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Park Milutin Milanković () is a park in
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, a capital of
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. It is situated on top of the
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hill, in the municipality of
Savski Venac Savski Venac ( sr-cyr, Савски Венац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 36,699 inhabitants. It is one of the three municipalities which constitute the ...
and was the former location of the
Belgrade Observatory The Belgrade Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the Zvezdara Forest in the eastern part of Belgrade, Serbia. History Origin (1887–1891) In 1879, Milan Nedeljković (1857–1950) received a scholarship to continue his ...
from 1891 to 1929. Before it was named after scientist Milutin Milanković in 2010, it was known as Old Zvezdara (''Stara Zvezdara'').


Location

The park is located in the northeast section of the municipality, pm the border with the Vračаr municipality. It is bounded by the streets of ''Tiršova'' to the north, ''Pasterova'' to the south, ''Bulevar oslobođenja'' to the east and the building of the University Children's Clinic ''Tiršova'' to the west. The park is situated right across the northernmost tip of the Karađorđev Park, across the ''Bulevar oslobođenja'' to the east.


History

New building of the Belgrade Observatory, as previously a rented private house was used, was built and opened on 1 May 1891 on the location of modern park. The site atop of Vračar hill was specifically chosen due to its elevation. The building was specifically constructed for that purpose. It was constructed according to the design of architect Dimitrije T. Leko and equipped with the modern small instruments for astronomical and meteorological observations. Two small astronomical pavilions were also built. The Observatory was a workshop for practical training for the students of the Grand School and People's Observatory, but was opened for the citizens, too – for example, in 1910 the
Halley's comet Halley's Comet is the only known List of periodic comets, short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30) occurring after ...
was observed. Apart from its importance for astronomy and meteorology, the newly built Observatory was a cradle of the seismic and geomagnetic researches in Serbia as the observatory was equipped with a
seismograph A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking such as caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions. They are usually combined with a timing device and a recording device to form a seismograph. The out ...
. In 1924, by ruling of the Faculty Council the Observatory was divided into two separate institutions: Astronomical Observatory and Meteorological Observatory of Belgrade University. In 1929 funds were granted for the constructions of a new, modern, observatory, at distance southeast from the city's centre, at the high hill on Veliki Vračar, while the old building remained a meteorological observatory. As original Serbian word for an observatory was ''zvezdara'', old building became known as the "Stara Zvezdara" (Old Zvezdara) while the new observatory was simply called "Zvezdara", giving its name to the Veliki Vračar hill, the surrounding
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, the neighborhood which developed later and the modern municipality of
Zvezdara Zvezdara ( sr-cyr, Звездара, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. The municipality is geographically hilly and with many forests. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 172,625 inhabitants. The ...
. Around the building, a park was planted in the 1950s, retaining the name of Stara Zvezdara. In 2010 the name of the park was changed to the Park Milutin Milanković, after a worldwide renown scientist
Milutin Milanković Milutin Milanković (sometimes Anglicisation of names, anglicised as Milutin Milankovitch; sr-Cyrl, Милутин Миланковић, ; 28 May 1879 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysics, geo ...
who worked for decades in the observatory. The building is today the seat of the Center for the Climate Changes "Milutin Milanković". Park was renovated and re-opened under the new name on 28 December 2010.


Characteristics

The park is located at the entry point into the complex of the Clinical Center of Serbia, so many medical institutions are in the park's vicinity. The closest ones, apart from the University Children's Clinic, are: Oncology and Radiology Institute, Neurology Institute, Occupational Health Institute, Microbiology Institute, Pathology Institute and "Milan Jovanović Batut" Institute for Public Health, all located south and southwest from the park. To the west, the
Church of Saint Sava The Church of Saint Sava ( sr-Cyrl, Храм Светог Саве, Hram Svetog Save, lit='The Temple of Saint Sava') is a 79 m high Serbian Orthodox church, which sits on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade, Serbia. It was planned as the bishopric ...
and the
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are situated. In 2011 city decided to erect the monument to Milanković in the park. On 26 June 2017 the monument, work of Zoran Ivanović, was dedicated. The pedestal is encased in marble and tall, while the statue itself is cast in bronze and tall.


Gallery

Image: Park Milutin Milanković, Belgrade, Savski Venac (1).jpg, View at the old observatory Image: Park Milutin Milanković, Belgrade, Savski Venac (2).jpg, View at the ''Pasterova'' street Image:Свјетлопис дрвета у парку Милутина Миланковића у Биограду.jpg


References

{{reflist Parks in Belgrade Savski Venac