New apartment towers and gardens at Belgrade Waterfront

Itinerary · Belgrade, Serbia

Brutalism and the new skyline

From the concrete icons of Yugoslav New Belgrade to the glass towers of the waterfront: a walk through Belgrade’s bold architecture.

Half a day · bus and on foot

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  1. 9:30

    1Western City Gate (Genex Tower)

    New Belgrade·Brutalist towers, 1977–1980

    The two-tower brutalist icon that greets everyone arriving from the airport.

  2. 10:30

    2New Belgrade blocks

    New Belgrade·Modernist & brutalist housing

    The modernist housing blocks of New Belgrade.

  3. 11:30

    3Sava Centar

    New Belgrade·Congress centre, 1977

    The vast congress and concert centre.

  4. 12:15

    4Palace of Serbia

    New Belgrade·Modernist government palace, 1959

    The former federal government palace.

  5. 13:00

    5Ušće Tower

    New Belgrade·Office tower

    The rebuilt tower by Ušće Park.

  6. 13:45

    6Museum of Contemporary Art

    New Belgrade·Modernist museum, 1965

    Modernism by the rivers.

  7. 15:00

    7Belgrade Cooperative

    Savamala·Serbian-Byzantine style, 1907

    Back across the Sava to Savamala’s grand early 20th-century landmark.

  8. 16:00

    8Belgrade Tower (Kula Belgrade)

    Belgrade Waterfront·Skyscraper

    The twisted tower at the heart of the new waterfront.

  9. 17:00

    9Albania Palace

    Old Town·Early high-rise, 1940

    Belgrade’s first skyscraper, on Terazije.

  10. 17:30

    10Beograđanka

    City Centre·Skyscraper, 1974

    The dark tower above the centre, finishing the walk.

Start at Genex Tower by bus or taxi, then work east on foot and by bus. Public transport is free.

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