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Kalemegdan Park

Kalemegdan Park.

Kalemegdan Park is the largest park and the most important historicalmonument in Belgrade.[1] It is located on a 125-metre-high (410 ft)cliff, at the junction of the River Sava and the Danube. Its name isformed from the two Turkish words: "Kale" (meaning "fortress") andarchaic word of turkish origin " megdan [2]" (meaning "plaza").

The Kalemegdan Park, split in two as the Large and Little parks, wasdeveloped in the area that once was the town field. It provides placesof rest and entertainment. The Belgrade Fortress and the KalemegdanPark together represent a cultural monument of exceptionalimportance, the area where various sport, cultural and arts events takeplace, for all generations of Belgraders and numerous visitors of the city.

The first works on arranging the town field Kalemegdan started in 1869. During March 1891, the pathways were cutthrough, and trees were planted; in 1903 the Little Staircase was built, based on the project of Jelisaveta Načić, thefirst woman architect in Serbia, while the Big Staircase, designed by architect Aleksandar Krstic, was built in 1928.The Little and Large Kalemegdan Park are as follows:• Mali Kalemegdanski park (Мали Калемегдански парк or "Little Kalemegdan Park") occupies the area in the

eastern section, which borders the urban section of Belgrade. Northern section of Little Kalemegdan Park isoccupied by the Belgrade Zoo, opened in 1936. The art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzorić is also located here.

• Veliki Kalemegdanski Park (Велики Калемегдански парк or "Large Kalemegdan Park") occupies the southerncorner of the fortress, with geometrical promenades, a military museum, a museum of forestry and hunting, andthe Monument of Gratitude to France.

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Monument of Gratitude to France Belgrade Fortress. View of park

Trees Road in park.

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References[1] "Public enterprise", www.beogradskatvrdjava.co.rs, webpage: CO.rs (http:/ / www. beogradskatvrdjava. co. rs/

Public-enterprise-_1966-70_1963).[2] http:/ / en. wiktionary. org/ wiki/ megdan

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