Dizdar’s Tower

The Despot Stefan Tower or Dizdar Tower is a structure in , , built c. 1405, a couple of years after the city became the capital of Serbian Despotate under Despot Stefan Lazarević.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: structure in Belgrade, Serbia
  • Also known as: “Despot Stefan Tower” and “Dizdar Tower”
  • Address: Калемегдан

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan.

Castle
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The is a cultural monument in , in the municipality of . It consists of the old citadel and on the confluence of the and rivers. is situated 180 metres south of Dizdar’s Tower.

Park
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The Park, or simply is the largest park and the most important historical monument in . It is located on a 125-metre-high cliff, at the junction of the River and the . is situated 190 metres south of Dizdar’s Tower.

City gate
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is one of the gates in the complex of , historical core of Belgrade, the capital of . It was built at a time when fortifications were transitioning from cold weapons to artillery, and when first cannons were introduced in the defense.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorćol and Kosančićev venac.

Neighborhood
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is an affluent urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . Located along the right bank of the , is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Belgrade.

Locality
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is an urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.

Suburb
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Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of . It stands at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, where the rolling Pannonian Plain fetches up against the rugged Balkan peninsula, and in 2022 had a population of 1.2 million, about a fifth of Serbia's total.

Dizdar’s Tower

Latitude
44.82505° or 44° 49′ 30″ north
Longitude
20.45075° or 20° 27′ 3″ east
Inception
~1405
Open location code
8GP2RFG2+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40454866
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q2443649
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Dizdar’s Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “帝国之门”
  • French: “Porte du Despote”
  • German: “Tor des Despoten”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Despot Stefan”
  • Italian: “Torre del Despota Stefan”
  • Italian: “Torre del Despota Stefano”
  • Italian: “Torre del Despota”
  • Italian: “Torre Dizdar”
  • Japanese: “デスポト・ステファン塔”
  • Macedonian: “Деспотова кула”
  • Persian: “برج دسپات استفان”
  • Serbian: “Dizdareva kula”
  • Serbian: “Деспотова кула”
  • Serbian: “Диздарева кула”
  • Turkish: “Despot Stefan Kulesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National Observatory and Despot’s Gate.

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