Seven Wonders of Serbia

Kalemegdan

Šargan Eight

Studenica

Gamzigrad

Visoki Dečani

Cathedral of Saint Sava

Subotica Town Hall

Seven Serbian Wonders of Construction

The Seven Wonders of Serbia (Serbian: Седам српских чуда/ Sedam srpskih čuda) are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Serbia, which were chosen in the Seven Wonders of Serbia contest held in 2007 and 2008. It was organized by Politika Magazin, while main patron of the contest was Tourist Organisation of Serbia.^[1]

Lists

Contest separated two lists of seven wonders. One is known as "Seven Serbian Wonders of Construction", equivalent of Seven Wonders of the World, while other one is called "Seven Serbian Wonders of Nature", equivalent of Seven Natural Wonders of the World.^[1]

Seven Serbian Wonders of Construction

The seven wonders comprise:

Image	Wonder	Location	Date	Notable features
	Belgrade Fortress	Belgrade	AD 535	Pobednik monument
	Šargan Eight	Šargan to Mokra Gora	1925	A narrow-gauge heritage railway. Location of Drvengrad, a traditional village that the Serbian film director Emir Kusturica had built for his film Life Is a Miracle.
	Studenica monastery	Near Kraljevo, Raška District	1196	Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance and UNESCO World Heritage Site
	Gamzigrad (Felix Romuliana)	Near Zaječar, Zaječar District	AD 298	Roman compound with two temples, two palaces and a building with corridor including exceptionally fine mosaics depicting Greek Dionysus and Medusa.
	Visoki Dečani	Near Peć, Peć District, Kosovo	1327	UNESCO World Heritage Site, also notable because of a collection of numerous exceptional wall frescoes. Located in the disputed region of Kosovo.
	Cathedral of Saint Sava	Vračar, Belgrade	1989	The church bells are tuned to play "Hymn to Saint Sava", and can be heard in the entire city.
	Subotica City Hall	Subotica	1908–10	Best known example of Art Nouveau architecture in Serbia

Seven Serbian Wonders of Nature

Đerdap Gorge

Drina

Uvac canyon

Fruška Gora

Tara National Park

Prerast of Vratna

Đavolja varoš

Seven Serbian Wonders of Nature

Image	Wonder	Location	Notable features
	Drina with spring	Forms border with Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Uvac	Rises on Ninaja, flows through Pešter and Zlatibor District
	Đavolja Varoš	Radan, Toplica District	202 pointed formations described as earth pyramids or "towers". The name means "Devil's Town." New Seven Wonders of Nature finalist.
	Tara National Park	Dinaric Alps, Stari Vlah	One of five national parks of Serbia
	Iron Gate (Đerdap)	On the border with Romania	Longest and largest gorge in Europe
	Vratna Gates	Vratna river, Bor District	Three massive natural stone bridges over the river.
	Fruška Gora	Vojvodina	National Park, and home to 16 monasteries built between the 12th and 15th centuries.

See also

• Wonders of the World

Notes and references

Seven Wonders of Serbia Seven Serbian Wonders of Construction Belgrade Fortress Šargan Eight Studenica monastery Gamzigrad Visoki Dečani Cathedral of Saint Sava Subotica Town Hall Seven Serbian Wonders of Nature Drina with spring Uvac Đavolja Varoš Tara National Park Iron Gates (Đerdap) Vratna Gates Fruška Gora