BELGRADE — The Roman Well located at the Belgrade Fortress – a part of the historic Kalemegdan area in Serbia`s capital city – on Wednesday, March 5th opened to visitors.

The location was closed for seven years, but acting head of the Beogradska Tvrđava public company Nikola Kovačević said on Wednesday that reconstruction works lasted two months, and cost less than RSD 400,000 (EUR 3,400).

“We replaced all the wiring and placed a railing along the well so that our fellow citizens can safely visit,” he said.

Access to the site will be free of charge “in the coming period,” Kovačević explained, and added it would be open to the public from 10:00 until 18:00 hours on work days. Visitors will be organized into groups of 15, and will have an expert guide accompanying them.

Member of the interim authorities in Belgrade Goran Vesić told reporters that the city in this way “wanted to show that they cared about the Belgrade Fortress,” and would continue to invest in this tourist destination, which, according to him, is especially attractive to those arriving in Belgrade via its rivers.

Vesić stressed that the reconstruction of the Roman Well was “only the first step,” and that another project aimed at boosting the appeal of the fortress would follow.

The well is some 55 meters deep, 3.4 meters wide, and has a staircase with 212 steps.

The name of the location is a misnomer – the well was in fact built by Austrians between 1717 and 1731, and served as an underground water tank.

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