Keys Handover Memorial (English: Место предаје кључева 1867. године, English: Place where keys were handed over in 1867) in Belgrade, Serbia, marks the spot where on 6 April 1867, town keys of the several Serbian fortresses where given to Prince Mihajlo Obrenović by the Ottoman Turks. That moment was the important and crucial step toward complete Serbian international recognition at the Treaty of Berlin in 1878.
Keys Handover Memorial was declared Protected Historic Landmark in 1991, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.[1]
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Place on Kalemegdan where a ceremonial, symbolic, handing over the keys of Belgrade, Smederevo, Šabac and Kladovo fortresses was made represent a material evidence which indirectly expresses the importance of the event in Serbian history. The symbolic handing over the keys to these cities, on the right side of the main entrance to Kalemegdan, followed by the after Prince Mihajlo Obrenović received in Constantinople, on 30 March 1867th The decree of the Turkish Sultan Abdülaziz of the first, which the prince of the Serbian people and cities submitted for care and management. Return of the cities, although other Serbian vassal obligation stayed, like to pay tribute to the Porta and holding Turkish flags, means overcoming yet another obstacle in obtaining complete independence, ie. thus began a new phase in the life of the Serbs.[1]
For the centennial of the event, memorial was created in order to mark the spot for the future generations. White marble block, created by Mihailo Paonović, was put in place in 1967, with carved drawing by A. Srefanović. Large celebration even followed that occasion.[2]
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