Kalemegdan Park

Kalemegdan Park is the largest park in Belgrade, and at the same time, a part of the most important cultural and historical complex in the city, which is dominated by the Belgrade Fortress. The arranging of the area around the Fortress into a park began after the Fortress was surrendered...

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  • Kalemegdan Park is the largest park in Belgrade, and at the same time, a part of the most important cultural and historical complex in the city, which is dominated by the Belgrade Fortress.
  • The arranging of the area around the Fortress into a park began after the Fortress was surrendered to the Serbs in 1867. The first sketches were made by urbanist Emilijan Josimović.
  • The planned works at Kalemegdan began in 1890, when the army handed over the park to the Belgrade municipality. In 1905, the park was expanded and after 1931, the park areas were further extended to the Kalemegdan Upper Town.
  • There is a number of monuments in the park that remind of important historical events and prominent personalities of Serbian culture.