The most iconic figure from Serbian history, who united Serbian lands and laid foundation to a powerful Serbian medieval state. He is the founder of Nemanjić dynasty, who effectively ruled Serbia for almost 200 years.
Borislav Pekić is a famous Serbian writer, one of the most prominent literary figures of the 20th century. He was also involved in politics, and was one of the founders of the reestablished modern Democratic party. He is represented sitting on the steps between flower shops and coffee bars and restaurants, in a bohemian manner.
The main symbol of Belgrade, standing on the Belgrade Fortress, overlooking the confluence of river Sava into the Danube. (photo courtesy of Shelley and Scott, from Weier Outta Here)
One of the most iconic figures of the Serbian literature. He is best known for his satirical pieces where he criticized Serbian society of the time. He also worked as a journalist and in diplomacy.
Dedicated to the enlighteners who spread literacy among Slavic people in the 9th century.
One of the leading Serbian poets. She also translated literary works from different languages. She was awarded with great many prizes and recognized by the Serbian state as a person of high cultural impact and importance.
Dimitrije Tucović was a Serbian socialist. He was a prominent thinker, political leader, and publisher. He died at Kolubara Battle at the beginning of the Great War, as a commander of battalion.
Djura Jaksic was a famous writer and paintor, and possibly the most influential representative of Serbian romanticism. He was a well known bohemian, and his monument is placed at Skadarlija bohemian district, in front of his house, which is now an art gallery.
Reformist and enlightener, the first Serbian Minister of Education. One of the key figures in Serbia's spirituial revival after centuries under the Ottoman rule.
Regarded as a hero among Serbian people, Gavrilo Princip assassinated Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, which was used as a motive for outbreak of the Great War (WWI) in 1914.
This monument was errected in 1983 to honour five members of the resistance who were hung in 1941 by the Nazi Germans and left for days on a public display, hanging at the principal Belgrade's square - Terazije.
Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. He lived and worked in Belgrade, where he produced his masterpieces, mostly describing quotidian life of Serbs and Muslims during the Ottoman rule over the Balkans.
Considered as the father of Serbian botany. He found a new type of Pinophytae on the Serbian mountain Tara, which was called after him "Pančićeva Omorika" (commonly "Serbian Spruce"). Also, the highest peak of Mountain Kopaonik in southern Serbia was named "Pančić's Peak" in his honor.
Considered to be the founder of modern geography in Serbia, he was president of the Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. Cvijić is represented on the Serbian note for 500 dinars.
The King of Serbia, assasinated with his wife Draga in 1903, in what has been known since as the May Coup, which marked the end of the reign of dynasty Obrenović and inauguration of dynasty Karadjordjević.
With his diplomatic efforts, Prince Mihailo managed to persuade Turks to peacefully leave Serbia, effectively gaining the full state of independence, and it is considered one of the crucial figures in Serbian history. In 1867 he got the keys of the City of Belgrade from the Ottoman rulers. He was brutally assasinated in 1868.
The monument to Knez Miloš (eng. "Prince Miloš") is located in Kneza Miloša street (eng. "Prince Miloš street"), which was named after him. Prince Miloš was the leader of the Second Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Turks, and founder of Obrenović royal dynasty.
Mihailo Petrović was prominent Serbian mathematician. He was also a professor at Belgrade University. His passion was fishing, thus his nickname "Alas" (eng. "fisherman").
Milorad Pavić was one of Serbia's greatest modern writers and novelists.
The most famous Serbian female painter and Serbia's most influential impressionist and fauvist. During the Balkan Wars (1912-13) and the Great War (WWI) she worked as a nurse, but also as the first ever female war-photographer. She died of typhus as a result.
The monument to Nikola Pašić is located in proper Nikola Pašić square, in the very center of the city. He was one of the key political figures in Serbia in the early 20th century, prime minister and leader of Radical party.
One of the greatest inventors of all times. His inventions enabled us to use the electricity, to create the internet, to build various kinds of technical equipment and appliances, in short, to live the way we do right now.
Nicholas II Romanov is a very important figure for Serbia as he directly influenced the salvation of the Serbian army in the Great War (WWI) threatening to pull away from the war if western allies didn't help Serbia by sending ships to the island of Corfu and rescue Serbs in retreat before much larger Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian manpower. After that, the Allies helped Serbia, the army recovered and ultimately broke the Salonica front liberating the country.
Leader of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Turks. The Karadjordjevic royal family, the only Serbian surviving royal family, originates from him.
Njegoš wrote the most important epic in Serbian language "Gorski Vijenac" (eng. Mountain Wreath"). He was the ruler of Montenegro (also called "Serbian Sparta" as this province successfully resisted Ottoman conquerors over the centuries) during Serbian national renaissance. Njegoš is represented on the Serbian note for 20 dinars.
The monument was errected in 1952, to comemorate the workers on the pier who died during the Second World War (1941-1945).
Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Widely recognized as one of most beloved spiritual leaders, because of his modesty, humility and wisdom.
Field Marshal Petar Bojović was a famous Serbian military commander who fought in the Serbo-Turkish war, Serbo-Bulagrian war, in the Balkan Wars, in the Great War and in the WWII.
Monument dedicated to the famous Russian poet, one of the most remarkable figures of Russian litterature and in general one of the key figures of modern poetry.
Milutin Milanković was a world famous Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and climatologist. He contributed greatly to world science, explaining the cycle of ice ages and rectifying the calendar, among other things.
The monument to Rigas Feraios (ser. "Riga od Fere") is located near the main entrance to Belgrade Fortress, at the beginning of Riga od Fere (Rigas Feraios) street. Rigas Feraios was Greek revolutionary, and writer. He was the first victim of national uprisings agains the Ottoman Turks. He was tortured and murdered in Belgrad, in Kula Nebojša (eng. "Nebojša Tower").
One of the biggest Nazi concentration camps during WWII in this region was at Staro Sajmište, on New Belgrade's bank of the river, next to the Tram Bridge. This momument was errected in 1995 to honour the victims.
Simeon Roksandić was one of the leading Serbian sculptors.
The second and most recent monument of Nikola Tesla in Belgrade.
Saint Sava was the first archbishop of the independent Serbian Orthodox Church (1219) and spiritual leader of Serbs throughout the centuries. Serbs deeply respect St. Sava. He is a corner-stone of the Serbian tradition and national pride.
Serbian hero who died in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Turks. The monument in his honour was errected at the spot where he was killed, at today`s Republic square, in front of the old Veterans Club building.
The 30-meters high monument was errected in 2000, to comemorate the victims of the 1999 NATO bombardment of Serbia and Yugoslavia.
This monument is considered to be Belgrade's main symbol and landmark. It was errected to honour Serbian victory in the Great War (WWI) and to celebrate peace, thus naked man holding a sword in one hand and a pidgeon, the symbol of peace, in the other.
One of the famous and highly-decorated military commanders from the Balkan Wars and the Great War (WWI), during which he died heroically at the Battle of Kajmakčalan.
Considered as the father of Serbian language, he reformed Serbian alphabet, inforced popular language into literature, made the first dictionary, collected popular songs and heroic epic poems. His legacy to the Serbian language is priceless.
Milan Rakić was one of the most famous Serbian poets who brought language to perfection in his poetry.
Until March 1, 2021
After the unveiling of the monument to Stefan Nemanja, at the newly reconstructed Savski Square , the explanatory panels were assembled behind the monument and in front of the old Main Railway Station (soon to be converted to the Historical Museum of Serbia), showing the members of Nemanjić royal dynasty and their biography.
All the landmarks, streets, squares, churches and places described on this site in one place. If you have trouble founding the content, here is everything that we posted on this web-site, in relation to architecture and places of interest for sightseeing. The lists, within segments, are structured in alphabetical order.
| Serbian-Orthodox Churches & other religious objects |
| Main urban Districts and Squares |
| Principal city streets |
| Parks and Green spaces |
| Buildings & Structures |
• Cathedral Church of St. Michael (ser. "Saborna Crkva")
• Church Ružica
• Church of St. Alexander Nevsky
• Church of St. Petka
• Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
• Monastery Vavedenje
• Patriarchate
• St. Mark's Church
• St. Sava's Church
• Vaznesenjska Church
(read the article "Meeting point of three religions", mentioning the Roman-Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King, the Russian-Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, the Bajrakli Mosque and the Sukkat Shalom Sinagogue)
• Andrićev Venac
• Flower Square
• Kosančićev Venac
• London Square
• New Belgrade
• Nikola Pašić Square
• Obilićev Venac
• Politika Tower and Square
• Republic Square
• Savamala and Belgrade Waterfront
• Savski square and monument to Stefan Nemanja
• Skadarlija
• Slavija Square
• Students' Square and Park
• Terazije
• Topličin Venac
• Vračar (St. Sava's) Plateau
• Zeleni Venac District & Farmers' Market
• Zemun
• Balkanska (Balkan street)
• Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra ("King Alexander blvd.")
• Gospodar Jevremova
• Knez Mihailova
• Kralja Milana
• Kraljice Natalije
• Kneza Miloša
• Kralja Petra ("King Peter's")
• Nemanjina
• Krunska ("Crown")
• Resavska
• Svetogorska
• Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park
• Bothanical Garden "Jevremovac"
• Cyril and Methodius Park
• Gavrilo Princip Park
• Milutin Milanković Park
• Tašmajdan Park
• Park "Manjež"
• Pioneers' Park
• Topčider Park
• Ušće Park complex
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Building of the 3rd Belgrade Gymnasium • 1906 • Academism, Classical • in Njegoševa st.
Building at 10, Krunska st. • Serbo-Byzantine, Modern
Building at 38, Krunska st.
Buildings at 41-43 Karadjordjeva street • 1923-1925 • Academism • at Savamala
Building at 52, Prote Mateje st. • 1912 • Academism, Secession
Building at 90, Krunska st.
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Airport City • 2006-2009 • Modern • in New Belgrade
Old Assicurazioni Generali Building • 1930 • Academism • at Terazije
Avakumović House • 1923 • Russian Empire Style • in Knez Mihailova st.
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B2 Smart Building • 2005-2008 • Modern • at Terazije, Balkanska street
Barracks of the 7th Army Regiment • 1901 • Academism • in Nemanjina street
Belgrade Palace skyscraper (ser. "Beogradjanka") • 1974 • Modern • near Flower Square
Belgrade Cooperative Building • 1907 • Academism, Secession • at Savamala
Bezistan • 1950's
Old Bank of Smederevo Building • 1912 • Secession • at Terazije
Buildings in Block 23 • 1974 • Brutalism • in New Belgrade
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Captain Miša's Edifice • 1863 • Serbo-Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance • at Students' Square
Czech Embassy • 1926 • Neoclassicism, Czech Cubism • at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
City Library • 1867 • Renaissance • in Knez Mihailova st.
Clock Tower and Gate (ser. "Sahat Kula", "Sahat Kapija") // at Belgrade Fortress
Building of the Old Commercial Bank • 1914 • Secession • in Knez Mihailova st.
Old Commercial Academy • 1926 • Serbo-Byzantine • in Svetogorska street
Old Craftsmen Association (now Radio Belgrade) • 1933 • Art Deco • at Politika Square
Crvenčanin House • 1887 • Academism • in Kralja Petra street
"Cvijeta Zuzorić" Art Pavilion • 1928 • Art Deco • at Begrade Fortress
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Dimitrijević House • 1928 • Academism • in Kneza Miloša street (London Square)
Dimitrije Krsmanović Family House • 1899 • Academism • at Kosančićev Venac
Djura Jakšić house and monument
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Endowment of Nikola Spasić // in Knez Mihailova st.
Old Export Bank Building • 1923 • Academism, Secession • at Terazije
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Faculty of Philology • 1922 • Academism • at Students' Square
Faculty of Technical Sciences • 1931 • Academism • at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
Faculty of Law • 1938 • pre-WWII Modernism • at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
First Danubian Steamboat Society building • 1925 • Early Modern • at Gospodar Jevremova street
First Town Hospital • 1868 • Gothic
Fountain "Girl with a Jug" // at Pioneers Park
Fountain // at Nikola Pašić sq.
Fountain // at Slavija Square
Fountain • 1860 • at Terazije
Fountain "The Rooster" // at Topličin Venac
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Old Generalstaff • 1928 • Academism • in Kneza Miloša street
Genex Tower (Western City Gate) • 1980 • Brutalism • in New Belgrade
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Historical Museum of Serbia • 1934 • Art Deco • at Nikola Pašić sq.
Home of High-School Students "Jelica Milovanović" • 1912 • Serbo-Byzantine • at Krunska st.
Hotel "Amsterdam" // at Zeleni Venac
Hotel "Courtyard Belgrade City Center" by Marriott // at Republic Square
Hotel "Crowne Plaza" • 1979 • Modern • in New Belgrade
Hotel "Hilton" • 2018 • Modern • near Slavija Square
Hotel "Mark" // in Resavska street
Hotel "Metropol Palace" • 1957 • Modern • in Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
Hotel "Moskva" • 1908 • Secession • at Terazije
Hotel "New Public House" • 1930 • Academism • in Kneza Miloša street
House of Nikodije and Marika Bogdanović • 1933 • Neobaroque • at Vračar (St. Sava's) Plateau
Hotel "Palace" • 1923 • at Topličin Venac
House of Aron Levi • 1907 • Secession • in Kralja Petra street
House of Mihailo Petrović aka "Alas" • 1910 • Secession • at Kosančićev Venac
House of Milan Pavlović • 1912 • Secession • at Topličin Venac
House of Milorad Pavlović • 1884 • Academism • in Kralja Petra street
House of Nikolić Brothers • 1914 • Serbo-Byzantine, Secession • at Flower Square
House of the Press • 1961 • Corbusian • at Republic Square
House of Vuk's Foundation • 1871 • Serbo-Byzantine • in Kralja Milana street
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Iguman's Palace • 1938 • Serbo-Byzantine, Modern • at Terazije
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Old Jadransko-Podunavska Bank • 1924 • Academism • London Square
Jevrem Grujić House Museum • 1896 • Academism • in Svetogorska street
Jovan Cvijić Museum • 1905 • Academism • at Kopitareva Gradina
Jovan Smederevac House • 1901 • Academism, Secession • at Politika Square
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Kapetan Mišino Zdanje (eng. "Captain Miša's Edifice") • 1863 • Serbo-Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance • at Students' Square
Kafana "?" (eng. "Tavern ?") • 1823 • Balkan profane style • in Kralja Petra st.
King Peter Elementary School • 1906 • Academism • in Kralja Petra street
Kolarac People's University • 1932 • Academism • at Students' Square
Konak Kneginje Ljubice (eng. "Princess Ljubica's Residence") • 1830 • Balkan Profane style • at Kosančićev Venac
Konak Kneza Miloša (eng. "Prince Miloš' Residence") • 1831 • Oriental, Neoclassicism • in Topčider Park
Konstantinović House • 1927 • Serbo-Byzantine • in Kralja Milana st.
Krsmanović House • 1885 • 19th Century Academism • at Terazije
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Main Post Office • 1938 • Modern, Monumentalism • near Nikola Pašić sq.
Old Main Railway Station • 1884 • Academism • Savski Trg
Manak's House • 1830 • Serbian Traditional • at Savamala
Marinković Palace • 1936 • Neoclassicism • at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
Mathematical Grammar School • 1929 • Modern • in Kraljice Natalije st.
Old Ministry of Justice Building • 1883 • Neorenaissance • at Terazije
Military Museum (ser. "Vojni Muzej") • 1924 • at Belgrade Fortress
Millennium Tower (ser. "Kula Gardoš") • 1896 • in Zemun
Ministry of Finance • 1889 (1924, 1959) • Academism • in Kneza Miloša street
Ministry of Transport • 1931 • Neoclassicism • in Nemanjina street
Monument Gratitude to France // at Belgrade Fortress
Monument to the Victor • 1928 • at Belgrade Fortress
Monument to Desanka Maksimović • 2007 • in Tašmajdan Park
Monument to Njegoš // at Students' Plateau
Monument to Knez Mihailo // at Republic Square
Monument to Nikola Pašić // at Nikola Pašić sq.
Monument to Nadežda Petrović // at Pioneers' Park
Monument to the Battle of Kajmakčalan // at Pioneers' Park
Monument to Nikola Tesla // at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
Monument to Cyril and Methodius
Museum of Ethnography • 1934 • 20th Century Modern • at Students' Square
Museum of Applied Art • 1929 • Academism • at Topličin Venac
Museum House of King Peter I Karadjordjevic • 1896 • Academism, Secession • Senjak District
Museum of Yugoslavia • 1962 • Corbusian • Dedinje District
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National Assembly of Serbia • 1936 • Academism • at Nikola Pašić sq.
National Bank of Serbia • 1890 • Academism • in Kralja Petra street
National Museum of Serbia • 1903 • Neorenaissance • at Republic Square
National Theater • 1869 • Neorenaissance • at Republic Square
National Library • 1973 • Modern, Corbusian • at Vračar (St. Sava's) Plateau
New Palace (now Presidential Palace) • 1922 • Academism, Renaissance, Baroque • in Andrićev Venac (Pioneers' Park)
Nikola Tesla Museum • 1929 • Academism • at Krunska st.
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Old Palace (now City Hall)
Officers' Club Building (now "SKC", abb. for Students Cultural Center) • 1895 • Romanticism • near Flower Square
Officers' Cooperative Building • 1908 • Art Nouveau, Secession
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Palace "Riunione" • 1931 • Art Deco • at Republic Square
Palace "Albania" • 1938 • Pre-WWII Modernism • at Terazije
Palace "Athens" • 1902 • Neorenaissance • at Terazije
Palace "Anker" • 1899 • Academism • at Terazije
Palace "Kiki" // at Politika Square
Palace Serbia • 1959 • Concrete Monumentalism • in New Belgrade
Papakostopoulos House • 1907 • Academism, Secession • at Topličin Venac
Princess Ljubica's Residence (ser. "Konak Kneginje Ljubice") • 1830 • Balkan Profane style • at Kosančićev Venac
Prince Miloš' Residence (ser. "Konak Kneza Miloša") • 1831 • Oriental, Neoclassicism • in Topčider Park
Old "Prizad" Building (now Tanjug news agency) • 1939 • pre-WWI Totalitarian Modernistic • at Obilićev Venac
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Rajićeva Shopping Center // in Knez Mihailova st.
Residential Villa at Krunska street • 1932 • Neorenaissance • in Krunska st.
Royal Garden // at Pioneers' Park
Russian House • 1933 • Neoclassicism • in Kraljice Natalije st.
"Russian Tzar" • 1926 • Academism, Secession • Knez Mihailova st.
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Šafarik House • 1912 • Mixture of styles • at Krunska st.
Sahat Kula and Sahat Kapija (eng. "Clock Tower and Gate") // at Belgrade Fortress
Savčić House • 1926 • 19th Century Academism • in Kralja Milana street
Seismological Survey of Serbia • 1909 • at Tašmajdan Park
Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences • 1924 • Academism, Art Nouveau • in Knez Mihailova st.
Building of the old Serbian-American Bank • 1931 • Neoclassicism • in Kralja Milana street
Building of the Serbian Government • 1928 • Academism • in Nemanjina street
School of Electrical Engineering "Nikola Tesla" • 1929 • Serbo-Byzantine • in Kraljice Natalije st.
"Six Corporals" buildings • 1966 • Modern, Socialist • in New Belgrade
Building of the Society for Vračar Embellishment • 1902 • Academism, Secession • at Flower Square
"Sokol House" • 1936 • Serbo-Byzantine • near Slavija Square and Vračar Plateau
Spirta's House - Zemun Home Museum • 1855 • Gothic • in Zemun
"Štark" Arena • 2004 • Modern • in New Belgrade
Students' Home "King Alexander I" • 1928 • Academism • in Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
Stamenković House • 1907 • Secession • in Kralja Petra street
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Old Telephone Co. building • 1908 • Serbo-Byzantine • near Nikola Pašić sq.
"Television Sets" buildings • 1974 • Brutalism • in New Belgrade
Terazije Fountain • 1860
"Toblerone" building • 1963 • Brutalism • at Karaburma
Tomb of Emperor Dušan // at St. Mark's Church
Tomb of Knez Mihailo // at Cathedral Church of St. Michael
Tomb of Vuk Karadžić // at Cathedral Church of St. Michael
Tower Buildings in Block 23 • 1974 • Brutalism • in New Belgrade
Old Town Hall • 1846 • Classicism, Romantism • at Students' Square
Building of the Old Trading Fund • 1939 • pre-WWII Modernism • near Flower Square
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University Library • 1926 • Academism • at Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra
Uroš Predić Studio House • 1908 • Art Nouveau • in Svetogorska street
Ušće Towers • 1964 (first), 2019 (second) • Modern • in New Belgrade
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Veterans' Club Building • 1931 • pre-WWII Modernism • at Republic Square
Old Vračar Savings Bank • 1906 • Academism, German Renaissance and Baroque • London Square
Vučo's House on the Sava River • 1908 • Art Nouveau • at Savamala
Vuk and Dositej Museum • 1739-89 • Balkan Profane style • Gospodar Jevremova st.
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Yugoslav Drama Theater • 1931 • Academism, Modern • at Flower Square
Building of the Old Yugoslav Bank (now Hotel Centar No. 1) • 1923 • Academism • at Republic Square
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Zindan Kapija (eng. "Zindan Gate") • at Belgrade Fortress
Kafana "Zlatna Moruna" (eng. "Old Golden Beluga bar")
February 11, 2021
The reconstructed Savski square with the grand monument to Stefan Nemanja caused a lot of reactions and controversy. Look for yourself and reflect on this. How do you feel about it? (read full article)
January 10, 2021
People in Belgrade can witness an interesting multimedia display at Republic Square, on the facade of the National Museum of Serbia, every evening from 6pm thru 11 pm during 2020-21 New Year's festivities, presented by Coca-Cola.
December 23, 2019
City of Belgrade continues with the tradition of organizing New Year's concerts in public, for all the locals and tourists who want to celebrate New Year's Eve outdoors listening to regional music stars performing at the grand stage in front of the dashing building of the National Assembly of Serbia, at Nikola Pašić square and Pioneers' Park, in the very center of the city.
The concerts will last for two days. First, on December 30, from 8pm, trap, hip-hop, dance and pop stars (Vuk Mob, Angelina, Gazda Paja, Sara Jo, Mili, Senidah, Cobi, Rasta, MC Stojan) will appear in front of the crowd and will stay until 2am. On the New Year's Eve, folk stars Maja Berović and Lepa Brena will entertain the fans, followed by the appearance of Serbian pop band "Kiki i Piloti".
December 17, 2019
One of the most emblematic Belgrade restaurants (or "kafanas" in Serbian), called "RUSKI CAR" (eng. "Russian Tzar"), in the building constructed in 1926 at the corner of Knez Mihailova st. and Obilićev Venac st., in the very heart of the city, is reopened after almost 8 years as a nice looking coffee bar / pastry shop. Now you can sit down for a drink or have a cake in a revived vintage atmosphere of the classical place that witnessed so much history from the first opening days back in 1890, in a much smaller building then, that stood on the same spot.
Notice a funny looking word game above the front entrance, where the new owners mixed Serbian cyrilic and English latin. How 'bout that.
December 15, 2019
From December 20 thru February 15 all you guys who visit Belgrade for the winter holidays will have a chance to enjoy ice skating in a wonderful surroundings of the central city square, in front of the National Museum and around the monument to Knez Mihailo.
December 13, 2019
All you guys walking down the promenade of Kalemegdan Park at Belgrade Fortress this winter have a chance to see a display of 27 panels depicting Belgrade seen and described by some of the most prominent European literary figures in an exposition called "Beacon of the East - Belgrade in the work of European Artists".
December 10, 2019
Belgrade Winter festival supported by Coca-Cola is placed this year at newly reconstructed Topličin Venac district. The program is abundant, with music concerts every night and lots of other activities all day long until January 8, 2020.
September 21, 2019
Conceived in a close collaboration with the artist, the exhibition “The Cleaner” is the first major European retrospective of Marina Abramović. It chronologically reviews all the phases of the artist’s fifty-year career, from the works of the early 1960s to those of the present day. It contains over 120 artworks, including paintings, drawings, objects, photographs, sound works, video, films, scenography and archival materials. Among the works exhibited are the anthological works of performance art (Rhythms, 1973–1974; Lips of Thomas, 1975; Relational works, 1976–1977; Nightsea Crossing, 1982–1986), as well as representative works from Abramović’s recent body of work (Balkan Baroque, 1997; The House with the Ocean View, 2002; Artist Is Present, 2010).
The exhibition is on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art until January 20, 2020.
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