In this tour, get to know:
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Srpska kruna Hotel
Hotel “Srpska kruna” was built in 1869 as the most modern hotel in Belgrade at that time. It was a first-class hotel, built at a time when Serbia was slowly freeing itself from Turkish influence and turning towards Europe. This is the only authentic building preserved as the representative of...
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Marka Stojanović’s House
The house of Marko Stojanović, a well-known Belgrade lawyer, is located in 53-55 Knez-Mihailova Street. It was designed by the architect Konstantin Jovanović in 1885. A house in neo-Renaissance style was built four years later. The building had a dual purpose – on the ground floor were the business premises,...
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Block of civic houses
The block of civic houses in Knez Mihailova Street at numbers 46, 48 and 50, was created in the late 1870s. The houses are distinctive in terms of architectural content, purpose and manner. They were designed in the then modern spirit of historical styles, mostly with elements of romanticism and...
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SASA Palace
The Palace of SASA (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts) was built in 1924 after the design from 1912 by architects Andra Stevanović and Dragutin Đorđević. It is a monumental structure and a great accomplishment of the local architecture from the beginning of the 20th century. The building has four...
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Building of the Commercial Bank
The building of the Commercial Bank (Prometna banka), on the very corner of Knez Mihailova and Zmaj Jovina streets, was constructed from 1912 to 1914. The designers were architect Danilo Vladisavljević and engineer Miloš Savčić. The building was erected for the needs of the Commercial Bank, which was founded in...
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Endowment of Nikola Spasić
The building in 33 Knez Mihailova Street was erected in 1889 by merchant Nikola Spasić. It was designed by architect Konstantin Jovanović, as a residential and commercial two-storey building. The function of the building, which housed shops on the ground floor and apartments on the first floor, was matching to...
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Grčka kraljica Tavern
“Grčka kraljica” (“Greek Queen”) is a former tavern in 51 Knez Mihailova Street. It was built in 1835 and designed in the style of academism. The author of the project is unknown. This is also the oldest building in Knez Mihailova Street. The tavern was closed in 2007. Immediately after...
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Ruski car Tavern
The building which houses the cafe and restaurant “Ruski Car” (“Russian Tsar”) is located on the corner of Knez Mihailova and Obilićev venac streets. It was built between 1922 and 1926, after the design of the architect Petar Popović, and with the assistance of the architect Dragiša Brašovan in the...
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Zepter Museum
Zepter Museum in 42 Knez Mihailova Street was founded in 2010 as the first private art museum in Serbia. The Museum building was designed by the Croatian architect Dionis Andrija Sunko in 1922 for the needs of the First Croatian Savings Bank. The main activity of the Museum is to...
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Cultural Center of Belgrade
The Cultural Center of Belgrade, located in 6/I Knez Mihailova Street, was founded in 1957 as a multidisciplinary center, which dealt with important topics and works from the fields of contemporary art, science, culture and cultural heritage. This unique complex of multipurpose spaces, with a total space area of over...