A Tale of Two Cities - Belgrade Complex Projects Setareh Noorani

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

1690 Belgrade as a centre for trade and power was settled for over 7000 years due the strategic and Sava River. Belgrade’s strategic location

as Belgrade, the front line, was taken over a severe impact on its growth.

city in 1690. The resultant morphology of the city proper was an extension of the fortress. the periphery the remains of what was left

foundation for the city we know today.

1790 Monarchy took control of the city three times

the west across the Sava had also introduced

Belgrade as its capital.

longer needed and the city grew southward. the form of a rail line extended across the marsh’s were reclaimed for agriculture and small agricultural hamlets grew into larger Belgrade.

1690 Belgrade as a centre for trade and power was settled for over 7000 years due the strategic and Sava River. Belgrade’s strategic location

as Belgrade, the front line, was taken over a severe impact on its growth.

city in 1690. The resultant morphology of the city proper was an extension of the fortress. the periphery the remains of what was left

foundation for the city we know today.

1790 Monarchy took control of the city three times

the west across the Sava had also introduced

Belgrade as its capital.

longer needed and the city grew southward. the form of a rail line extended across the marsh’s were reclaimed for agriculture and small agricultural hamlets grew into larger Belgrade.

The city is divided by the Danube and Sava river.

Throughout the history of Belgrade both the river and the political forces have made significant changes.

The Ottoman forces have destroyed a significant segment of the city in 1690.

In 1790 the Habsburg empire regained control over the city.

The city grew South.

By 1890 the diplomatic transition affected the morphology of the city greatly. Although the Danube and Sava rivers still reflected division of empires the fortification was no longer needed and the city grew southward.

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