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The Season of Thematic Walks Through New Cemetery Begins
With the guided tour 'Great Men of Generous Souls - A Story of Benefactors and Philanthropists,' starting tomorrow at 11 AM, the decade-long tradition of thematic tours of New Cemetery continues, as announced by JKP 'Belgrade Cemeteries.' Visitors will walk with a guide through the alleys of the eternal resting place, which this year marks 140 years of existence, visit monuments, and learn about capable merchants, powerful industrialists, brave officers, and ordinary citizens, modest craftsmen who considered charity their moral and patriotic duty.
TL;DR
- Thematic guided tours of New Cemetery are starting soon.
- The first tour, 'Great Men of Generous Souls,' focuses on benefactors and philanthropists.
- Subsequent tours include 'Immortal Portraits of Legendary Professors' and 'Woven from Soul and Mind - Tracing Remarkable Serbian Women.'
- A general tour, 'Alleys of New Cemetery,' covers the cemetery's history, art, and biographies of significant individuals.
- All tours are free, last two hours, and require no prior registration.
- The expert guide is art historian Dr. Violeta Obrenović.
- Meeting point for all tours is the main gate of New Cemetery.