https://www.trip.com/moments/detail/belgrade-21229-120198825/
OLIVER LUCAS

Tesla's hometown, places named after Tesla are everywhere

Belgrade, known as the key to the Balkans due to its unique geographical location, has recorded more than 150 wars, has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, the last time was the big bombing in 1999, thousands of people died in the city, tens of thousands of homes were destroyed, in order to protect the Branko Bridge on the Sava River and the Pancevo Bridge on the Danube, thousands of citizens holding 'TARGET' signs and candles, walked onto the bridge, formed a human shield, it was quite tragic.        Kalemegdan Castle is located at the commanding heights of the old city, it is a military fortress, facing the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, overlooking the two rivers from the castle, the view is open, the scenery is beautiful, this castle has also been destroyed many times, and constantly rebuilt, witnessed the history of Belgrade, and is also a symbol of this city. Under the city wall, I listened to a tour guide's explanation, she took out a map card of former Yugoslavia, talked about the history and disintegration of former Yugoslavia, when it came to Kosovo, she said for Serbs, it is not just a piece of land, the Serbs first settled in Kosovo when they came to the Balkans, it can be said to be the cultural origin of the Serbs.     I only knew about Tesla when Elon Musk made the Tesla electric car, but in Belgrade, Tesla is everywhere, Tesla Airport, Tesla Avenue, Tesla Statue, Tesla Museum, all kinds of souvenirs with Tesla's portrait, it can be said to be everywhere, I asked a local uncle, why the whole world knows about Thomas Edison, but knows very little about Nikola Tesla, he said Tesla is a complete genius, only intoxicated with scientific research, his contribution to science is far greater than Edison, but Edison is essentially a businessman, very good at promoting and packaging himself, and even stole some of Tesla's inventions as his own, and used his influence to suppress Tesla to the utmost, I asked again why Croatia thinks Tesla is Croatian, and you think he is Serbian, the uncle said this is completely propaganda, his parents are both Serbs, just born in Croatia, and then spent most of his life in the United States, in the Tesla Museum, there is Tesla's own writing, he was born in Croatia, but his soul belongs to Serbia.
View Original Text
*Created by local travelers and translated by TripGenie.
Posted: Feb 21, 2024
Submit
0
Mentioned in This Moment
Attraction

Belgrade Fortress

4.6/5181 reviews | Castles
Belgrade
#1 of Best Things to Do in Belgrade
View
Show More
Related Moments
Belgrade Fortress
National Museum of Serbia
Belgrade Fortress
Belgrade Serbia
Fouzan 希尔
Belgrade Fortress
Belgrade Fortress 🗺️
2024wish
belgradefortress
Barroco
Belgrade Fortress
Belgrade Fortress
Belgrade Fortress
Belgrade Fortress
Breathtaking View @ Belgrade Fortress
celebratewithtrip
tripblazers
anton_rothe
Belgrade Fortress
Belgrade Fortress Sunset Viewpoint
bucketlistreboot
tripblazers
anton_rothe
Kneza Mihaila