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Stari Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Град, pronounced [stâːriː ɡrâd], "Old Town") is a fortress near the city of Užice, in central Serbia. Today in ruins, it is an example of typical medieval Serbian architecture. Historians believe it was built in the second half of the 14th century to control movement along nearby roads, and the ...
Fortress Despot Stefan Tower, Belgrade Fortress: Belgrade: Stari Grad: Belgrade: ca. 1405 Under restoration Castle: Diana Fortress: Kladovo: Kladovo: Bor District: 101 AD Preserved ruins Fortress Duboc Fortress: Vučitrn: Vučitrn: Kosovska Mitrovica District: 8th-9th century BCE Remains Fortress Fetislam: Upstream from Kladovo: Kladovo: Bor ...
Soko Grad (Sokobanja) Stalać Fortress; Stari Grad, Užice; V. Vršac Castle; Z. Žrnov This page was last edited on 20 July 2024, at 22:08 (UTC). Text is available ...
Between the 13th and 16th century, the following settlements existed in the territory of modern urban area of Novi Sad: [3] [page needed] [4] [page needed] [5] [page needed] Baksa or Baksafalva (Serbian: Bakša or Bakšić) – this settlement was located in the area of modern neighborhood of Stari Grad.
The view from Stari Ras. Ras (Serbian Cyrillic: Рас; Latin: Arsa), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Рас, "Old Ras"), is a medieval fortress and area located in the vicinity of former market-place of Staro Trgovište, some 10–11 kilometers (6.2–6.8 mi) west of modern-day city of Novi Pazar in Serbia.
The fortress was built on Borački krš which is a section of an inactive volcano within the Rudnik massive that was formed 20 million years ago. The local quarry features tough stones used for fortress walls. The only well preserved object from the time of the despot Stefan, is the Saint Archangel Mihailo orthodox church just under the hill.
Golubac consists of three main compounds guarded by 9 towers, 2 portcullises and a palace, all connected by fortress walls 2 to 3 m (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) thick. [6] [7] In front of the fortress, the forward wall (I) doubled as the outer wall of the moat, [7] which connected to the Danube and was likely filled with water. A settlement for ...
The canal was more than 3 km long and 40 m wide, an achievement celebrated on the Imperial Tablet found near the fort. The fort measured 172 x 100 m and had semicircular towers. 150 m west of it was a civilian settlement, and on the eastern side an ancient cemetery; an aqueduct has also been discovered.