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Museum of Roma Culture in Belgrade. The Museum of Roma Culture in Belgrade (Serbian: Музеј ромске културе у Београду, romanized: Muzej romske kulture u Beogradu) is the first Roma museum in Southeastern Europe, while otherwise the heritage of Roma culture is most often displayed as permanent exhibitions in museums with a different main focus.
During the age of the Ottoman Empire most of Serbia and the Balkans were under Turkish control, and many Serbs moved to Istanbul and Anatolia for reasons ranging from economic to forceful relocation.
Stari Grad occupies the ending ridge of Šumadija geological bar [self-published source].The cliff-like ridge, where the fortress of Kalemegdan is located, overlooks the Great War Island and the confluence of the Sava river into the Danube, and makes one of the most beautiful natural lookouts in Belgrade.
With Terazije, it is part of the "Stari Beograd" ("Old Belgrade") cultural unit, which is under protection. [82] [83] In time, due to the poor maintenance, by 2019 the piazetta deteriorated again. [84] The inclined street is 165 metres (541 ft) long, and covers an area of 3,200 square metres (34,000 sq ft).
Belgrade (/ b ɛ l ˈ ɡ r eɪ d / bel-GRAYD, / ˈ b ɛ l ɡ r eɪ d / BEL-grayd; [a] Serbian: Београд / Beograd, lit. 'White City', pronounced ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. [10]
The name of the square has been the subject of much debate in the city. Vuk Drašković of the Serbian Renewal Movement suggested the square be renamed to Freedom Square (Трг Слободе / Trg Slobode) after pro-democracy demonstrations were held in the square to oust Slobodan Milosević on 9 March 1991, during the 1991 protests in Belgrade. [1]
Vračar (Serbian Cyrillic: Врачар, pronounced [v̞rǎt͡ʃaːr]) is an affluent urban area and municipality of the city of Belgrade known as the location of many embassies and museums.