Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment

The endowment of Ilija M. Kolarac, also known as the Kolarac People’s University building, is located on 5 Studenski Square. The building is a monument of a great cultural and historical significance. The building of Kolarac People’s University was erected at a time of the raising awareness about Belgrade as...

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  • The endowment of Ilija M. Kolarac, also known as the Kolarac People’s University building, is located on 5 Studenski Square. The building is a monument of a great cultural and historical significance.
  • The building of Kolarac People’s University was erected at a time of the raising awareness about Belgrade as the capital of the new country and the needs of the metropolitan environment for the cultural centre.
  • The building was designed by Serbian architect Petar Bajalović. It was built between 1929 and 1932.
  • Architect Bajalović started the construction from the concert hall. In accordance with that time, the most modern knowledge about acoustics was applied, and to this day this hall is considered the most acoustic one in Belgrade and one of the best in Europe.