Nikolajevska Church

The construction of the Church of St. Nicholas or the Nikolajevska Church began in 1745, on the foundations of an old Serbian church from the 16th century. The church is located in the historic center of Zemun, below the Gardoš fortress. It was built in the Baroque style and has...

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  • The construction of the Church of St. Nicholas or the Nikolajevska Church began in 1745, on the foundations of an old Serbian church from the 16th century.
  • The church is located in the historic center of Zemun, below the Gardoš fortress.
  • It was built in the Baroque style and has the typical features of Baroque temples built in Srem in the 18th century.
  • The interior of the church is decorated with a large, richly carved iconostasis, the work of Aksentije Marković. It includes the icons done by one of the most famous Serbian painters of the 18th century, Dimitrije Bačević. This iconostasis is considered the most beautiful baroque iconostasis of Serbian art of that time.