A 23-meter-high monument to Prince Nemanja in the middle of a new posh quarter in Belgrade is causing a stir. Because with the project, head of state Vučić is also setting up himself – allegedly quite lucrative – monument.
A cool wind blows through the dry branches of the freshly planted trees on the construction site on Belgrade’s Savski Square. Workers in neon jackets are busily rolling out green grass mats. The cloud cover tears up: the bright winter sun bathes the monument colossus in a pale glow.
“After eight centuries of waiting”, Serbia has finally erected a monument to Stefan Nemanja, said Belgrade’s “city manager” Goran Vesić, before the inauguration of the monument to “the founder of the greatest Serbian dynasty”, which is scheduled for Wednesday. “It looks unreal. I am overjoyed, ”said President Aleksandar Vučić about“ the most beautiful place in Belgrade ”:“ Serbia rose from the ashes like a phoenix. ”
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