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On Austrian maps, it is named the Great Well, but when Serbian rebels liberated Belgrade from the Ottomans in the early 19th century they gradually named it the Roman Well as the common belief at the time was that all old buildings were Roman.
Jul 14, 2007 · The first Roman fortification was a palisade, soon after a military camp – castrum was built. The castrum had a rectangular basis, 560 meters long and approximately 350 meters wide. It was...
Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain (Serbian: Чесма Мехмед-паше Соколовића, romanized: Česma Mehmed-paše Sokolovića) is an Ottoman era fountain in Belgrade. It is located next to the Defterdar's Gate near the northwestern wall of the Upper Town of Belgrade Fortress.
Jan 22, 2024 · Čukur Fountain - Atlas Obscura. Belgrade, Serbia. An eerie fountain commemorating the death of a boy that sparked a small war in the 19th century. Been Here? 12. Want to Visit? 14. Снежана...
Oct 25, 2023 · 1. Tasmajdan Caves. Belgrade’s foundations stand above a network of prehistoric caves — some of the scattered shells found within them date back up to eight million years. These cavernous...
The Romans had built the first fortification in the 2nd century and later it was home to the Roman legion IV Flaviae which protected the area. It suffered devastation by Goths, Huns, Avars and Slavs. Sometime during that tumultuous time, the ancient Singidunum was created.
May 21, 2024 · Famous Fountains. The first public drinking fountains had been constructed along the route of the Roman aqueduct in ancient times and, as of the 15th century, they became genuine sculptural works, such as the Vizier’s drinking fountain constructed on the order of Mehmed Pasha Sokolović on Kalemegdan in 1576.
