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Today's Congregation church in Belgrade was built on another church's foundations, the tembple of St. Arhistratig which is mentioned during the Austrian reign of Belgrade between 1717 and 1739. The ol...
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Delijska fountain in Belgrade is one of the oldest fountains mentioned in the 17th century. The name "delijska" came from the Turkish word for light cavalry for whom the fountain was built originally....
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In the location of today's Home of National Assembly in Belgrade during the Turkish reign existed the Batal Mosque. It was believed to be constructed around 1585 by the official in charge of Belgrade...
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The oldest preserved house in Belgrade is located in Dorcol at 10 Cara Dusana street. The construction began in 1724 and was completed three years later.  More on the oldest preserved house in Belgra...
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The international airport "Beograd" was located between Bezanijska kosa and the left bank of Sava, near today's Tosin bunar. The airport opened for traffic in March 1927. During 1939 and 1940 around 1...
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The monument to prince Mihailo Obrenovic was constructed in 1882 in honor of the state official who finally liberated Serbia from Turkish reign and brought it independence. It was the first public, fi...
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Zrnov was a medieval fort located in the highest part of Avala. The Romans erected a fortification where the Serbs later constructed a fortress which was expanded and strengthened in case of an attack...
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The tavern called "?" (Question mark) is one of the oldest establishments of that type in Belgrade. It was constructed between the years 1820 and 1823. Today this tavern looks exactly the same as it d...
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Belgrade is among the first cities in the world that had a cinema, right after Paris, London, Brussels, Madrid, Vienna and Berlin. After Belgrade, the film came to Bombay, Moscow, New York... the firs...
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The Ethnographic Mueseum has changed its location several times - it was housed in the home of Stevca Mahajlovic located in the corner of Kneza Milosa and Bircaninova streets, then in the building in...
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The first tram in Belgrade, then pulled by horses, began trafficking on the 14th of October 1892. It went from Kalemegdan to Slavija. Before Belgrade, only New York, Paris, London and Berlin had tramw...
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In the corner of Simina and Kapetan Misina streets there is a corner dedicated to Salvador Dali. The plaque was set in 2006, inspired by Dali's painting of melting clocks. 
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The "Cvetni trg" (Floral square) was known as "Cvetna pijaca" (Floral market) as of 1843 and occupied the area between the streets Kralja Milana, Njegoseva and Svetozara Markovica. In 1864 it was move...
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The oldest cultural institution in Serbia is the public library of Serbia. It was founded in 1832 in Belgrade, in the Gligorije Vozarovic book store which used to be located in the corner of Kralja Pe...
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The first name of Nikola Pasic square was Marks and Engels square. It had this name since 1953 when it was constructed, up until 1997. 
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Terazije fountain was construted in 1860 by decree of the prince Milos Obrenovic. During the great reconstruction of Terazije in 1911 the fountain was moved in front of the Topcider church, from where...
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The Skadarska street is probably the only street in Belgrade which only changed its name one time. During WWI, the name of this street was changed to "Ruzina" street, but immediately after liberation...
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The Roman Emperor Flavius Iovianus Augustus was born in year 331, in Belgrade. (Then Singidunum)
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Shaul Ladany an Israeli Olympian and 1972 world champion in 100km walking was born in 1936 in Belgrade. 
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On the 24th of March 1988, the first McDonalds in Serbia began work. This was also the first McDonalds in the entire central-eastern and south-eastern Europe, so Belgrade was the first city in this pa...
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Between the year 1913 and 1940 the Terazije square was called "Prestolonaslednikov" (throne heir's) square. The name Terazije was given to the square was founded around 1840, until 1913 when it was ch...
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The first IKEA store in Belgrade began work on the 27th of March in 1991. It was located in New Belgrade in the Jugopetrol building and back then it was only the  second IKEA store in Eastern Europe (...
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In the entrance to "Milosev konak" there is a plantan which was planted by Czech gardeners in 1830. This is one of the largest and most beautiful plantans in Europe, with trees over 34m tall casting s...
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"Zeleni venac" (green wreath) was named after the tavern which used to exist where the McDonalds is located today, led by a certain German lady. Instead of a sign with the name of the tavern, the esta...
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