The Bitef Theatre building

Bitef Theater is located at the Mira Trailović Square in Dorćol, right next to the Bajloni green market. The theatre is housed in a reconstructed Evangelist church. The construction of the church commenced in 1940 and was initiated by the German Evangelist Christian church. The design architect was Otto Bartning....

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  • Bitef Theater is located at the Mira Trailović Square in Dorćol, right next to the Bajloni green market. The theatre is housed in a reconstructed Evangelist church.
  • The construction of the church commenced in 1940 and was initiated by the German Evangelist Christian church. The design architect was Otto Bartning.
  • In 1942, the Second World War stopped the construction of the church, so the building was not completed, and probably never consecrated, and thus it never fully acquired its sacred purpose.
  • After the war, the building was nationalized and handed over to the city of Belgrade. During the 1990s, it was reconstructed and adapted to the needs of the Bitef Theater.