The great towers
About 25 m each.
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Smederevo Fortress is a medieval fortified city on the right bank of the Danube, about 45 km southeast of Belgrade, and was once a temporary capital of Serbia. It is one of the country's largest strongholds and among the rare surviving courts of medieval Serbian rulers. It was built between 1427 and 1430 on the order of Despot Đurađ Branković, after the loss of Belgrade, in a position that balanced his two powerful neighbours. The Ottomans took it in 1459 and strengthened it with low walls and more towers. It was heavily damaged by explosions and bombing in the Second World War, declared a monument of exceptional importance in 1979 and placed on UNESCO's tentative list in 2010. The fortress covers 11.3 hectares in a triangle between the Danube and the Jezava. It is ringed by 1.5 km of crenellated walls over 2 m thick and by 25 towers, each about 25 m tall. Inside is a broad open ground, and in the corner above the river stands the Small Town, with the palace walls and their arched windows. A timber bridge over the moat leads in, and a walk along the walls gives views of the Danube. It is 41 km in a straight line from Belgrade, and it pairs well with Viminacium, 25 km away, on a day trip. The towers look best in the light before sunset.
About 25 m each.
Palace walls above the Danube.
Across the moat and inside.
Central Smederevo, on the Danube, Podunavlje District
By car, bus or tour. It is 41 km away in a straight line.
Yes. They are 25 km apart in a straight line, and many tours include both.