Palace Albanija

Palace “Albania on the corner of Kolaračeva and Knez Mihailova streets was the first skyscraper in Belgrade. The building was designed by project of Branko Bon and Milan Grakalić from 1938 and completed in 1939 according to the projects of Miladin Prljević and Đorđe Lazarević. It remained the tallest building...

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  • Palace “Albania on the corner of Kolaračeva and Knez Mihailova streets was the first skyscraper in Belgrade.
  • The building was designed by project of Branko Bon and Milan Grakalić from 1938 and completed in 1939 according to the projects of Miladin Prljević and Đorđe Lazarević.
  • It remained the tallest building in the center of Belgrade for more than a three decades later.
  • The palace was named after the eponymous tavern “Albania” from 1860, which was located on the same site.