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Avala Tower

A TV tower on Avala mountain, destroyed by NATO bombs in 1999 and rebuilt, beside Meštrović's Monument to the Unknown Hero.

Photo: Miomir Magdevski · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid for the tower
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Avala, 11226 BelgradeDirections
Getting There
About 30 minutes south of the city by car or taxi.

Why Go

The tower, rebuilt in 2010 to its original design, has a viewing deck over the plains toward Belgrade. On the summit nearby stands Meštrović's granite Monument to the Unknown Hero of 1938, guarded by caryatids in regional dress.

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