Botanical garden

BELGRADE - The Jevremovac Botanical Garden was officially opened on Friday after two years of reconstruction bankrolled with EU and national funds - the unique natural asset situated in downtown Belgrade, dubbed "the lungs of the city," will now be open to visitors.

Jevremovac has been equipped with a new irrigation system to keep its plants watered and two greenhouses have been rebuilt at a cost of 150 million dinars (over €1.2 million), financed from the EU pre-accession funds.

As well as the greenhouses and the park, its Japanese garden has also been rebuilt, along with the central fountain and the lawns.