Dorcol, Belgrade

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Established in 1967 BITEF (Belgrade International Theatre Festival) represents one of the rare theatre festivals of the world in whose program experimental, avant-garde, and exploring forms appear. Simultaneously with great classical productions.

This church is located in the historical Dorcol district. It was built in 1928/29. Its architecture reflects the traditional Moravska style of Serbian architecture.

Services:

Nightly service at 5pm (everyday except Sat.)
Morning services at 7:30am (except Sun. & holidays)
Sunday service at 9am

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The Bajrakli Mosque is inside the dorcol quarter, to be honets it's not easy to find as it's not advertised in the main streets, but only once you get really close to it.
It was built in 1575 and today it's the only Mosque left in Belgrade of the 273 that had existed during the Ottoman empire. It was converted to Roman catholic church during the occupation of austrians and later began a mosque again.
It was burned during the war in Kosovo as a reactions to the fires given to churches in that area, damages can be seen yet.

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This old church is located in dorcol quarter and has been built in 1877 and then dedicated to St. Alexander Newsky.
In the church's choirs there are the monuments dedicated to the solders killed during the liberation wars 1876-1918 and some other monuments dedicated to some zars.

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Given all the bad wrap that Serbia has gotten over the last twenty years, it might be surprising to learn that not only is there a mosque in the Serbian capital, but that it is nearly 500 years old and that it is still used for its original purpose. The Bayrakli Dzamija (Turkish for “mosque with flag) is a small and otherwise unassuming structure in the capital’s Dorcel district. It’s wedged in-between other buildings, some of which bear traces of old Belgrade. It was constructed in 1575 and is the only one of the 273 mosques that were built in the city during the Turkish occupation. Today it is still used by the city’s Muslim minority, some of whom are Turks or Albanians but most of whom, I gather, are Muslim Slavs, whether from Serbia, the Sandzak or Bosnia. The fact that the Mosque is still in use means that you shouldn’t expect some sort of elaborate display like in a museum, and also that you must remove your shoes before entering the prayer hall. There is security outside the mosque, and this is likely because of the incidents that occurred in March 2004, when a mob, angry about the destruction of Serbian Orthodox Churches and Monasteries in Kosmet (Kosovo and Metohija) turned on the Bayrakli Mosque and set it alike. The structure has since been restored to its former appearance, and was reopened for prayers. It should be noted that, although the mob turned on the Mosque in order to exact revenge for damages in Kosmet, Muslim organizations in Serbia have supported the official view that Kosovo is an inalienable part of Serbia’s sovereign territory.

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The Belgrade Zoological Garden founded in 1936 is situated in part of the Belgrade fortress, in Kalemegdan, the most important cultural-historical monument of Belgrade.

Even though it covers a surface of only seven hectares, the Garden possesses an extremely large animal stock of good quality. It consists of over 2,000 animals, including around 270 animal species.

The Belgrade Zoological Garden works all 365 days of the year.

In the winter period the box-office is open from 8:00 to 17:00.
In the summer period the box-office is open from 8:00 to 20:00.
The Zoo closes thirty minutes after the closing of the box-office.

The ticket prices:
- adults (over 15 years of age) 250 dinars per person
- children (from 3 to 15 years of age) 200 dinars per person
- students' excursions (over 15 persons) 150 dinars per person

Children under 3 years of age can enter the garden free of charge.

This mosque was build between 1660 and 1668 , and this is the unique mosque who was left in Belgrade of 80 mosque who was existed. Even whe austrians was ocuped Serbia was converted to Catholic Church but when Ottoman was retomed Belgrade this will return to Mosque again. The name of the mosque Bayrakli whit means whit flag in Turkish.

The Museum keeps a collection of old textbooks, pedagogical literature, books, magazines and documents from 18th century to present day. Entrance Fee.
(Tue. - Fri. 10-17, Saturdays and Sundays 10-15, Mondays closed)