Showing posts with label Belgrade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgrade. Show all posts

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Belgrade, again

A ferry crossing/landing in Belgrade

Hotel Moscow in Belgrade

The interior of the Belgrade train station


Wednesday, August 28, 2013

a few views of Belgrade

The Belgrade Credit Bank

The Belgrade train station

another view of the Belgrade train station

Friday, May 17, 2013

Belgrade

The Academy of Sciences, Belgrade



The Parliament under construction, Belgrade, Serbia



The state offices for the Major General and the Army and Navy Ministries, Belgrade

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Belgrade

Belgrade is the largest city in Serbia, and is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers.  Its Serbian name "Beograd" translates to White City.

After the first world war, Belgrade became the capital of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929).  During this period, the city experienced a rapid grown and modernization.  Belgrades population grew to 239,00 by 1931, and averaged 4% per year.  In 1927 Belgrades first airport opened.




The University of Belgrade

A view of the Cathedral in Belgrade