- The Republic Square is one of the central city squares. It used to be called Pozorišni Trg (“Theatre square”).
- The square as it is today was formed after the demolition of the Stambol Gate in 1866 and the construction of the National Theater building three years later.
- The Stambol Gate, built by the Austrians in the early 18th century, was the largest and most beautiful of all city gates at the time.
- When the monument to Prince Mihailo was erected in 1882, the gradual urban formation of theSquare began.
The building of the National Museum was erected in 1903. - “Palace Reunion”, built in 1931, is one of the most dominant buildings on the Square.
