Malim gradom odjekuju Jerinini koraci. Na bedemu Đurađ zagledan u nepregledni, moćni Dunav, iz Velikog grada dopire žamor dubrovačkih trgovaca, zanatlija, velikaša... Kad kročite u Smederevsku tvrđavu, sve ove slike namah ožive... A kada na izlazu za sobom ostavite Veliki grad, znaćete da ćete se vratiti, jer monumentalna lepota ovog mitskog mesta iznova i iznova zadivljuje više od pet vekova
The Small Town resounds with Jerina’s footsteps. From the ramparts Đurađ looks into the translucent waters of the mighty Danube, from the Great Town he peers down at the fatigued Dubrovnik merchants, artisans, nobles... When you step into the Smederevo Fortress, all of these images instantly come to life... And when you leave the Great Town behind, you’ll know that you’ll come back, because the monumental beauty of this mythical site has wowed visitors time and again for more than five centuries
Tekst / Words: Miroslav P. Lazić, viši kustos istoričar Muzeja u Smederevu / Miroslav P. Lazić, senior curator historian of the Museum of Smederevo Fotografije / Photography: iStock
J edne noći despot Đurađ usnio je san u kojem mu se javilo da će nova srpska pre- stonica nići na reci. Ubrzo je naredio zidanje utvrde na ušću Jeza- ve u veliki i moćni Dunav... Ova legenda o predskazanju samo je jedna od čudesnih priča koje su se s ko- lena na koleno pre- nosile dugo nakon propasti despotovi- ne. U njima se me- ša stvarnost sa fikci- jom, a protagonisti prelomnih trenuta- ka završne epizode srpske srednjovekov- ne državnosti s izmi- šljenim likovima. Uz malo mašte i danas u savršeno akustičnom Malom gradu možete čuti odjek stihova o Prokletoj Jerini: „...u lijepu mjestu Smederevu pake se junak poturčio od Đurđeva teškoga zuluma od Đurđeva i od Jerinina od njinoga bezakonja.“ Kulučarima nije bilo jasno za- što je zidan tako veliki grad. Glavni arhitekta je bio Georgije Kantaku- zin, rođeni brat Đurđeve žene Je- rine, iz ugledne grčke porodice, pa
O ne night despot Đurađ dreamt a dream in which it was revealed to him that the new Serbian capital would be built on a riv- er. He soon ordered the construction of a fortification at the confluence of the Jeza- va and the great, mighty Danube... This legend of a pro-
I dan-danas kruži legenda da je u lagumima ispod grada zakopano blago Proklete Jerine To this day legend persists that the treasure of Irene the Cursed is buried in the dungeons beneath the city
phetic dream is just one of the wondrous sto- ries that were passed on from generation to generation long after the demise of the Serbi- an Despotate. They blend reality with fiction, while the protagonists of land- mark moments in the fi- nal episodes of Serbia’s medieval statehood are fused with fictional char- acters. With a little imag- ination, in the perfect
acoustics of the Small Town today, you can hear the echo of the verses of the Damned Jerina or Irene the Cursed: „...u lijepu mjestu Smederevu pake se junak poturčio od Đurđeva teškoga zuluma od Đurđeva i od Jerinina od njinoga bezakonja“. It was not clear to the toiling workers why he built such a large city. The main ar- chitect was Georgije Kantakouzene, the
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