IMG_0709 - The entrance to Belgrade Fortress leads through the Kalemegdan area, which acted as a buffer between it and the town.
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IMG_0711 - Kalemegdan is now a very large park with many activities, as well as military and forestry museums.
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IMG_0714 - This building, Karaula, was used in the 1840's to house Turkish guards of the main entrance. Now it is a museum.
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IMG_0718 - The Stambol Gate in the outer wall of the Fortress of Belgrade
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IMG_0719 - The modern Kalemegdan Park even has dinosaurs.
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IMG_0721 - Inside the Stambol Gate
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IMG_0722 - The Clock Gate in the inner wall
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IMG_0724 - A military exhibit at the base of old Roman walls of the Belgrade Fortress, near the entrance to the Military Museum
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IMG_0727 - The tiny grey one in the middle is a TK-3 Polish tankette, modified to a TKF. It is the only one still in existence.
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IMG_0731 - The population lived inside the fortress until the 3rd century, when the Celtic city of Singidunum was founded.
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