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Historic monuments, Theme: History in Stari Grad, Belgrade

Stari Grad is one of three central municipalities of Belgrade, encompassing some of the city's oldest urban sections. The Beograđska Tvrđava fortress, Narodni m...

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Editorial responsibility: Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Stari Grad is one of three central municipalities of Belgrade, encompassing some of the city's oldest urban sections. The Beograđska Tvrđava fortress, Narodni muzej Srbije and Vojni muzej stand among its catalogued places. The district contains significant historical monuments, religious sites and cultural institutions that reflect Belgrade's layered past.

Checked 2026-09-04

Practical information

Language spoken
Serbian
Written in both Cyrillic and Latin; English is understood in tourist districts
Dialling code
+381 11
Belgrade landlines; drop the leading 0 of 011 when calling from abroad
Currency
Serbian dinar (RSD)
Euros are not accepted; cards are widely taken in Belgrade
Emergency number
112
One number across the country; 194 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type
Type C and F · 230 V
Standard European two-pin
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Ruins of the National Library of Serbia
    02 15 min

    Ruins of the National Library of Serbia

    Рушевине Народне библиотеке из нацистичког бомбардовања 1941.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Singidunum Singidunum
    03 30 min

    Singidunum

    Антички Сингидунум

    Singidunum is the Roman name for the fortified settlement that stood on the ridge now occupied by Belgrade Fortress, at the point where the Sava River meets the Danube.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  3. Prince Mihailo Monument Prince Mihailo Monument
    04 15 min

    Prince Mihailo Monument

    Споменик кнезу Михаилу

    The Monument to Prince Mihailo is a bronze equestrian statue standing at the centre of Republic Square, Belgrade's main square.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. Monument of Gratitude to France Monument of Gratitude to France
    05 10 min

    Monument of Gratitude to France

    Споменик захвалности Француској

    Twenty thousand people filled Kalemegdan Park on 11 November 1930 to watch King Alexander I, Queen Maria, Prince Paul and Princess Olga unveil a bronze woman striding forward with one arm raised — Belgrade's Monument of Gratitude to France, dedicated…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  5. Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan
    06 10 min

    Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan

    Гробница народних хероја

    The Tomb of National Heroes is a memorial in Kalemegdan Park at Belgrade Fortress. The public enterprise that manages the fortress dates the tomb to 1948.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  6. Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain
    07 45 min

    Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain

    Чесма Мехмед-паше Соколовића

    Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain is a sixteenth-century Ottoman drinking fountain in the Upper Town of Belgrade Fortress. Erected between 1576 and 1577, it is the only endowment of Ottoman vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović in Belgrade.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  7. Zindan Gate Zindan Gate
    08 45 min

    Zindan Gate

    Зиндан капија

    Zindan Gate is a mid-15th-century barbican at Belgrade Fortress, built as a small forward defence for the Eastern Gate.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  8. Čukur Fountain Čukur Fountain
    09 5 min

    Čukur Fountain

    Чукур чесма

    The Čukur Fountain is a monument in Dobračina Street, Dorćol, marking the spot where a killing in 1862 set off a night of street fighting and, two days later, an Ottoman bombardment of Belgrade.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  9. Keys Handover Memorial Keys Handover Memorial
    10 45 min

    Keys Handover Memorial

    Место предаје кључева Београда 1867.

    The Keys Handover Memorial is a compact outdoor monument at the entrance to Kalemegdan Park from Knez Mihailova Street.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  10. Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh
    11 45 min

    Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh

    Дамад Али-пашино турбе

    Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh is a compact hexagonal Ottoman mausoleum in the Upper Town of Belgrade Fortress, near the remains of the former Sultan Suleiman Mosque.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  11. Mika Alas's House Mika Alas's House
    12 45 min

    Mika Alas's House

    Дом Мике Аласа

    Mika Alas's House is a protected historic residence at 22 Kosančićev Venac in Belgrade’s Stari Grad municipality. Built in 1910, it was designed by architect Petar Bajalović for Mihailo Petrović, the mathematician and scientist known as Mika Alas.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  12. Belgrade Planetarium Belgrade Planetarium
    13 45 min

    Belgrade Planetarium

    Београдски планетаријум

    Belgrade Planetarium is a compact astronomy venue inside the Lower Town of Belgrade Fortress, near the Eastern Gate complex. Its defining feature is an 8-metre projection screen used for presentations about the sky and celestial objects.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  13. Monument to Dositej Obradović Monument to Dositej Obradović
    14 45 min

    Monument to Dositej Obradović

    Споменик Доситеју Обрадовићу

    The Monument to Dositej Obradović is a bronze memorial in Academic Park, also called Studentski Park, at Studentski trg in central Belgrade. It honours Dositej Obradović, the Serbian Enlightenment writer and educator whose work shaped literary and educational culture.

    • High
    • Historic monument
  14. Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture
    15 45 min

    Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture

    Споменик цару Николају II

    Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture is a bronze memorial to the last Russian emperor in Aleksandrov Park, central Belgrade.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  15. Monument to Josif Pančić Monument to Josif Pančić
    16 45 min

    Monument to Josif Pančić

    Споменик Јосифу Панчићу

    The Monument to Josif Pančić is a bronze memorial in Academic Park, beside Studentski Trg in central Belgrade. Created by sculptor Đorđe Jovanović and erected in 1897, it presents Pančić standing with a magnifying glass and a branch.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  16. Menorah in Flames Menorah in Flames
    17 45 min

    Menorah in Flames

    Менора у пламену

    Menorah in Flames is a bronze Holocaust memorial on Belgrade’s Danube riverbank in Dorćol. Created by Yugoslav sculptor and Holocaust survivor Nandor Glid, it was unveiled on 21 October 1990.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  17. Monument to Vojvoda Vuk Monument to Vojvoda Vuk
    18 45 min

    Monument to Vojvoda Vuk

    Споменик војводи Вуку

    Monument to Vojvoda Vuk is a 1936 sculpture by Đorđe Jovanović honouring Vojin Popović, the Serbian military commander known as Vojvoda Vuk. It stands in Park Vojvode Vuka, a compact public space between Ulica carice Milice and Topličin venac.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
  18. Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries
    21 45 min

    Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries

    Обелиск подигнут у спомен прве конференције Покрета несврстаних земаља 1961. у Београду

    • High
    • Historic monument
  19. Outer Sava Gate Outer Sava Gate
    22 45 min

    Outer Sava Gate

    Спољна Сава капија

    • High
    • Historic monument

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·