Belgrade vs Zagreb

[Jana]

Belgrade was capital of Stefan Lazarevićs Serbia in 15th century, before Ottoman occupation.

Zagreb was for centuries center of Hungarian province, not Croatian. Zagreb cathedral is dedicated to Hungarian kings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb_Cathedral

Zagreb is much longer Croatian than Belgrade is Serbian. Deal with it.

[Insuperable]

Serbian government building



Croatian government building






Serbian parliament




Croatian parliament





Belgrade town hall




Zagreb town hall







Zagreb buildings look so provincial.

It is not about grandiosity. St. Mark square was also done sometimes in the 18th century not 20th century.

[Varda]

Zagreb is much longer Croatian than Belgrade is Serbian. Deal with it.

Zagreb is capital of Croatia only 35 years (1941-45, 1991-2021). Belgrade was much longer capital of both Serbia and Croatia, deal with it!

[Blondie]

Belgrade was capital of Stefan Lazarevićs Serbia in 15th century, before Ottoman occupation.

Before ottomans Belgrade was part of Hungary as Nándorfehérvár (hungarian name of the city)

In 1427, Stefan's successor Đurađ Branković, returning Belgrade to the Hungarian king, made Smederevo his new capital. Even though the Ottomans had captured most of the Serbian Despotate, Belgrade, known as Nándorfehérvár in Hungarian, was unsuccessfully besieged in 1440[39] and 1456.[44] As the city presented an obstacle to the Ottoman advance into Hungary and further, over 100,000 Ottoman soldiers[45] besieged it in 1456, in which the Christian army led by the Hungarian General John Hunyadi successfully defended it.[46] The noon bell ordered by Pope Callixtus III commemorates the victory throughout the Christian world to this day.[39][47]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade#Middle_Ages

[Dušan]

It is not about grandiosity. St. Mark square was also done sometimes in the 18th century not 20th century.

It looks provincial. Not as governmental center of one European country.

[Jana]

Zagreb is capital of Croatia only 35 years (1941-45, 1991-2021). Belgrade was much longer capital of both Serbia and Croatia, deal with it!

Zagreb became capital of Croatian Kingdom centuries before Belgrade was a city let alone was Serbian capital.

[Jana]

It looks provincial. Not as governmental center of one European country.

One of most beautiful squares and churches in Europe. Belgrade has nothing like that, only tasteless Gypsy grandomania. Size can't buy taste.

[Dušan]

One of most beautiful squares and churches in Europe. Belgrade has nothing like that, only tasteless Gypsy grandomania. Size can't buy taste.

[Jana]

I much prefer this (real medieval Gothic church, unfortunately with Baroque Tower)



vs this (gigantic Orthodox temple, one of world's largest, finished in 2004

[Jana]

And old baroque building. You Gypos have none of that. You know why? Because in 18th century, Belgrade was an Oriental city with more than 100 mosques