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Monument to Dositej Obradović

Made of bronze, total height 500 cm. Erected in 1911 in front of the former National Library (entrance to Kalemegdan), and in 1930 transferred to Univerzitetski Park. Inscribed on the monument is a maxim: "Learn while going, look at centuries!" During the First Serbian Insurrection, and in 1808 founded the Great School, afterwards becoming in 1811 the first Minister of Education. He aspired to educate the people of Serbia by spreading his knowledge and ideas among them.

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Serbian Monuments

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