Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Kalemegdan. Map C2. @

n (011) 262 0685. Military

Museum Tel (011) 334 3441.

# 10am– 5pm Tue–Sun.

Nebojša Kula # 10am–

9pm Sat & Sun. Sahat Kula

# 9am–9pm daily. & http://www.

beogradskatvrdjava.co.rs

Ivan Meštrović’s

Memorial to France

Meštrović’s sculpture, which

depicts a bathing figure,

was built in honour of the

French troops who played a

major role in liberating

Serbia in 1918.

. Chapel of Sveta Petka
Built in 1937, this chapel stands on
the site of a sacred spring asso ciated
with St Petka, patron saint of families.
The spring is believed to have mirac-
ul ous powers. It is thought that
St Petka’s relics were kept in a
church here during the
Middle Ages.
. Zindan Gate
This 15th-century fortified gate was
used as a zindan (dungeon) by the
Ottomans. There are good views
of the Danube from its two
barrel-like towers.

The Cvijeta Zuzoric Art Pavilion,

used for high-profile art exhi-

bitions, was named after a

cele brated poet and beauty

from 16th-century Dubrovnik.

Leopold Gate,

on the east side of

the fortress, was

built in honour of

Austrian Emperor

Leopold I, who

held Belgrade

briefly in the 1680s.

Struggle by Simeon Roksandić,
(1874–1943) a Serbian sculptor,
depicts a naked fisherman
wrestling with a snake.

Sahat Kula, a distinctive

clock tower, was built

by the Austrians in the

18th century.