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Momir Korunović
Momir Korunović ( sr-cyr, Момир Коруновић), was a Serbian architect best-known for his projects built in Serbo-Byzantine Revival. He was sometimes called ''the Serbian Gaudi''. Korunović finished his higher education in Belgrade and went on to finish postgraduate studies at Czech Technical University in Prague, after being granted a scholarship provided by Ministry of Education of Serbia. He worked as a government official in the Ministry of Construction and was responsible for construction of a number of Sokol movement buildings, a wooden stadium, churches and other prominent buildings, with total of 143 authored projects. Selected works File:Зграда Соколског дома „Матица“ 1.JPG, Sokol building in Belgrade File:Sokolski dom Obrenovac.jpg, Sokol building in Obrenovac File:LjubljanaCvCirilaMetodaFotoThalerTamas1.jpg, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (Ljubljana) File:Храм Покрова Пресвете Богородице у Б ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagodina
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Church Of Holy Ascension, Krupanj
The Church of Holy Ascension is a Serbian Orthodox church in Krupanj in western Serbia. The church was erected in 1932 as a memorial for fallen soldiers who participated in the Battle of Mačkov kamen in 1914 during the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin .... An ossuary was also built on Mačkov kamen in 1931. The relics of fighters are on both sites, and photographs from the battlefield and wreaths are on display in the church's crypt. There is also a monument in the crypt to Major Svetislav Marković, who led the soldiers in a suicide attack on the Austrian army. References Serbian Orthodox church buildings in Serbia Mačva District {{Serbia-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Deaths
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. * February – ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy. * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The '' Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragutin Dragiša Milutinović
Dragutin (Cyrillic: Драгутин) is a masculine given name. Those bearing it include: * Stephen Dragutin of Serbia * Dragutin Topić * Dragutin Dimitrijević * Dragutin Mitić * Dragutin Tadijanović * Dragutin Šurbek * Dragutin Lerman * Dragutin Gavrilović * Dragutin Ristić * Dragutin Zelenović * Dragutin Domjanić * Dragutin Mate * Dragutin Čelić * Dragutin Čermak * Dragutin Babić * Dragutin Esser * Dragutin Novak * Dragutin Vrđuka * Dragutin Gostuški * Dragutin Tomašević * Dragutin Friedrich * Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger * Dragutin Stević-Ranković * Dragutin Brahm Dragutin Brahm (26 August 1909, Zagreb – 27 June 1938, Starigrad) was a Yugoslav mountain climber. He died while attempting the first ascent of the Anica kuk wall in the Paklenica climbing area, making him the first casualty in the history of Cr ... * Dragutin Vabec * Dragutin Karoly Khuen-Héderváry See also * Dragutinovo, former village * Dragutinović, surname {{giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Antonović
Milan Antonović (Милан Антоновић; Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, 1850 – Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1929) was a Serbian architect. His style is characterized by Eclecticism in architecture, with influences from both academic Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ... architecture and the Vienna Secession. Works in Belgrade * Anker Bar at 26 Terazije, built in 1893; * Elementary School at Palilula (''Osnovna skola "Vuk Karadzic"'', 41 Takovska Street, 1894); * Photographic Studio of Milan Jovanović, built in 1903; * House of Dimitrije Živadinović, built in 1904; * Military Hospital Complex at Vračar (''Vojna bolnica na Vračaru', 1904-1909); * Grand Hotel at 5 Knez Mihailova Street, built in 1919; * Home of the Society for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Serbian Architects
This is a list of notable Serb architects or architects of other ethnic background associated with Serbia. A * Marko Andreijić (c. 1470 - after 1507) * Andreja Andrejević (19th century) * Nikola Antić (19th century) * Milan Antonović (1850-1929) * Ilija Arnautović (1924-2009) * Louis D. Astorino * Ivan Antić (1923-2005) B * Aleksandar Bugarski (1835-1891) * Petar Bajalović (1876-1947) * Đura Bajalović (1879-1949) * Bogdan Bogdanović (1922-2010) * Jovanka Bončić-Katerinić (1887-1966) * Dragiša Brašovan (1887-1965) * Ksenija Bulatović (born 1967) * Aleksej Brkić (1922-1999) * Uglješa Bogunović (1922-1994) * Ljiljana Bakić (1939) * Dragoljub Bakić (1939) * Zoran Bojović (1936-2018) * Branko Bojović (1940) C * August Cerman (19th century) * Predrag Cagić (1941-2016) * Mihailo Canak (1932-2014) D * Pavle Djakonović (19th century) * Vojislav D. Dević (1952) * Aleksandar Đokić (1936-2002) * Nikola Dobrović (1897-1967) * Nikola Djordjevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Belgrade)
The Old Post Office, is a former building in Belgrade, modern-day Serbia. Located next to Belgrade Main railway station, it was considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings and symbols of the city. Built in Serbo-Byzantine Revival style upon plans by Momir Korunović, Post Office was mostly destroyed by Allied bombing of Yugoslavia in World War II and later reconstructed in 1947 in a functionalist style. Location The building is located just south of the Belgrade Main railway station, in the southern corner of the Sava Square, at 2 Savska Street. It is situated in the neighborhood of Bara Venecija, or the extreme south extension of Savamala. Being at the beginning of the Savska Street, it is across the Saint Sava Hospital, while the Monument to Stefan Nemanja and pedestrian section of the Ssva Square are to the northeast. History Origin Built as the Post Office No. 2 in the 1920s, it was constructed by architect Momir Korunović, nicknamed Serbian Gaudi. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seismological Institute Building
Seismological Institute Building ( sr, Зграда Сеизмолошког завода, is located in Tašmajdan, park in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Built and adapted from 1908 to 1939, it was the first public building in this part of Belgrade and the first work of architect Momir Korunović, who later projected some of the most beautiful Belgrade buildings during the Interbellum and was nicknamed "Serbian Gaudi". It has been declared a cultural monument in 2007. Origin After an earthquake hit the town of Svilajnac in 1893, one of the strongest ever in Serbia, instigated by the geologist Jovan Žujović, the Geology institute of the Great School began collecting data on earthquakes. After the Great School was transformed into the University of Belgrade in 1905, University established the Seismology Institute in 1906 and proposed the location of Tašmajdan. The commitment of the then assistant, and future professor Јelenko Mihailović, the first and for many year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obrenovac
Obrenovac ( sr-cyr, Обреновац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 71,419 inhabitants, while the urban area has 24,568 inhabitants. The largest Serbian thermal power plant TPP Nikola Tesla is located on the outskirts of the municipality. Obrenovac was also submerged and completely evacuated during the 2014 Southeast Europe floods. Geography Obrenovac is situated 30 km south-west of central Belgrade near bends of the river Sava to the north. The river Kolubara flows to the east of the town on its way to join the Sava. Total land area of the municipality of Obrenovac is . Apart from the town, it consists of the following villages: Some of the neighborhoods in the town are Topolice, Rojkovac, Dudovi, Rvati, Muzička kolonija, Sljivice, Belo polje, Gaj and Stočnjak. History In the Middle Ages, the area was part of Serbian states. King of Srem Dragutin Nemanjić ruled it between 1282 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Principality was ruled by the Obrenović dynasty (replaced by the Karađorđević dynasty for a short time). The Principality, under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, ''de facto'' achieved full independence when the last Ottoman troops left Belgrade in 1867. The Congress of Berlin in 1878 recognized the formal independence of the Principality of Serbia, and in its composition Nišava, Pirot, Toplica and Vranje districts entered the South part of Serbia. In 1882, Serbia was elevated to the status of a kingdom, maintaining a foreign policy friendly to Austria-Hungary. Between 1912 and 1913, Serbia greatly enlarged its territory through engagement in the First and Second Balkan Wars— Sandžak-Raška, Kosovo Vilayet and Vardar Macedonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokol
The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech region of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound body". The Sokol, through lectures, discussions, and group outings provided what Tyrš viewed as physical, moral, and intellectual training for the nation. This training extended to men of all ages and classes, and eventually to women. The movement also spread across all the regions populated by Slavic cultures, most of them part of either Austria-Hungary or the Russian Empire: present-day Slovakia, the Slovene Lands, Croatia, Serbia ( SK Soko), Bulgaria, Poland (Sokół), Ukraine, Belarus. In many of these nations, the organization also served as an early precursor to the Scouting movements. Though officially an institution "above politics", the Sokol played an important part in the development of Czech nationalism and patriotism, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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