In 1999 , during the Kosovo War , NATO bombings caused substantial damage to the city . Among the sites bombed were the buildings of several ministries , the RTS building , which killed 16 technicians , several hospitals , the Hotel Jugoslavija , the Central Committee building , the Avala Tower , and the Chinese embassy . Several of these buildings have been left in their bombed states to serve as a memorial for the bombings
killed 16 technicians
NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters
History of Belgrade