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The Mala Rijeka viaduct is a viaduct on the Belgrade – Bar railway, located some 20km north of Podgorica.The project was started in 1969 and was completed in 1973. It is the tallest railway viaduct in the world. (This record height was held by the Fades viaduct in France). It is 498.8 metres (1,636 ft) long and rises 200 metres (660 ft) above the Mala Rijeka (meaning literally Little river). It is also the longest bridge on the Belgrade – Bar railway.36,000 m³ of concrete and 100,000 tons of steel were built into the bridge. The largest of four pillars, upon which the bridge lies, has a base bigger than a tennis court. Belgian extreme sportist Cedric Dumont was the first person ever to base jump from the bridge (on September 11th, 2008).

The Hussein-paša mosque is located in the centre of Pljevlja. The mosque’s minaret is 42 metres high. This masterpiece of Islamic culture in the Balkans was built at the end of the 16th century, courtesy of Hussein-paša Boljanić, who was born in the village Boljanić, near Pljevlja. Prior to settling in Pljevlja, Hussein-paša performed a number of important duties at the court in Constantinople.

The mosque was built from finely hewn stone, with rich internal ornaments, while the walls are painted with floral details and a quotation from the Koran.

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When you starting your traveling from Zabljak and going into the direction of Niksic ,on the ninth kilometer of your voyage you will pass on Riblje lake. This lake is situated on the plateau called ‘’Grcka strana’ (Grecian side), with altitude level 1.409 m and its depth is 5.5 m. The name was given according to the great abundance of fish, with especially big examples of it. By folk tales, the Italian carabinieri-which had their quarters in Zabljak, once have caught two huge trouts and they were extending from one side of road to the other side of it .On the other side of Durmitor, on its south-east side, where highland relief is transforming into lake plateau is situated

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The Besac Fortress, or as the people usually call it “the town of Besac” is situated on the hill, at the altitude of approximately 50 m, which rises from Virsko polje and Kruseva bara, right above the Virpazar community. The strategic importance of Beasc is based on the fact that from its observation posts and towers one gets a complete view of the surrounding area, especially from Virsko polje on the northwest and the Skadar Lake on the northeast. The fortress can be reached by a gravel road that can be used by vehicles, that is connected to the road Vir-Ostros, along one side of the lake for approximately 200 m. The Besac fortress represents a fortification complex that consists of an external defensive wall, with the gate on the southern side and observation points on the northeast and southwest corners, and the inside buildings: rectangular fortification with circular towers on the northern and southern side, the building used as a military Preliminary Technical Assessment of the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage in South East Europe barrack in the central part, and the remnants of the supporting buildings along the southern wall. The buildings inside the walls of the fortress are distributed harmoniously and have good communication between them, in the form of cobble paved paths at various levels. Because it is abandoned and neglected for many years, the Fortress is a ruin nowadays.

Jaz is a beach in the Budva Municipality in Montenegro. It is located 2.5 km west of Budva city. It consists of two parts, one 500 m long and the other, formerly a nudist beach, 300 m long. It is a pebble beach, with a campground along the greater part of the beach (capacity 2,000 lots).

While it is a popular beach for sunbathing and camping, and is one of the longer beaches in Montenegro, it has gained international prominence as a host of numerous concerts and happenings in recent years.

The Monastery of Ostrog  is a monastery of the Orthodox Church placed against an almost vertical background, high up in the large rock of Ostroška Greda, in Montenegro. It is dedicated to Saint Basil of Ostrog (Sveti Vasilije Ostroški).
From the monastery, a superb view of the Bjelopavlići plain can be seen. Ostrog, monastery is the most popular pilgrimage place in Montenegro. The Monastery was founded by Vasilije, the Metropolitan Bishop of Herzegovina in the 17th century. He died there in 1671 and some years later he was glorified. His body is enshrined in a reliquary kept in the cave-church dedicated to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple.
The present-day look was given to the Monastery in 1923-1926, after a fire which had destroyed the major part of the complex. Fortunately, the two little cave-churches were spared and they are the key areas of the monument. The frescoes in the Church of the Presentation were created towards the end of the 17th century. The other church, dedicated to the Holy Cross, is placed within a cave on the upper level of the monastery and was painted by master Radul, who successfully coped with the natural shapes of the cave and laid the frescoes immediately on the surface of the rock and the south wall. Around the church are the monastic residences, which together with the church building and the scenery make this monument outstandingly beautiful.
The Orthodox monastery of Ostrog is one of the most frequently visited on the Balkans. It is visited by believers from all parts of the world, either individually or in groups. It represents the meeting place of all confessions: the Orthodox, the Catholics and the Muslims. According to the stories of pilgrims, by praying by his body, many have been cured and helped in lessening the difficulties in their lives.

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