Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Belgrade, Serbia

Fortified settlement of Belgrade founded by the Romans in the 3rd Century B.C.

Several square blocks of pedestrian shopping area.  Note the fundraising cow in the forefront.  The streets were lined with these artistic statues.

The part of the city across the river has been rebuilt since W.W.II.  Over the course of the city's history starting in Roman times, the city's strategic importance is evident by the fact that it was destroyed about 40 times.  The latest attack on the city was in the 1990s during the Balkan crisis when NATO aircraft bombed some parts of Belgrade.

The largest percentage of people in Belgrade are Orthodox Christians.

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