Janja Mihailović (in Serbian Cyrillic: ) was a Serbian

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from the beginning of the 19th century. His work is characteristic of the architectural tradition of this period, between traditional contributions and openings to Western influences.

Works

His two most famous achievements are the

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in Belgrade, in the

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district, built between 1831 and 1833. and the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Topčider, built between 1832 and 1834, which mixed traditional influences and references to popular Western architecture classical architecture and

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. These two works are respectively classified on the list of exceptional importance and on the list of great importance in

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. These two buildings were created in collaboration with the architect Nikola Đorđević.

References

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