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Belgrade Fortress

Belgrade Fortress (Kalemegdan). The artillery display is part of the Belgrade Military Museum (Vojni Muzej). "To the N.W. , above the junction of the Save and Danube, is the dilapidated Fortress. In the upper part are prisons, the Army Museum, the commandant's headquarters (with old cannon and mortars in front of them) , and a deep well with a double opening . In the lower part are barracks, magazines, and (on the bank of the Danube) the Neboysha (torture) tower and the Emp. Charles Gate, built under Prince Eugene (1719)".--Baedeker 1911. EE1975172
Belgrade

August 6th 1975
Belgrade Fortress was the focus of sightseeing in Belgrade. The fortress, above the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, dates to the 6th century. The fortress is full of ramparts, walls, towers and gates from various eras. An artillery display is part of the Belgrade Military Museum. On a historical note, monitors of the Austro-Hungarian Danube Flotilla opened fire on the fortress early in t ... read more
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