About the Tall Statue Overlooking Belgrade
In Kalemegdan Park stands the tall 14-meter tall Victor Statue. The Victor Statue symbolizes the Serb victories in the Balkan wars, looks like a naked man with one hand holding a falcon, and a sword in the other.
This impressive sculpture was erected here to mark the liberation of Belgrade from the yoke of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which ruled for many years, while one of the historical incarnations and conquests in Belgrade and Serbia passed through the years.
Incidentally, the first plan was to place the Victor Statue in the square of( Terezia in the center of the city. It was abandoned when conservative voices opposed it because of its nakedness. The ultimate compromise was to place the Victor on a high pole in Kalemegdan Park, so that his nudity would not stand out too much ...
The statue, which was inaugurated in 1928, 16 years after Belgrade was liberated from the Ottoman Empire that ruled it, has over the years become one of the most recognizable symbols of the city and the most prominent of its landscape.
Tips
Observation at sunset, from the place next to the statue, will allow you to watch the sunset above the unique riverside encounter opposite the city to the far horizon.
