It comprises the area between eastern perimeter of the Fortress and Tadeusa Koscuska Street. This area was initially used for setting tents and roundabout of travelling circuses, while at the beginning of the twentieth century it served for hosting the first travelling cinemas. Its renovation began after the First World War with organised planting a […]

“Cvijeta Zuzoric” Art Pavilion was built on the Little Kalemegdan in 1928 with funds provided by the “Cvijeta Zuzoric” Society of Art Lovers. Branislav Nusic was the initiator of the project. He was guided by the idea of “spreading interest for art and creating favourable conditions for the prosperity and development of our people”. The […]

Fountain “Awakening” is located in front of the “Cvijeta Zurovic” Art Pavilion. It was made by sculptor Dragomir Arambasic in 1936.

Decorative statue for the pylon “The Genius of Death” by sculptor Ivan Meštrović was created just before the big International Show in Rome in 1911. For that occasion, Serbia had a national pavilion made in a villa Julia, where the most important artists of our region exhibited their works. Meštrović’s idea was to have the […]

Sculpture “Weary Soldier” was made of bronze in 1935 as a replica of Toma Rosandic’s marble piece which is displayed in the National Museum, Belgrade.

Sculpture “Partisan with children” is the work of Jelena Jovanovic dating from 1950.

Belgrade Zoo, also known as the Garden of Good Hope, is located within the Belgrade Fortress, more precisely in Mali Kalemegdan. Opened on 12th July 1936, Belgrade Zoo is the oldest and largest zoo in Serbia. During World War II, the zoo was bombed twice — in 1941 and in 1944 — during which it […]

Branko Radicevic Monument was put up in 1955. It is the work of Aleksandar Zarin. Branko Radicevic (1824–1853) was a poet. At the beginning he wrote in Germain, but he later joined Serbian literary circle gathered around Vuk Karadzic. In 1883 his mortal remains were moved and buried in Strazilovo.

Marko Miljanov (1833–1901) was a Montenegrin hero, general, duke and writer. He wrote about his own and other people’s experiences. His principal work is The Examples of Humanity and Bravery.

Jasa Prodanovic Memorial Bust is the work of sculptor Sreten Stojanovic from 1958. Jasa Prodanovic (1867–1948) was a politician and historian of literature. He wrote political brochures and collected two anthologies of folk songs and stories.