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76-559: The building is designed to resemble a high-rise gate greeting people arriving in the city from the West (the road from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to the city centre leads this way). Disputed and criticized during the designing and construction process, the building is today a dominant landmark in Belgrade. Construction of its eastern complement, the triple Eastern City Gate at the opposite, eastern end of Belgrade, began later, in 1973, but

152-586: A neo-fascist organisation. Together is led by two co-presidents, this being Stojković and Zelenović. During its time in the National Assembly, Zelenović served as the president of its parliamentary group, which had eight members, while Ćuta served as deputy president. In the City Assembly of Belgrade until 2024, three members were affiliated, them being Dejan Atanacković, Miloš Baković Jadžić, and Milica Marušić Jablanović. Together has

228-701: A reinforced concrete hangar that was built at the airfield was made by the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković , better known for his theory of climate change . A modern terminal building was built in 1931, while the landing equipment for conditions of poor visibility was installed in 1936. Before World War II, Belgrade was also used as a stopover for some major air races, such as The Schlesinger African Air Race . Besides Aeroput , Air France , Deutsche Luft Hansa , KLM , Imperial Airways and airlines from Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Poland also used

304-844: A youth wing named Together Youth. Its headquarters is located at Nušićeva 6, Belgrade. Shortly before Together was formalised, its representatives took part at the European Green Party congress in Riga. At the European Greens congress in Copenhagen in December 2022, Zelenović proposed the creation of a regional Balkan Green Party. In March 2023, Together established cooperation with green parties like Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia , United Reform Action , and Democratic Renewal of Macedonia . In

380-403: A 3,000-metre-long (1.9 mi) runway was built, with the parallel taxiway and concrete aprons for sixteen airplanes. The passenger terminal building occupied an area of 8,000 m (86,000 sq ft). Cargo storage spaces were also built, as well as a technical block with the air-traffic control tower and other accompanying facilities. Modern navigational equipment was installed, earning

456-446: A change in government and international sentiment, normal air traffic resumed in 2001. A few years later the airport's terminal 2 underwent a major reconstruction. The runway was upgraded to CAT IIIb in 2005, as part of a large renovation project. CAT IIIb is an Instrument Landing System (ILS) , giving aircraft the security of landing during fog and storms. In 2006, the airport was renamed to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport . Nikola Tesla

532-491: A cooperation agreement on 1 June 2022. Ćuta said that they would continue cooperating with NDB but that they would form separate parliamentary groups in the National Assembly. Zelenović announced that the party would be led by three co-presidents and that its members of the City Assembly of Belgrade would also have influence on how the party would work. Its founding assembly was held on 11 June 2022, at which its members and co-presidents announced their political ambitions and

608-422: A front for the real owner, and called for the annulment of the sale due to the general infringement of the entire process. Last day to finalize the purchase was 4 April 2023, but "Eureka Bar" filed an extension motion. This was denied and they made the final payment on the last day, becoming official owners of the building. Otherwise, they would also lose the €7 million deposit they had to pay in order to compete in

684-485: A gallows next to the building and the text: Who are these gallows for? For the architect! "Generalexport", the company which owned the building went bankrupt in 2015, which was confirmed by the court in March 2017. The commercial half of the tower, with the related garage space, was offered for sale by the bankruptcy manager on 23 May 2022. Asked price was RSD 2 billion (€17 million), but no one made an offer. In July 2022 it

760-615: A group of architects and economists, proposed that state takes over the building due to its importance, and to transform it into the Tesla Tower, "oasis of spirit, culture and architecture". Five floors were adapted into the Nikola Tesla Museum , which would move into the building. With added science and technology centers, libraries, concert halls, galleries and bookshops, it would make a cultural and educational "Disneyland", opened non-stop. Proposition includes adaptation of

836-411: A major air hub being linked with regular flights with international destinations such as London , Madrid , Venice , Brussels , Berlin , Cologne , Warsaw , Prague , Vienna , Graz , Klagenfurt , Budapest , Bucharest , Sofia , Varna , Thessaloniki , Athens , Istanbul , and also intercontinental links with Cairo , Karachi and India. Starting from April 1941, German occupation forces used

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912-779: A motion for Western City Gate to become a fully protected cultural monument . On 3 November 2021, the building was declared a cultural monument. The local community of Sutjeska had a population of 5,067 in 1981 and 5,187 in 1991. By the time of the 2002 census, it was renamed to the Local Community of Western Gate, after the building, and had a population of 4,278. It was later annexed to the neighboring local community of Fontana . Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ( Serbian : Аеродром Никола Тесла Београд / Aerodrom Nikola Tesla Beograd ) or Belgrade Airport ( Serbian : Аеродром Београд / Aerodrom Beograd ) ( IATA : BEG , ICAO : LYBE )

988-496: A new airport that would be closer. The airport was planned to be built just across the river Sava , in a neighborhood today known as Novi Beograd . It was opened on 25 March 1927 under the official name of Belgrade International Airport (also known as Dojno polje Airport ). From February 1928, the aircraft owned by the first local airline Aeroput started taking off from the new airport. The airport had four 1,100–2,900 metres (3,610–9,510 ft) long grass runways . The design for

1064-744: A part of Together. Later in April 2023, Together also established connections with Serbia Centre (SRCE), led by Ponoš. Following the Belgrade school shooting and Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings in May 2023, Together has taken part in the mass anti-government protests as one of its organisers. In August 2023, Together, DS, and SRCE signed a cooperation agreement. Ćuta and other EU members left Together in September 2023, citing their internal disagreements with Miketić and Zelenović. Together became part of

1140-503: A potential snap election and ultimately the candidate for the position of mayor of Belgrade , to be held from 27 February to 4 March 2023. Together also demanded early elections for the City Assembly to be held in Belgrade. In total, seven candidates registered themselves; Đorđe Miketić , a member of the National Assembly, won the competition. Together signed an agreement with Solidarity in January 2023, after which Solidarity became

1216-468: A question whether people should live in the buildings designed as the symbols and landmarks. In 1979, Lazar Vujaklija  [ sr ] painted a mural at the entrance. The mural covers the façade and the ceiling above the entrance. It was one of the first murals in Belgrade, predated by the 1970 mural painted on a building in the Bulevar Revolucije , also done by Vujaklija. Another work

1292-712: Is a green political party in Serbia . Biljana Stojković and Nebojša Zelenović serve as its co-presidents. The party was formed in June 2022 as a merger of Together for Serbia , Ecological Uprising , and Assembly of Free Serbia, which were member parties of the We Must electoral alliance that took part in the April 2022 general elections . During 2023, it was an organiser of mass anti-government protests , which were held between May and November. Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta , one of

1368-532: Is a green and regionalist political party. Jovana Gec, a journalist from the Associated Press , and Dušan Komarčević, a journalist from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , have described Together as a left-wing party. Dušan Spasojević, a Faculty of Political Sciences professor, has also placed Together on the left-wing of the political spectrum . Together supported the manifestation of 2022 EuroPride event in Belgrade. Stojković has criticised

1444-405: Is also one of the many operating bases for low-cost airline Wizz Air . The air taxi services Air Pink , Eagle Express and Prince Aviation also call the airport their home. The first airfield in Belgrade was inaugurated in 1910 in the neighbourhood of Banjica and was initially used by aviation pioneers such as Simon, Maslenikov, Vidmar and Čermak. Two years later a wooden hangar was built for

1520-483: Is an international airport serving Belgrade , Serbia . It is the largest and the busiest airport in Serbia , situated 18 km (11 mi) west of downtown Belgrade near the suburb of Surčin , surrounded by fertile lowlands. It is operated by French conglomerate Vinci Airports and it is named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856–1943). The flag carrier and the largest airline of Serbia, Air Serbia , uses Belgrade Nikola Tesla as their hub . It

1596-450: Is entered from the public area and directly from the apron, so it functions as a separate and independent element. Passport and customs control and baggage control are located at the very entrance into the lounge. Air Serbia Premium Lounge is the first dedicated airline owned and operated lounge at the airport, located between gates A4 and A5. Air Serbia plans to open a new Premium Lounge next to gate C10 at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport by

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1672-637: Is located in the municipality of New Belgrade , in the 41-43 Narodnih heroja Street. It is actually situated at the corner of the street and the European route E75 . West of the gate are the neighborhoods of Studentski Grad and Tošin Bunar , while Fontana is to the north. In the New Belgrade's blocks numeration system, the building belongs to the Block 33. In the late 1960s, architect Mihajlo Mitrović

1748-403: Is used for domestic flights to Niš . Terminal 1 (T1) was the original and only terminal when the airport was built. The terminal handled domestic flights during the time of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro , and subsequently has come to be used for international flights, mostly by low-cost and charter airlines. The terminal went through a major renovation in 2016 and 2017 when the interior

1824-431: The 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack . Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport offers a business class lounge operated by Dufry , Business Club , for the majority of airlines operating from the airport. "Business Club", opened in 2011, covers an area of 250 m (2,700 sq ft), and can seat 30 guests. The airport also has a VIP Lounge , with separate check-in and passport control facilities. The VIP Lounge

1900-520: The City Assembly of Belgrade . Its members were Do not let Belgrade drown (NDB), Together for Serbia (ZZS), and Ecological Uprising (EU). After the elections, Nebojša Zelenović and Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta , who led ZZS and EU, respectively, announced the creation of a joint political party, which would also include the Assembly of Free Serbia of Biljana Stojković . They first signed

1976-483: The French Socialist Party , to Yugoslavia. The mural has been described as an "ornament of the tower". There is another work of art in the building, the sculpture "Bird" by Miloš Šobajić . The building is placed under the preliminary protection. It means it should be treated as if it were protected until the final decision about the protection is made. Association of Serbian Architects in 2019 filed

2052-607: The Government of Serbia granted a 25-year concession of the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to the French airport operator Vinci Airports for a sum of 501 million euros. On 21 December 2018, Vinci formally took over the airport. In 2018, the airport had a sizeable increase in revenue and net income, due to Vinci Airports transaction. On 24 April 2024 Serbian finance minister Siniša Mali announced that

2128-458: The Sava Centar . Harsh public polemics with architectural engineer Borislav Stojkov , one of the Belgrade's urban planners at the time, and Mitrović caused a rift between the two which was amended only over a decade later. The opposition continued in the next years. Even in the 2010s, a famous caricature by Ivo Kušanić in the daily Politika is still being mentioned and reproduced. It shows

2204-531: The Serbia Against Violence (SPN) coalition in October 2023, a coalition of political parties organising the 2023 protests. SPN announced that it would contest the parliamentary , Vojvodina provincial , and Belgrade City Assembly elections, all scheduled for 17 December 2023. In the parliamentary election, SPN won 65 seats, though considering that the first Together candidate was placed in

2280-799: The Serbian Air Force , which was at the time engaged in the First Balkan War against Turkey. In 1914, the Banjica airfield was the base for the Serbian Air Force squadron and the Balloon Company. After the end of the First World War , the Banjica airfield was used for airmail traffic and included the routes Novi Sad –Belgrade– Niš – Skoplje and Belgrade– Sarajevo – Mostar . In 1911 another airfield

2356-649: The accession of Serbia to the European Union and sanctioning Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Since its inception, Together has cooperated with the European Greens , including its members and affiliates. We Must ( Moramo ) was an electoral alliance that participated in the April 2022 general elections and won 13 seats in the National Assembly of Serbia and 13 seats in

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2432-512: The digital clock display which is located at the top, between two towers, was repaired and became operational. At the public sale on 6 February 2023, the commercial part of the property was purchased by the Belgrade-based hospitality entrepreneur Aleksandar Kajmaković, nicknamed Aca Bosanac, for RSD2.4 billion (~€20 million), three times its listed price. Kajmaković's company Eureka bar, which reportedly outbid six other entities vying for

2508-420: The 70th position, Together lost all of its representation in the National Assembly. After the 2023 elections, SPN organised anti-government protests until 30 December. Although Together won representation in the City Assembly of Belgrade, the Assembly was not constituted because quorum was not met during the constitutive session. A new election for 2 June was then called. Together opposed participation in

2584-500: The C ;platform. While not officially confirmed, it is believed that the overhauled T1 will be used by foreign carriers, while Air Serbia and Etihad Airways Partners would gain exclusive use of Terminal 2. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights as of November 2024: The following cargo airlines served the airport on a regular basis: Before the 2020/2021-2023 remodelling, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport

2660-563: The European Union . Although it supports the introduction of sanctions on Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine , Ćuta has distanced himself from the statement since Zelenović announced it in October 2022. Zelenović has also said that "Serbia needs to form a strategic agreement with the West" and has criticised military neutrality . Together has condemned the spraying of the Z military symbol graffiti in Novi Sad in July 2022, saying that

2736-638: The airport the highest international classification according to the International Civil Aviation Organization . The airport stagnated during the 1990s after the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars and the United Nations sanctions imposed on the Serbia and Montenegro . The sanctions also included a ban on air travel. The airport had minimal passenger movement, and many facilities were in need of reparation. With

2812-568: The airport to the city are available. The following scheduled bus services connect the airport with its surroundings: The Serbian Ministry of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure has announced a construction project for a new railway line between the city and the airport. The construction is scheduled to start in 2024, and should be completed in 18 months. [REDACTED] Media related to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport at Wikimedia Commons Together (Serbia) Together ( Serbian : Заједно , romanized :  Zajedno )

2888-469: The airport until the outbreak of the Second World War . Belgrade gained further prominence when Imperial Airways introduced inter-continental routes through Belgrade, when London was linked with India through the airport. Belgrade was linked with Paris and Breslau because CIDNA and Deutsche Luft Hansa, respectively, included Belgrade on its routes to Istanbul . By 1931, Belgrade became

2964-405: The airport's development were fulfilled: a location was chosen that met the navigational, meteorological, construction, technical, and traffic requirements; and the special needs for the airport's long-term development were established. Building of the new airport started in April 1958 and lasted until 28 April 1962, when it was officially opened by President Josip Broz Tito . During that period

3040-634: The airport. During 1944 it was bombed by the Allies, and in October of the same year the German army destroyed the remaining facilities while withdrawing from the country. The airport was rebuilt by October 1944 and until the end of the war was used by the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia as part of the Allied war effort. Civil transport by Yugoslav Air Force cargo planes from this airport was reinstated at

3116-740: The airport. The Pančevo airport was also used by the Royal Yugoslav Air Force academy. After the World War II the airport was used by the Yugoslav Air Force before it became the airfield of the Utva Aviation Industry after its relocation from Zemun to Pančevo. Because of the distance from Pančevo to downtown Belgrade, which at that time required crossing the Danube , a decision was made to build

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3192-475: The building was declared a cultural monument and placed under protection. The declaration refers to the building as an "urban lighthouse" and calls it the most striking motif of New Belgrade , and a visual benchmark for the entirety of the capital. Considered avant-garde at the time when built, by the mid 2020s it was still described as the "more progressive than almost anything new built in Serbia". The building

3268-511: The building. A group of electrical engineers suggested addition of Mihajlo Pupin to the joint museum with Tesla, creation of experimental labs and recreation of the Wardenclyffe Tower at the top of Western City Gate. Do not let Belgrade drown political party also supported state ownership of the building. Residents announced blockade of the city's central bridge, Gazela , protesting the sale. After many years, on 12 January 2023,

3344-494: The city government should instead "provide all available institutional material assistance to refugees and victims of the [Russian invasion of Ukraine]" ( treba da pruži svaku raspoloživu institucionalnu materijalnu pomoć izbeglicama i žrtvama [Ruske invazije na Ukrajinu] ). In August 2022, Together demanded the removal of a Chetnik mural that was drawn in an elementary school backyard in Šabac . Later in April 2023, Together expressed its support for banning Leviathan Movement ,

3420-577: The concession of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport had been extended by 18 months in order to minimize the influence of COVID-19 Pandemic. The concession will last until 1 July 2044. The airport's two terminals have a combined area of 44,000 square metres (470,000 sq ft), with Terminal 2 being larger of the two, the two terminals are connected by a hallway. The airport has 90 check-in counters and 32 gates (of which 24 are equipped with jetways ). Gates A1-A10 and C1-C14 are equipped with jetways , gates A7a, A7b and C10a-C10e use buses , while gate A11

3496-412: The end of 1945. At the beginning of 1947 JAT Yugoslav Airlines and JUSTA took over domestic and international traffic, and from 1948 Western European airlines resumed flights to Belgrade. A constant increase in traffic and the beginning of the passenger jet era called for a significant expansion of the airport. In the meantime, a plan to build a residential and business district called Novi Beograd on

3572-486: The end of 2024. The new lounge will occupy an area of 630 m (6,800 sq ft) (twice the size of the existing lounge) and will be able to accommodate up to 160 guests simultaneously. The airport is connected to the A3 motorway via a nearby interchange. The toll station on A3 is located to the west of the interchange, and the sections to the Belgrade downtown and the Belgrade bypass are toll-free. Licensed taxis from

3648-532: The expansion and reconstruction of the A-gate and C-gate departure and transit areas. As a result, an extra 2,750 square metres (29,600 sq ft) was added. Jetways at the A and C gates were also replaced. Also, there were plans for the construction of a new control tower as the current air control tower was built in 1962. Future expansion of current terminals should see additional 17,000 sqm added, with terminal 2 getting additional 4 jetways. In January 2018,

3724-410: The gate marked an entire era in Serbian architecture. Commission which declared the building a cultural monument prized the simplicity of solutions, proportional order of two towers and the cylindrical top extension with the rotating mechanism, located above the central axis of the complex. The commission also described the design as specific and bold architectural creation, commending mural, too. Though

3800-556: The government's attempt to cancel the event. Together supported the initiative to forbid lithium mining . Together expressed its support for the Fiat Serbia workers who protested in June 2022. The workers roadblocked and demanded higher salaries. While attending the protest, Stojković accused the government of not supporting workers rights. A month later, Together came in support of a protest in Krčedin where demonstrators demanded

3876-399: The hallway. All passengers must pass the passport control, except those traveling domestically. An additional security check used to exist on the hallway entrance, but it was removed in 2013 as it inconvenienced passengers and was not essential for security. In 2007 the airport prohibited cars parking next to the airport terminal, instead they have to use the car park provided, as a result of

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3952-484: The local government provide them water. In August 2022, Together supported a farmers protest in Kragujevac and started an initiative to increase the agricultural budget. An anti-corruption party, Together has said that "Serbia needs prosecutorial courage like that of Laura Kövesi " ( je Srbiji potrebna "tužilaška hrabrost" poput rumunske tužiteljke Laure Koveši ). It is supportive of the accession of Serbia to

4028-455: The location of the airport was introduced. The officials decided therefore that a new international airport should be built near the village of Surčin to the west. The last flight to depart from the old airport was early in 1964. The new location for the airport was on the Surčin plateau, 15 km (9 mi) from Belgrade's city centre. Thanks to the original planners' vision, two conditions for

4104-411: The mechanism for rotating the circular restaurant at the top was never installed, the restaurant itself was operational. In time, thanks to its exquisite location, it became an elitist gathering point, much to the dismay of Mitrović. As the structure with "striking form which affirmed it as the pronounced work of art", the building entered numerous works and encyclopedias, including Larousse. The building

4180-542: The name of the party, Together ( Zajedno ). After Together's establishment, Zelenović announced that it would begin a "green campaign" ( zelena kampanja ) somewhere in June. The campaign, named "Green Wave" ( zeleni talas ), began on 23 June 2022. A week later, Together organised a meeting at which it invited former members of the Moramo and United for the Victory of Serbia (UZPS) electoral alliances. Zdravko Ponoš , who

4256-489: The new election on the grounds that electoral conditions have not changed. This position was also held by SRCE and SSP. This ultimately led to the dissolution of SPN in April 2024, while local boards of Together in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, and Pančevo disassociated themselves from the party due to the decision to boycott the election. The Novi Sad board joined PSG in June 2024. In the same month, Stojković announced that Together would form new local boards, due to reports that

4332-403: The numerous commissions. He was finally given the green light and the foundations were laid in 1971. The towers were built by the "Rad" construction company. Nevertheless, the project met with distrust and was disputed all the time the construction was on. One of the rare colleagues who publicly supported Mitrović was Stojan Maksimović, who several years later designed another Belgrade's landmark,

4408-618: The original co-presidents, left Together with other Ecological Uprising members due to internal disagreements in September 2023. Despite the Serbia Against Violence coalition winning 65 seats in the National Assembly in the 2023 parliamentary election , Together did not win any and thus lost representation. Together serves in opposition to the Serbian Progressive Party . A left-wing party, Together has declared its support for workers' rights , social justice , environmental protection , and direct democracy . It supports

4484-410: The party would allegedly go extinct. At its founding assembly, Together defined itself as a green-left party that would insist on the promotion of left-wing politics , workers' rights , social justice , environmental protection , and direct democracy . It is also supportive of the energy transition . Together served in parliamentary opposition to the Serbian Progressive Party . Together

4560-451: The property, owns numerous hospitality venues around Belgrade such as the traditional Skadarlija kafanas Tri šešira, Dva jelena, and Zlatni bokal, eatery Boutique, and Lafayette cabaret nightclub Police had to intervene as few members of the opposition hеckled the bidding. Kajmaković is connected to major criminal clans in Serbia, being a right-hand man of the " controversial businessmen " Predrag Ranković Peconi  [ sr ] . He

4636-409: The selling. Tenants of the residential part of the building announced lawsuit against the purchase. The two towers are not the same height and serve different purposes. The taller tower serves as a residential tower with 30 floors while the shorter tower houses businesses within its 26 floors. A bridge connects the two at the 26th floor. The building is 117.76 m (386.4 ft) tall. The building

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4712-408: The supreme quality of the exterior design of the double tower, the building was not much resident friendly. Problems included the capacity and malfunctions of the elevators, clogged garbage chutes, bad thermal and sound isolation, and lack of flexibility of the concrete panels which were the main construction material. Similar problems, even worse so, were in the gate's eastern counterpart . This raised

4788-555: The surrounding plateau, which covers 1 ha (2.5 acres), into the urban garden, theme gardens, park of friendship, outdoor gym, with pedestrian footbridge and revitalized fountain and amphitheater. Coalition Zajedno also suggested that state should use its pre-emption right to purchase the building, converting its use to an academic campus by naming the University of Belgrade as an administrator while also employing students (architecture, interior design, construction) to adapt

4864-587: The violence. Along with NDB and People's Party , Together co-nominated Zoran Lutovac of the Democratic Party (DS) for the post of the vice-president of the National Assembly; Lutovac was elected during its first session on 2 August. A month later, its offices in Novi Sad were attacked by an unknown man; a group of masked men attacked members of Together at Petrovaradin in April 2023. In December 2022, Together announced that it would organise an internal election to elect its ballot representative for

4940-481: Was a Serbian-American inventor and scientist, generally considered one of the world's most famous inventors . The construction of the new air traffic control centre was completed in 2010. In 2011 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport shares (AERO) began trading on the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX). In 2012, construction work on the modernization and expansion of the airport began. It was carried out on

5016-419: Was added in the 2010s, described by the architects as a "graffiti, which is unsuitable and not a work of art". After a reaction from the architects, the author of the graffiti decided to paint it over, in an agreement with Mihajlo Mitrović's daughter who inherited the author's rights . The mural was commissioned by Mitrović and coincidentally served to commemorate the visit of François Mitterrand , then head of

5092-597: Was also apprehended by the police as part of the process against the top Serbian gang kingpin Veljko Belivuk  [ sr ] for suspicion of Kajmaković acting as the legal owner of Belivuk's properties which were safeguarded by the Belivuk's gang members, and for money laundering. A bomb was placed under Kajmaković's car in 2002 in Budva , Montenegro . Because of his history, the opposition considers Kajmaković

5168-406: Was built with only one airside hallway for both departing and arriving passengers. As such, security checks used to be located at gate entrances rather than on a central location. As of 2021, however, there is a central security hall directly above the ticketing area, before passport control, where all passengers must be screened. Passport controls are placed on two entrances and the single exit of

5244-476: Was designed in the brutalist style, with some elements of structuralism and constructivism . It is considered a prime representative of the brutalist architecture in Serbia and one of the best of its style built in the 1960s and the 1970s in the world. The treatment of the form and details is slightly associating the building with postmodernism and is today one of the rare surviving representatives of this style's early period in Serbia. The artistic expression of

5320-546: Was featured in the New York's Museum of Modern Art 2018-2019 exhibition exploring the architecture of the former Yugoslavia , Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980 . The building was an inspiration for artist Damjan Dobrila and his 2023 exhibition "Geneks 2389", with ideas what the structure might look like 366 years in the future. However, when the residents moved in, it turned out that despite

5396-518: Was finished earlier, in 1976. One of the towers was occupied by the state-owned Genex Group. The tower got its popular name "Genex" after this group, while its official title remains Western City Gate. The second, taller tower, is residential. The tower formerly occupied by the Genex company is empty, while the residential tower is still home to scores of people. The revolving mechanism under the restaurant on top never became operational. In November 2021,

5472-445: Was given a task of projecting a 12-floor building and the head offices of the local community of Sutjeska, a sub-municipal administrative unit, on Narodnih heroja Street. Mitrović suggested two connected and much taller buildings which would make a recognizable symbol of the capital city. A fierce opposition, disagreements and disputes ensued, but Mitrović was persistent in his idea, giving detailed and exhaustive explanations in front of

5548-555: Was inaugurated in Belgrade, in the lower city of the Kalemegdan Fortress at the location of today's Belgrade Planetarium . An airport on the outskirts of Pančevo , a town located northeast of Belgrade, began its operations in 1923 when CFRNA inaugurated the international route Paris – Istanbul , which was flown via Belgrade. It was on that route that same year that the first world night flight ever happened in history. The same year airmail service began operating from

5624-423: Was offered again, this time for RSD1.46 billion (€12.4 million), or 35% of estimated worth (RSD4.17 billion or €35.5 million). By the end of 2022, with the third sale attempt—and the property now listed for RSD 834.6 million dinars (€7 million or €400 per m)—scheduled for 6 February 2023, residents, citizens and public figures began to protest the sale, offering ideas for the building's future. Building manager, and

5700-475: Was overhauled. Terminal 2 (T2) was constructed in 1979 for the airport's growing passenger numbers. The terminal has a capacity of 5 million passengers. The terminal contains airline offices, transfer desks and various retail shops. The terminal went through two major renovations: from 2004 through 2006, with the arrivals and departures areas of the terminal completely reconstructed, and another one in 2012 and 2013 when there were works on expansion and overhaul of

5776-561: Was the presidential candidate of the UZPS alliance, Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP), and Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) eventually participated in the meeting, at which they discussed establishing closer parliamentary connections. In July, Together stated its support for an environmental protest that was organised in Novi Sad . The protest turned violent when an unnamed group of people beat demonstrators with batons ; Together condemned

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