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Dragiša Brašovan
Dragiša Brašovan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Брашован; May 25, 1887 – October 6, 1965) was a Serbian modernist architect, one of the leading architects of the early 20th century in Yugoslavia. Works Barcelona * ''Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Pavilion'' for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. Was with the ''Barcelona Pavilion'' of Mies van der Rohe and the ''Swedish Pavilion'' of Peder Clason the only examples of avant-garde architecture. The building, demolished after the exposition, had the shape of an irregular star and the façade had no ornamental elements as the other historicist pavilions. Belgrade: * The Museum of Nikola Tesla building, 1932. * The State Printing building (later BIGZ building), 1934-1941. * Command of the Air Force Zemun, 1939. * Hotel Metropol, 1953. * Several buildings built in the 1930s (Francuska no. 5, Liberation Blvd. No.2, Boulevard of Despot Stefan no. 8, etc.). Jagodina: * Apartment blocks of Cable Factory S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vršac
Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical region of Banat. Etymology The name ''Vršac'' is of Serbian origin, ultimately deriving from Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ, meaning "summit". In Serbian, the city is known as Вршац or ''Vršac'', in Romanian as ''Vârșeț'' or Vîrșeț, in Hungarian as ''Versec'' or ''Versecz'', in German as ''Werschetz'', and in Turkish as ''Virşac'' or ''Verşe''. History The uniqueness of Vršac is reflected in the fact that it has been inhabited since the dawn of the first cultures. Thus, the oldest traces of human presence in Banat originate precisely from Vršac, since individual finds of Paleolithic flint tools from the middle and younger Paleolithic, Mousterian and Aurignacian cultures were found on the slopes of the Vršac Mountains. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Serbian Painters
This is a list of notable Serbian painters. A * Nikola Aleksić (1808–1873) * Dimitrije Avramović (1815–1855) * Ljubomir Aleksandrović (1828–1890) * Stevan Aleksić (1876–1923) * Dragomir Arambašić (1881–1945) * Stojan Aralica (1883–1980) * Đorđe Andrejević Kun (1904–1964) * Mika Antić (1932–1986) * Dragoslav Pavle Aksentijević (born 1942) * Marina Abramović (born 1946) * Nataša Atanasković (born 1972) * Emanuil Antonovich (1785–1829) B * Nikola Božidarević (1460–1517) * Dimitrije Bačević (1735–1770) * Georgije Bakalović (1786–1843) * Anastas Bocarić (1864–1944) * Špiro Bocarić (1876–1941) * Jovan Bijelić (c.1884–1964) * Ilija Bašičević (1895–1972) * Oto Bihalji-Merin (1904–1993) * Dimitrije Bratoglic (1765–1831) * Janko Brašić (1906–1994) * Miloš Bajić (1915–1995) * Radivoj Berbakov (1925–2003) * Kossa Bokchan (1925–2009) * Ivana Bašić (born 1986) * Bogdan Bulajić (born 1940) C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade
Hotel Metropol Palace, until 2007 known as Hotel Metropol (), is a five-star hotel in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The hotel was opened in 1957 and the building, projected by Dragiša Brašovan, has been declared a cultural monument in 2001. Location The hotel is located at the corner of the Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and ''Karnegijeva'' street, in the municipality of Palilula. North and west of the hotel, in the same block, are the Little Tašmajdan, easternmost extension of the Tašmajdan park, and the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, respectively. East of the hotel, right across the ''Karnegijeva'' are the Archive of Serbia, Belgrade University Library and the complex of the university's technical faculties: Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Technology and Metallurgy. Some of the attractions in the vicinity include the Church of St. Mark, the Vukov Spomenik area and the Slavija Square but due to its location, nothing in downtown Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Tesla Museum
The Nikola Tesla Museum ( sr-cyr, Музеј Николе Тесле, Muzej Nikole Tesle) is a science museum located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is dedicated to honoring and displaying the life and work of Nikola Tesla as well as the final resting place for Tesla. It holds more than 160,000 original documents, over 2,000 books and journals, over 1,200 historical technical exhibits, over 1,500 photographs and photo plates of original, technical objects, instruments and apparatus, and over 1,000 plans and drawings. Very little is on display in the small ground floor exhibition space. The Nikola Tesla Archive was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2003 due to its critical role regarding history of electrification of the world and future technological advancements in this area. History The Nikola Tesla Museum is housed in a residential villa built in 1927 according to the designs of Dragiša Brašovan, a distinguished Serbian architect. The building was used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čačak
Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 69,598 while the city administrative area has 105,612 inhabitants. The city lies about 144 km south of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. It is also located near the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge ("Serbian Mount Athos"), with over 30 monasteries built in the gorge since the 14th century. Geography Located for the most part in western Morava Valley, the city of Čačak forms a link between the undulating hills of Šumadija in the north and the hilly and mountainous areas of the inner Dinaric Alps in the south. The central part of the city is the Čačak basin, located between the mountains of Jelica in the south, Ovčar and Kablar (mountain), Kablar in the west and Vujan in the north, while in the east it is open to the Kraljevo basin. These mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čortanovci
Čortanovci () is a village located in the Inđija municipality, Srem District, Vojvodina province, Serbia. It As of 2011 census results, the village has a population of 2,337 inhabitants. Because of its pleasant climate and neighboring Danube, it is mostly visited by citizens who have houses in that village. They usually spend their summer holidays there or at weekends. The Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas is located in the village. Name The name of the village in Serbian language, Serbian is plural. Demographics As of 2011 census, the village of Čortanovci has a population of 2,337 inhabitants. See also * List of places in Serbia * List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina References * Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996. External links Populated places in Syrmia {{DEFAULTSORT:Čortanovci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 67,129 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 105,722 inhabitants (2022 census data). The old name for Zrenjanin is Veliki Bečkerek or ''Nagybecskerek'' as it was known under Austria-Hungary up until 1918. After World War I and the liberation of Veliki Bečkerek the new name of the city was Petrovgrad, in honor of His Majesty Peter I of Serbia, King Peter I the Great Liberator, the King of Serbia and the King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Zrenjanin is the 2nd largest city in the Serbian part of the Banat geographical region, and the 4th largest city in Vojvodina (after Novi Sad, Subotica and Pancevo). The city was designated European City of Sport 2021. Name The city was named after Žarko Zrenjanin (1902–1942) in 1946 in honour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlovat
Orlovat (; ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (95.52%) and its population numbering 1,789 people (2002 census). Name In Serbian language, Serbian, the village is known as ''Orlovat'' (Орловат), in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Orlód'', and in German language, German as ''Orlowat''. Its name derived from Serbian language, Serbian word "orao" ("eagle" in English). In various historical sources name was also written as ''Orlovath'', ''Borlod'', ''Orlod'', etc. History In 1471, Orlovat was recorded as a town. After Ottoman Empire, Ottoman conquest in the 16th century, number of its inhabitants was reduced and it became a village. In 1660, all of its inhabitants were Serbs and it had 16 housesSince 1697–98, Orlovat is situated at the new location - this new settlement was founded by Serbs who came from Sentandreja and from old Orlovat. Since 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banovina Palace
The Banovina Palace ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Бановинска палата, Banovinska palata, , , , ) in Novi Sad, capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina in Serbia, is a representative complex consisting of two buildings. The larger Banovina serves as the seat of the Government of Vojvodina, while the smaller Banski dvor serves as the seat of the Assembly of Vojvodina. The buildings, designed by Dragiša Brašovan, were constructed between 1936 and 1940 in modernist style (with art deco and stripped classicism elements) for the administrative needs of the Danube Banovina. Location Banovina Palace complex is located in the Stari Grad neighborhood of Novi Sad, east of the City Assembly of Novi Sad and north of Isidora Sekulić Gymnasium. The larger ''Banovina'' building entrances are towards Mihajla Pupina Boulevard, Žarka Zrenjanina street and Banovina pass, also cornering Jovana Đorđevića street at its the eastern end. The smaller ''Banski dvor'', or ''Većnica'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannonian Plain on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia geographical regions. Lying on the banks of the Danube river, the city faces the northern slopes of Fruška Gora and it is the fifth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. It is the largest Danube city that is not the capital of an independent state. , the population of the city proper area totals 260,438 while its urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) comprises 306,702 inhabitants. According to the city's Informatika Agency, Novi Sad had 415,712 residents in 2025. Novi Sad was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress, a strategic Habsb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetozarevo Cable Factory
Jagodina ( sr-cyrl, Јагодина, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Pomoravlje District in central Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Belica River, in the geographical region of Šumadija. The city itself has a population of 34,892 inhabitants, while its administrative area comprises 64,644 inhabitants. Name The town was first mentioned in 1399 as ''"Jagodna"'', derived from the Serbian word for 'strawberry' - ''Jagoda''. From 1946 to 1992 the town was renamed ''Svetozarevo'' ( sr-cyr, Светозарево, ) after the 19th-century Serbian socialist Svetozar Marković. History Early history In the early Neolithic settlement, the world's largest collection of prehistoric artefacts was found, with nearly a 100 manlike figures made of stone, bones and clay, about 8000 years old. Geophysical research in 2012 in the area of Belica uncovered a prehistoric settlement, surrounded by a circular trench that has a diameter. Inside that circle, triangular, tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
