The preparations for the construction of one of the greatest Orthodox
cathedrals in the world began in 1894. The Cathedral is built on the very
spot where, according to tradition, the relics of Sveti Sava were brought
from Mileseva monastery and burnt, following the orders of Sinan Pasha in
1594. The construction was interrupted by the bombardment at the beginning
of World War II, and continued in 1985.
The Monument to Karadjordje was built in 1985, in in the memory of Djordje
Petrovic Karadjordje, the leader of the first Serbian Uprising. The very
location of the monument is where Karadjordje's camp used to be in 1806.