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Also on display are thousands of elaborate relay batons presented to him by young 'Pioneers', plus gifts from political leaders and the voguish set of the era.

More batons presented to him.

The tomb of Tito. Many still view Tito as a strong, influential leader, revered for leading an uprising against the Nazis. Others however see him as a totalitarian dictator who prohibited free speech, imprisoned tens of thousands of political dissenters, and killed over half a million people.

View looking toward the entrance of the building.

Belgrade is by no means a 'pretty' capital, but its gritty exuberance makes it one of the most happening cities in Europe.

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. He is from Belgrade. There is a museum in Belgrade for him. Ironically this is an advertisement for Tesla products.

Reflections of the Church of Saint Sava in a neighboring new modeern glass building.

Florin, our local guide, introduced us to the Church of Saint Sava Orthodox Cathedral one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and ranks among the largest church buildings in the world. The main floor is currently under renovation.

The greatest achievement of the construction process was lifting of the 4,000 ton central dome, which was built on the ground, together with the copper plate and the cross, and later lifted onto the walls. The lifting, which took forty days with the especially constructed hydraulic machines, was finished on 26 June 1989.

Twenty one feet below the Church of Saint Sava there is the Crypt and Dome Mosaic.

Crypt of Memorial Temple of Saint Sava, Temple beneath the temple bears the official name Temple of the Holy Martyr Prince Lazar. The base of the crypt itself was formerly much smaller and located beneath the altar of the temple, taking up space of about 250 square meters and was designed for the storage of human remains of Serbian patriarchs.

Crypt can be used for worship and as a venue for cultural events - debates, performances, exhibitions, lectures. Modern decorative lighting of identical temperature gives an extra sense of grandeur coloring. Golden color dominates the vault. Constant pleasant temperature creates additional pleasant feeling.

Belgrade has lots of streets cars

New and modern round about in the city.

When the bombs rained down on Belgrade in 1999, the city which had seen so much war in its life was suddenly in the crosshairs again. The people of Serbia , as buildings exploded around them, they felt the full force of a local conflict becoming an international target. Under the banner of NATO, more than a dozen countries were part of the bombings which they say was aimed at stopping the Kosovo War. At the time, there was alleged ethnic cleansing of Albanians in the Kosovo region by Serbian authorities and, despite not having a mandate from the United Nations, NATO believed the correct thing to do was stop any potential war crimes.

I was told this is a demonstration by teachers in Belgrade the day we were touring.

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