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Ušće Towers
The Ušće Towers ( sr-Cyrl, Пословни центар Ушће, Poslovni centar Ušće) are two 25-story mixed-use skyscrapers located at Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard in the New Belgrade municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. The first tower, 98 meters tall, was the tallest building in Serbia until 1979 and construction of Genex Tower, and the second-tallest freestanding structure, after the Avala Tower. Construction of the second tower, designed as a twin of the first, began in 2018 and it was opened in June 2020. Built in 1964, the first Ušće Tower glass building overlooks the confluence (''ušće'' in Serbo-Croatian) of Danube and Sava rivers from the New Belgrade side. It was originally used as the headquarters of the Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which broke apart in 1990. Ušće was frequently leased out to commercial interests until 21 April 1999, when it was severely damaged by successive NATO air-strikes as part of the 1999 NATO bombing of Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Belgrade
New Belgrade ( sr, / , ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. It is a planned city, built since 1948 in a previously uninhabited area on the left bank of the Sava river, opposite old Belgrade. In recent years, it has become the central business district of Belgrade and its fastest developing area, with many businesses moving to the new part of the city, due to more modern infrastructure and larger available space. With 214,506 inhabitants, it is the second most populous municipality of Serbia after Novi Sad. Geography New Belgrade is located on the left bank of the Sava River, in the easternmost part of the Srem region. Administratively, its northeastern section touches the right bank of the Danube, right before the Sava's confluence. It is generally located west of the 'Old' Belgrade to which it is connected by six bridges (Ada Bridge, New Railway Bridge, Old Railway Bridge, Gazela, Old Sava Bridge and Branko's Bridge). European route E75, with five grade separations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Kavaja
Nikola Kavaja ( sr-cyr, Никола Каваја; 3 October 1932 – 10 November 2008) was a Serbian anti-communists disident. Known as the "Tito Hunter", due to his repeated assassination attempts on Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito. Kavaja served 18 years imprisonment for the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 293. Life Origin and youth Kavaja was born in 1932, in Peć, Zeta Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Serbia), to gendarmerie father Mitar Kavaja and mother Milja (née Čađenović). Mitar, as a member of the gendarmery, fought numerous times with kachaks (Albanian brigands). Nikola's paternal grandfather was a '' perjanik'' (personal guard) of King Nikola I of Montenegro. His paternal family descended from Dobrsko Selo near Cetinje, and were originally surnamed Radišić, however, after a ''krvna osveta'' (blood feud), the family changed its name into Kavaja. One of the Radišić brothers had killed a Turk ''bey'', and was forced to flee in order to save his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tallest Structures In Serbia
These lists of tallest structures in Serbia rank structures in Serbia by absolute height and buildings by official height (excluding Kosovo). The tallest structure in Serbia is currently the chimney of Thermal power plant Kostolac B which rises . These lists rank Serbia's tallest completed structures (buildings and towers) by official height, which means spires are included but not antennas. Chimneys Towers Buildings Skyscarapers List of buildings with a minimum height of . Highrises List of buildings with a height variance from up to . Religious Buildings List of tallest structures under construction, on-hold, proposed or approved. See also * List of tallest buildings in Kosovo ** List of tallest structures in Kosovo * List of tallest buildings in Balkans * List of tallest buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina * List of tallest structures in Republika Srpska * List of tallest buildings in Croatia * List of tallest buildings in North Macedonia * List of tallest buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapman Taylor
Chapman Taylor is a global practice of award-winning architects, masterplanners and interior designers, based in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The practice has completed over 3,000 projects and won over 300 design awards over its history, including the UK Queen's Award. It specialises in Residential, Retail, Leisure, Hospitality, Transportation and Workplace design, and the combination of these uses into large-scale mixed-use environments. History The practice was established in the United Kingdom in 1959 and its first project was the design and delivery of New Scotland Yard which became the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. During the 1970s Chapman Taylor was part of the dramatic expansion of the retail sector in the UK. In the 1980’s the practice was involved in several major London masterplanning schemes, including Millbank Estate, for the Crown Estate Commissioners, a 27-acre Central London site that was planned and built over an 18-year period and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architectural Design Competition
An architectural design competition is a type of design competition in which an organization that intends on constructing a new building invites architects to submit design proposals. The winning design is usually chosen by an independent panel of design professionals and stakeholders (such as government and local representatives). This procedure is often used to generate new ideas for building design, to stimulate public debate, generate publicity for the project, and allow emerging designers the opportunity to gain exposure. Architecture competitions are often used to award commissions for public buildings: in some countries rules for tendering public building contracts stipulate some form of mandatory open architectural competition. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addiko Bank
The Addiko Bank is an Austrian banking group with numerous cross-border activities in the Alps-Adriatic The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) ... region. The group is active in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro. However, the bank itself did not have a banking license in Austria, which now owned by Austrian Anadi Bank, another bank that was spun off Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG. History Addiko Bank was the Balkan branches of Heta Asset Resolution, Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG, which in 1990s explosively expanded into the Alps-to-Adriatic region. which thereafter was operating under the name of Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank d.d., Mostar. which has been operating under the name of Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank a.d., Banja Luka In 2009 Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomahawk (missile)
The Tomahawk () Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is primarily used by the United States Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-attack operations. Under contract from the U.S. Navy, the Tomahawk was designed at the APL/ JHU in a project led by James Walker near Laurel, Maryland, and was first manufactured by General Dynamics in the 1970s. It was intended to fill the role of a medium- to long-range, low-altitude missile that could be launched from a naval surface warfare platform, and featured a modular design accommodating a wide variety of warhead, guidance, and range capabilities. At least six variants and multiple upgraded versions of the TLAM have been added since the original design was introduced, including air-, sub-, and ground-launched variants with conventional and nuclear armaments. In 1992–1994, McDonnell Douglas Corporation was the sole supplier of Tomahawk Missiles and produced Block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reconstruction De La Tour Ušće
Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology * Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *''Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Union political movement *Critical reconstruction, an architectural theory related to the reconstruction of Berlin after the end of the Berlin Wall *Economic reconstruction *Ministry of Reconstruction, a UK government department *The Reconstruction era of the United States, the period after the Civil War, 1865–1877 ** The Reconstruction Acts, or Military Reconstruction Acts, addressing requirements for Southern States to be readmitted to the Union *Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a United States government agency from 1932–1957 Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Reconstruction'' (1968 film), a Romanian tragicomedy * ''Reconstruction'' (2001 film), about the 1959 Ioanid Gang bank heist in Romania * ''Reconstruction'' (2003 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Matić
Petar Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Матић; born on 3 September 1966) is a Serbian businessman and the owner of MPC Holding and MPC Properties. He is believed to be one of the richest people in Serbia. Biography Matić was born in Maribor, Slovenia and studied at the Faculty of Hotel Management in Opatija, Croatia. Before moving to Belgrade, Serbia, he had already developed a business on the Croatian coast mainly involved in retail footwear and apparel. After moving to Belgrade in 1989 Matić founded the company MPC (incorporating his initials into the name), which went on to be very successful in the following years. In 1991 MPC was transformed into the MPC Group with significant growth and expanded activities. In 2003 it had two main divisions: Real Estate and Trade. Soon afterwards, Matić went on to establish MPC Holding and MPC Properties, a leading companies in trade and real estate development in the region. In 2007 MPC Properties entered into the strategic partnershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Košava
Nacionalna Televizija Happy (often shortened to Happy) is a privately owned TV channel in Serbia. Happy has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming. The station offers a compilation of international and domestic movies, American sitcoms, dramas, Indian soap operas and Latin telenovelas, as well as locally produced talk/variety shows, sitcoms and reality shows. Happy's parent company is the Belgrade-based Invej, which also owns many business entities that often serve as sponsors of the program, which is owned by Predrag Ranković. History Happy was previously called Košava, the latter once owned by Marija Milošević, daughter of Slobodan Milošević, Serbia's authoritarian president in power during the 1990s. Marija Milošević sold her ownership in Kosava TV to lawyer Borivoj Pajović, who was at the time President of the board of directors in the daily newspaper ''Blic''. After a couple of ownership changes, in 2006 the Regulatory Authority for Electron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTV Pink
Pink is a privately owned, national radio station and TV channel in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. Pink's parent company is the Belgrade-based Pink International Company Pink International Company (full legal name: ''Preduzeće za informisanje i marketing Pink International Company d.o.o. Beograd'') is a Serbian media company headquartered in Belgrade. The company is owned by Pink Media Group, and operates wit ..., a member of the Pink Media Group (PMG), which is owned by Željko Mitrović. References External links * Radio stations in Serbia Television stations in Serbia Radio stations established in 1993 Television channels and stations established in 1994 Television channels in North Macedonia {{Media-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTV BK Telecom
RTV BK Telekom (Serbian Cyrillic: Радио Телевизија Браћа Карић Телеком) was a privately owned radio and television company based in Belgrade, Serbia. It functioned as a revenue-generating media outlet with a "G" rating (general audiences or general interest station) and without editorial or content restrictions. It was launched two and a half months following the launch of RTV Pink. Prior to its license revocation in late April 2006 and subsequent folding during March 2007, BKTV had significant viewership all over Serbia. According to Nielsen Research data for the calendar year 2005 (its last full year of regular terrestrial broadcasting), BKTV held 11.2% of the Serbian TV audience with a daily average of 3.2 million people tuning into its programmes, which meant it was the third most watched TV network in Serbia at the time behind Pink (22.5% market share and 3.7 million daily viewers on average) and RTS1 (22.4% market share and 3.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
