- The oldest surviving house in Belgrade is located in Dorćol, at 10 Cara Dušana Street. It is more than three centuries old.
- The construction began in 1724 and was finished in 1727.
- The architect of the house was Nicolas Doxat de Morez, a Swiss engineer and colonel of the Austrian army. He was assigned with a task of rebuilding and strengthening the Belgrade fortress on the orders of the Prince of Württemberg.
- In 1738, De Morez was accused of treason and executed. However, some records claim that he was killed in order to preserve information about secret passages under the Fortress.
- The house is a baroque building with arched vaults and consists of a basement, ground floor and first floor with an attic, which was added during the 19th century. However, people have always been more interested in the basement of this house – the legend says that during the World War Two, the Germans had found treasure in the tunnels below it and took it to Berlin.
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