Nikola Živković ( sr-cyr, Никола Живковић; 1792–1870), known as Hadži-Neimar (Хаџи-Неимар), was the chief builder during the first reign of Serbian Prince

Miloš Obrenović Miloš, Milos, Miłosz or spelling variations thereof is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name Sportsmen * Miłosz Bernatajtys, Polish rower * Miloš Bogunović, Serbian footballer * Miloš Budaković, Serbian f ...

(1817–39). Born in Voden (now

Edessa, Greece Edessa ( el, Έδεσσα, ; also known as the "''City of Waters and of the 5 Senses''"), until 1923 Vodena ( el, link=no, Βοδενά), is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of ...

) in 1792, he likely was schooled in Thessaloniki or Athens, where he had relatives. It is unknown when he moved to Serbia. His wife, Kostadinka Karkaljer, was from

Magarevo Magarevo ( mk, Магарево; rup, Magaruva or ; sq, Magarovë) is a village in the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia. The village is 8.29 kilometers away from Bitola, which is the second largest city in the country. History Magarevo ...

(now

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

). He had four daughters and a son. He died at Belgrade in 1870. A construction worker and contractor by trade, he became Obrenović's chief builder, entrusted with building all governmental- and royal buildings between 1820 and 1850. He is sometimes called an architect, although it remains unknown if there was an actual architect behind the works. The most notable buildings are

Princess Ljubica's Residence Princess Ljubica's Residence ( sr, Конак књегиње Љубице, ) is a palace located in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Because of its cultural and architectural importance the residence has been designated a Monument of Culture of Exc ...

and

Residence of Prince Miloš The Residence of Prince Miloš () is a royal residence in the Topčider municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. It was originally used as the palace of Prince Miloš Obrenović. It was built in 1831, after Serbia was given autonomous status in the Ott ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadzi-Neimar 19th-century Serbian people Architecture in Serbia Principality of Serbia 1792 births 1870 deaths People from Edessa, Greece Serbian people of Greek descent