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Place of worship · Palilula, Belgrade

St. Mark's Church

Црква Светог Марка

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Photograph

A photograph of St. Mark's Church
Photograph · Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0
Today
Open today, 07:00 – 19:00
Visit duration
30 min
Accessibility
Not step-free
Price
Free entry
Standing
Must see · Heritage site
Rank
Rank 14 of 1,817
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Place details and sources

This place is a Place of worship. It was established in 1940. It was built in the Byzantine Revival architecture style. It was designed by Petar and Branko Krstić. It is built of brick. It carries the Monument of Culture heritage designation.

Official website
www.crkvasvetogmarka.rs Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Telephone
+381 11 3231940 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Address
Светог Марка, 17, Београд OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wheelchair access
Not available OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Building
Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage grade
Grade 2 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established
1940 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation
Monument of Culture Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style
Byzantine Revival architecture Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Religion
Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Denomination
Serbian Orthodox OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Material
brick Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Height
60 m Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect
Petar and Branko Krstić Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article
Church of Saint Mark, Belgrade Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

About St. Mark's Church

St. Mark's Church is a Serbian Orthodox church on Tašmajdan hill in central Belgrade, built between 1931 and 1940 to designs by the brothers Petar and Branko Krstić, both professors at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture. It is modeled on the fourteenth-century Gračanica Monastery in Kosovo and belongs to the Serbo-Byzantine revival that shaped Belgrade's largest interwar churches. Monday–Sunday 07:00–19:00. Open daily with no weekly closure day. Open daily with no weekly closure day. Services take place during visitor hours; the regular schedule includes Sunday Matins at 08:00, Divine Liturgy at 09:00 and Vespers at 19:00.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

What's inside

The naos holds up to 2,000 worshippers and the choir gallery can seat 150 musicians, spread across roughly 1,150 square meters of interior floor space. The church has three altars: the main altar, and two side altars dedicated to the medieval Serbian ruler Stefan Lazarević and to the Transfiguration. The marble iconostasis was installed in 1992 to a design by Zoran Petrović, its mosaic icons added between 1996 and 1998 by Đuro Radlović. St. Open daily with no weekly closure day.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

How long to spend

Twenty to thirty minutes covers the interior at a normal pace: the iconostasis, the two large mosaics and the royal and imperial tombs are the points worth stopping at. Visitors with a specific interest in Serbian church architecture or in the Nemanjić dynasty can extend that to 45 minutes by walking the full perimeter of the naos. Alexander Nevsky, roughly ten minutes away on foot, without needing to set aside a separate half-day. Free general admission; no visitor ticket is charged. Free general admission; no visitor ticket is charged. Voluntary donations support the church and its renovation.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

Season and crowds

Mornings on weekdays are quietest, before tour groups working through central Belgrade's church circuit arrive. Sunday mornings carry an active liturgy with a full congregation, which is a valid way to see the building in use but is not the moment for a slow, photographic look at the mosaics. Monday–Sunday 07:00–19:00. The church is at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 17 beside Tašmajdan Park. Tram line 8 serves the named Tašmajdan stop; the official route places it between Pravni fakultet and RK Beograđanka. The exact OSM feature is tagged wheelchair=no. The responsible heritage authority describes the main western entrance as being reached by a wide staircase.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

Tickets

Entry is free, as it is at every working Orthodox church in Belgrade; there is no admission booth and no combined ticket that covers St. Mark's alongside other sites in the city. Donation boxes near the entrance and the candle stand fund upkeep and are customary rather than mandatory. Free general admission; no visitor ticket is charged. Free general admission; no visitor ticket is charged. Voluntary donations support the church and its renovation. The exact OSM feature is tagged wheelchair=no. The responsible heritage authority describes the main western entrance as being reached by a wide staircase.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

Getting there

The church stands on Tašmajdan hill on Bulevar kralja Aleksandra, a twelve-to-fifteen-minute walk east from Republic Square along Knez Mihailova and then the boulevard. Alexander Nevsky Church a few streets to the west. The church is at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 17 beside Tašmajdan Park. The church is at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 17 beside Tašmajdan Park. Tram line 8 serves the named Tašmajdan stop; the official route places it between Pravni fakultet and RK Beograđanka. The responsible heritage authority describes the main western entrance as being reached by a wide staircase.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

What to watch out for

As an active Serbian Orthodox church, St. Mark's expects the same conduct as any working parish: shoulders and knees covered, hats off for men, and quiet during services. Entry may be restricted or the interior closed to sightseeing during liturgies, which run regularly on Sunday mornings and on feast days; a visit timed outside those hours avoids the conflict entirely. The exact OSM feature is tagged wheelchair=no. The present church was built from 1931 to 1940 near the site of the earlier church dating from 1835. Architects Petar and Branko Krstić designed the present building.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

Photography

Photography without flash is normally tolerated in the naos outside of active services; flash and tripods disturb worship and are best avoided regardless of posted policy. The exterior stonework photographs well from the Tašmajdan Park side in the morning, when the sun is behind the photographer and picks out the two-tone stone banding. Architects Petar and Branko Krstić designed the present building. The church holds a major collection of Serbian icons from the 18th and 19th centuries. A sarcophagus in the southern nave contains the remains of Emperor Dušan. The crypt contains the graves of King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Draga Mašin.

Checked 2026-08-31 · Source

Common questions

When was St. Mark's Church built?

The present church was built from 1931 to 1940 near the site of the earlier church dating from 1835.

Who designed St. Mark's Church?

Architects Petar and Branko Krstić designed the present building.

What historic artwork is kept inside?

The church holds a major collection of Serbian icons from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Whose remains are in the southern part of the nave?

A sarcophagus in the southern nave contains the remains of Emperor Dušan.

Who is buried in the crypt?

The crypt contains the graves of King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Draga Mašin.

Whose sarcophagus is in the northern part of the church?

The northern part contains the sarcophagus and remains of Patriarch German.

Is there an entry fee for St. Mark's Church?

Entry is free. Current details on donation-box practice or any area-specific restrictions are not published on the sources this page uses and are not reproduced here.

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