Serbia Belgrade

Panorama from the Fortress over Rivers Confluence

2014
01/04
NIKON D800, 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8 @ f/8.0 1/640, ISO 100
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Magnificent view from Kalemegdan Fortress over the Sava River and its confluence with the Danube. Ancient fortress walls in the foreground frame this strategic panorama explaining why Belgrade has been contested for millennia. Winter sun illuminates the river waters while modern Novi Beograd can be glimpsed on the opposite bank. This privileged perspective, from which fortress defenders surveyed enemy approaches, today offers visitors one of the most evocative views of the Serbian capital and its two great rivers.

Kalemegdan view, Sava river, Danube confluence, Belgrade panorama, fortress, Serbia