The Royal Palace ( sr, Краљевски двор / Kraljevski dvor) is the official residence of the Karađorđević royal family. The Royal Palace was built between 1924 and 1929 with the private funds of His Majesty King Alexander I (the grandfather of HRH Crown Prince Alexander). It is the main building in the

Royal Compound The Royal Compound ( sr, Краљевски комплекс, Kraljevski kompleks) is a complex of residences built with the personal funds of King Alexander I for the Karađorđević royal family between 1924 and 1937. The compound is located ...

, part of the

Dedinje Dedinje ( sr-cyrl, Дедиње, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac. Dedinje is generally considered the wealthiest part of Belgrade, and is the site of numerous ...

neighbourhood of

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

. Designed by Živojin Nikolić and Nikolaj Krasnov, the palace is an example of

Serbo-Byzantine Revival The Modern Serbo-Byzantine architectural style, Neo-Byzantine architectural style or Serbian national architectural style is the style in Serbian architecture which lasted from the second half of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th ce ...

architecture. The Royal Palace is surrounded with pergolas, park terraces, swimming pools, pavilions and platforms. There are magnificent views from the palace towards the ridge of Dedinje Hill, Koshutnjak Forest, Topchider and Avala Mountain. Today, the palace is home to Crown Prince

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

, Crown Princess

Katherine Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and Catherina, other variations are feminine Given name, names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria ...

and Alexander's three sons and one grandson.

Gallery

File:KraljevskiDvor1.jpg, Main entrance File:KraljevskiDvor2.jpg, Dining room File:KraljevskiDvor3.jpg, Oriental room File:KraljevskiKompleksCrkva.jpg, Royal chapel

References

{{Belgrade Architecture Palaces in Serbia Royal residences in Serbia Buildings and structures in Belgrade Buildings and structures completed in 1929 Karađorđević dynasty 1929 establishments in Serbia Savski Venac