Eternal Flame

The Eternal Flame is a memorial in the Park of Friendship in Belgrade, Serbia. It is dedicated to the military and civilian casualties resulting from the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 and symbolizes the resistance of the Serbian nation to the attack.

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Type: Obelisk
Description: war memorial in Serbia
Also known as: “Eternal flame”, “Eternal flame (Belgrade)”, “Eternal Flame (Monument to the victims of 1999 NATO bombing)”, and “Vecna vatra”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Park of Friendship and Malo Ratno Ostrvo.

Park of Friendship

Park

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The Park of Friendship in New Belgrade is one of the largest parks in Belgrade. Park of Friendship is situated 130 metres southeast of Eternal Flame.

Malo Ratno Ostrvo

Islet

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Little War Island or Malo ratno ostrvo or Horse Island or Konjsko ostrvo is a river island in Serbia, located at the mouth of the Sava river into the Danube.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

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The Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum located in Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1958 as the Modern Gallery, making if one the first museums of this type in the world. Museum of Contemporary Art is situated 550 metres east of Eternal Flame.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ušće and Staro Sajmište.

Ušće

Locality

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Ušće is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd. Ušće is located on the mouth of the Sava river into the Danube, thus the name.

Staro Sajmište

Neighborhood

Staro Sajmište is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of New Belgrade, and it was the site of the World War II Sajmište concentration camp from 1941 to 1944, when the area was under control of the Nazi puppet state Independent State of Croatia.