Statue of Dorde Petrovic - Karadorde (1762-1817), founder of modern Serbia, outside the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia
The Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church located on the Vracar plateau in Belgrade. It is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and ranks among the largest church buildings in the world. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval Serbia. It is built on the Vracar plateau, on the location where his remains were burned in 1595 by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha. From its location, it dominates Belgrade's cityscape, and is perhaps the most monumental building in the city. Dorde Petrovic known as Karadorde, Black George (16 November 1762 - 24 July 1817), founded modern Serbia as the elected leader of the First Serbian Uprising (part of the Serbian Revolution) that aimed at separating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire (1804–1813); he personally led armies against the Ottomans in several battles, which resulted in a short-lived state which he would administer as Grand Leader (Veliki Vozd) from 14 February 1804 to 21 September 1813, alongside the newly founded People's Assembly and the Governing Council, simulating a wholly functional state government in war-time.
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Location: Krusedolska 2a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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