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"Belgrad oder Griechisch Weissenburg"

Belgrade or Greek White City, copperplate engraving made by Gabriel Boedener in Augsburg in 1730. Author is Gabriel Boedener the Younger (1705-1792) son of Gabriel Boedener the Elder (1673-1758). After inheriting his fathers workshop and skill he quickly became one of most esteemed engravers of his time eclipsing the works of his ancestors. First engraver was Johann Georg Boedener (1631-1704) who started seven generation long tradition.

This specific engraving is from Gabriel's most famous work "Europens Pracht und Macht", a series of engravings depicting city views, plans, fortresses and castles in Europe. Many plates often show fortifications in Hungary and southeast Europe, Spain, Belgium, Austria and Germany. This particular engraving and his work "Europens Pracht und Macht" were considered very unorthodox for that time and their format. Half a century later this format became popular.

Belgrade was known by many names through history, one of the names that remained in use the longest was "Alba Graeca", Latin for "Greek Dawn". In German, name retained Greek denomination since Germans referred to Serbian as Illyrian until beginning of XVIII century. In Serbian language name of city is Beograd/Београд which means "White City". This veduta of the city shows flow of the Danube and confluence of the river Sava as well as view of the city from the north with most important landmarks being shown.

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Idyllic village of Kunkowa, in Gorlice county, Poland. Orthodox church of St Luke can be seen in the bottom.

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Group of Hutsuls near wayside cross, village of Zhabie, Stanislawow voivodeship, Poland (modern day Verkhovyna, Ukraine), 1934.

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Wedding in Bukovina (not dated, no village name given)

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The Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi's story about eating honey in a Circassian village is the most insane thing you'll read today

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Zagajička hills, Serbia.

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Woodcut from "Thesaurus Philopoliticus" (1623) of Daniel Meisner depicts hunting scene near Belgrade at the time sometimes referred as "Griechisch Weissenburg" ("Greek White City").

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Church of Nativity of Virgin Mary in Podmoklovo, Russia.

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Roadside shrines in Poland depicting pensive Christ.

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Chapel of Our Lady of Peace in Sremski Karlovci, Serbia. Built in 1817 on place where representatives of Austria, Poland, Russia and Ottoman empire signed Treaty of Karlowitz ending Great Turkish War of 1683-1699.

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Mother of God with Christ and Christ by unknown iconographer, Serbia, first quarter of 18th century. Collection of gallery of Matica Srpska.

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Church of St Nicholas in Roznov, Romania. Built by Gheorghe Rosnovanu, member of Rosset-Roznovanu boyar family.

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Diptych "Annunciation" by Russian artist Mikhail Nesterov.

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A small tree shrine for Mary in the Irish countryside.

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Icon of Our Lady of the Gate at Dawn, a Lithuanian Catholic painting which historically hung above the city gate of Vilnius, Lithuania, to ward off harm to the city and its people.

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holy mother of god church in voskepar, armenia.

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Olesko castle, Ukraine. Birthplace of Jan III Sobieski, the hero of battle of Vienna.