Belgrade and in
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
. The form and the function originate from the public religious monuments built in the area of the
Habsburg monarchy, under the jurisdiction of the
Metropolitanate of Karlovci
The Metropolitanate of Karlovci ( sr, Карловачка митрополија, Karlovačka mitropolija) was a metropolitanate of the Eastern Orthodox Church that existed in the Habsburg monarchy between 1708 and 1848. Between 1708 and 1713 ...
.
On all four sides of the monument there are marble plaques with engraved inscription, which flows continuously: Aleksandar Karađorđevićthe Prince of Serbia, 1848, in the honour and glory of the Serbian heroes who bravely died for their homeland in 1806, erects this monument. Subsequently, the plaque with was added, with the inscription, dedicated to the reconstruction of the monument: Reconstructed during the reign of King Aleksandar Karađorđević V.
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References
External links
Republički zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture – Beograd
Lista spomenika
Republički zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture – Beograd /Baza nepokretnih kulturnih dobara
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Monuments and memorials in Serbia