Zemunski Kej ( Serbian Cyrillic : Земунски Кеј ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade , the capital of Serbia . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun .
135-513: Zemunski Kej, as its name suggests (Zemun's quay ), is located alongside the right bank of the Danube . The promenade itself (officially named Kej Oslobođenja , Quay of Liberation) begins below the Gardoš hill, at the square of Veliki Trg and after 2.5 km (1.6 mi) continues into the municipality of New Belgrade . On the west it borders the neighborhoods of Donji Grad and Retenzija and on
270-642: A decree that "merchants and trade agents must settle along the Sava". Rajović tried to hire Joseph Felber, an architect from Zemun , to design the new neighborhood, but he failed, and Nikola Živković, known as Hadži-Neimar , took over. Next to the Đumrukana, the Consulate Building was built. All consuls residing in Belgrade at the time were seated there. The 60 m (200 ft) elongated building later became Hotel Kragujevac. Both buildings domineered
405-437: A local community ( mesna zajednica , municipal sub-administrative division) within the municipality of Zemun. It split from the local community of Donji Grad before the 1991 census, when it had a population of 3,927. In the next census, in 2002, it had 3,649 inhabitants. Local communities in the urban core of Zemun were later abolished. Including local communities which are adjacent to the entire promenade (Dunav and Jugoslavija),
540-567: A memorial complex which consists of five pillars, which used to hold the station's overhang , and several meters of railroad tracks. The complex is placed on the plateau next to the hotel, on the small elevation above the promenade along the Danube. The memorial complex was set in the 1980s. John Hunyadi monument On 22 July 2019, a monument to the medieval Hungarian knight John Hunyadi ( Serbian Cyrillic : Сибињанин Јанко , Sibinjanin Janko ),
675-458: A structure includes one or more berths ( mooring locations), and may also include piers , warehouses , or other facilities necessary for handling the ships. Wharves are often considered to be a series of docks at which boats are stationed. A marginal wharf is connected to the shore along its full length. A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings . Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage: where it
810-531: Is 375 m (1,230 ft) long and placed by the engineering units of the Serbian Armed Forces . Placing of the bridge regularly sparks protest from the boatmen, either those who work as a ferrymen when there is no bridge, or those who are simply blocked in the Danube's arm between the island and the bank across it. In time, there were several proposals of building a proper bridge to the island, though environmentalists are against it. A project for
945-497: Is also location of several old and famous kafanas in Zemun, like Venecija , Stara Kapetanija , Šaran , etc. For the most part, the promenade is parallel to the street opened for traffic. Near the beginning of the promenade is one of major roundabouts in Zemun, with terminal bus stops for many public transportation bus lines (82, 85, 610, 611, 705). The promenade continues around Ušće and makes one continuous pedestrian path next to
1080-520: Is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade , the capital of Serbia . It is located in Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac and Stari Grad . Savamala is located south of the Kalemegdan fortress and the neighborhood of Kosančićev Venac , and stretches along the right bank of the Sava river . Its northern section belongs to the municipality of Stari Grad, while central and southern sections belong to
1215-658: Is considered only a section along the Karađorđeva street. Today, the zone of "preventive protection Savamala" is bounded by the streets: Brankova , Kraljice Natalije , Dobrinjska , Admirala Geprata , Balkanska , Hajduk Veljkov venac , Sarajevska , Vojvode Milenka , Savska , Karađorđeva , Zemunski put and the Branko's bridge . That means it encompasses the neighborhoods of Zeleni Venac and Terazijska Terasa . On his voyage from Constantinople to London, English traveler Peter Mundy visited Belgrade in 1620. He noted that
1350-411: Is deliberately destroying the house in order to obtain the parcel, enhanced with several plans for the lot already laid by some private companies. The house is not protected and no one applied during the restitution process to claim it. In 2019, city selected a design for the cultural and multipurpose building at No. 13, on the location of the former Đumrukana. In March 2022 another building, at No. 15,
1485-642: Is described as the representative example of the pre-1914 academism architecture in Belgrade. In November 2021, city announced building's renovation. Complete renovation of the remaining section of the street, from the Branko's Bridge to the Sava Square was announced, as a possibility, for 2023, or concurrently with the construction of the new bridge, the Savamala-Palilula tunnel, and the roundabout which should connect them all. Linear Park It
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#17327878554331620-429: Is located. In 1930, the society announced international design competition which resulted in 129 designs (79 from Germany, 18 from Austria, 15 from Yugoslavia, and the rest from Switzerland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary). The project of German architect Josef Wenzler was chosen. He planned a monumental, three- naves basilica , 65 m (213 ft) long and 36 m (118 ft) wide. Total floor area
1755-527: Is sufficient a single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or perhaps a single large wharf with multiple berths, will instead be constructed, sometimes projecting over the water. A pier, raised over the water rather than within it, is commonly used for cases where the weight or volume of cargos will be low. Smaller and more modern wharves are sometimes built on flotation devices ( pontoons ) to keep them at
1890-542: Is the ending section of the Zemun Loess Plateau. It is located between the Danube and the Gornji Grad's sub-neighborhood of Pregrevica. In order to lift the banks height, and to stop further erosion of the bank, the embankment, with the adjoining promenade and pathways, will be built as the wide, step-like plateaus. Plans also include a marina and the connection with the pedestrian and bicycle paths on
2025-526: Is the house at No. 7, projected by Konstantin Jovanović and built in c.1890, basically abandoned and squatted since the war ended. It was a home of the philologist Katarina Jovanović . Already dilapidated, it was further damaged in the fire in June 2019. A 20-years old woman was arrested for arson. In January 2020 the house burned again, with only the outer wall surviving. This prompted speculations that someone
2160-528: Is the main Zemun's landing area for numerous boats. In 2014 the government set the area of the former port as the future revitalized port area. In April 2018 it was announced that the pier for the touristic ships and cruisers will be built on the quay. It was to be constructed near the Old Port Authority ( Stara Kapetanija ) where the old Zemun port was located. Designed to accept ships up to 120 m (390 ft) long and 15 m (49 ft) wide,
2295-542: The Old Sava Bridge . However, in May 2017, after the project papers were publicized, it was discovered that the city actually plans to demolish the bridge completely and build a new one. Citizens protested while the experts rejected the reasons named by the authorities. Mali then said that the old bridge will not be demolished but moved, and that citizens will decide where, but he gave an idea to move it to Zemunski Kej, as
2430-650: The Saint Andrew's Day Assembly in 1858-1859 and served as the temporary theatrical scene from 1857 to 1862 after the demolition of Đumrukana. It was later acquired by the Vajfert family , until the building was demolished in 1935. Interior minister Nikola Hristić ordered demolition of the Sava Gate in June 1862 during the Čukur Fountain incident with the Ottomans. Later that year, the remaining Ottomans from
2565-454: The asphalt will be replaced with cobblestone. As the bank (and thus the quay, too) follows the line of the nearby Great War Island, it is the beginning point of the pontoon bridge which seasonally connects the Lido beach on the island with the mainland. The main access street to the southern, Hotel Jugoslavija section, is Bulevar Maršala Tolbuhina, previously called Goce Delčeva Street. In
2700-597: The staith spelling as a distinction from simple wharves: for example, Dunston Staiths in Gateshead and Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk . However, the term staith may also be used to refer only to loading chutes or ramps used for bulk commodities like coal in loading ships and barges. Quay , on the other hand, has its origin in the Proto-Celtic language . Before it changed to its current form under influence of
2835-485: The "Paranos Han". It was a city within the city, with shops, kafanas, rooms for rent, storages and stables. Next to it, a modern "Evropa" hotel was built. By 1862, economic output of Savamala overtook the economy in the old, "within the trench" section of Belgrade. That year, the marble cross dedicated the fallen soldier during the 1806 liberation of Belgrade from the Ottomans in the First Serbian Uprising
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#17327878554332970-463: The 21st century, a numerous food venues were opened. They were mostly fast food and take-out restaurants and grills, and their number continuously grew ("more fast-food venues than elements in Mendeleev's periodic table "). In many cases they are opened 24/7, and in time the social phenomenon developed - constant queues of people which spread along the street waiting for food day and night. For this,
3105-485: The Danube. The bridge was later removed, and the idea of constructing a bridge to the Great War Island was officially abandoned by the city in 1972. Since 1996, the pontoon bridge has been placed by the military almost every year. As the beach was almost wiped out during the disastrous 2006 European floods , the pontoon wasn't laid from 2006 to 2008. In general, the bridge is in place from July to September. It
3240-774: The Hotel Jugoslavija on the south, to the skyscraper on Karađorđe Square on the north. It is part of the pilot project for forming a small, "blue-green" parks in urban environments. Belgrade was one of four pilot cities, the other three being Piraeus in Greece , Gladsaxe in Denmark and Łódź in Poland . The area includes the locations of the Zemun Railway Station memorial ("collonettes"), amusement park, and children's playground ("castle"). Participants in
3375-570: The Karađorđeva Street, which remains the central thoroughfare of the modern neighborhood. Several distinct neighborhoods developed in Lower Serbian Town, with names like "Preka Mahala", section "Kraj Save" ("at Sava", where the poorest population dwelled) or "Pokraj Bare" ("next to the pond"), where the boatmen and street musicians resided. The area was originally a bog called Ciganska bara (Serbian for "Gypsy pond"). The bog
3510-463: The Karađorđeva which is only 7 m (23 ft) wide and already constantly clogged with traffic. With other "unfathomable slips in design", the project has been labeled a "shame for designers". With continued criticism of the design (including the tourist workers who pointed out the inadequacy of the project as at some days, there are 15-16 buses needed to transport the tourists from the port, while
3645-570: The Little Market was withering by this time. In terms of architecture, it was completely surrounded by the massive, sturdy buildings, while economically, the business moved into the surrounding banks, monetary funds and major commercial companies. When construction of the Bristol Hotel began in 1910, the market was completely closed. In 1911, Ljubomir Krsmanović announced construction of the four-storey building facing three streets, which
3780-540: The Palace of Ljubomir Krsmanović or the Sava Nymph. At the end of the first, short-lived Austro-Hungarian occupation of Belgrade in 1914, Savamala was the location of the frantic evacuation of the occupational forces on 15 December 1914. Originally marching in lines, the soldiers turned into the madding crowd running in disarray. They used ferries to reach the other side of the Sava, taking valuables they plundered. Due to
3915-473: The Pupin Bridge. In the early 1970s, architect Branislav Jovin designed the plateau and the quay in front of the Hotel Jugoslavija. Generally considered beautiful and elegant, the project allows the cascade descent from the hotel to the Danube's bank. Early 1990s saw the expansion of the splavovi (singular, splav ), barge-clubs on the rivers. They originated along the banks of the Sava and expanded in
4050-661: The Sava Square and the railway station, to the Belgrade Fortress. In order to straighten and extend the street, the city purchased the Paranos estate and demolished the "Paranos Han". Belgrade Cooperative purchased the estate of the Krsmanović brothers in order to build their own building, so the construction of buildings and palaces along the Karađorđeva continued. Building of the Belgrade Cooperative
4185-613: The Savamala Day. Mixer House, moved to Savamala in 2012 from the neighborhood of Dorćol and organize regular Mixer House Festival which has over 10,000 visitors. The festival consists of movies, musical and artistic performances, lectures and exhibitions. The Urban Incubator turned the "Spanish House" into a pavilion where they coordinated workshops, exhibitions, literary nights and seminars about architecture, urbanism, design, arts and culture. Mixer House announced that it will move back to Dorćol in May 2017. The reason they cited
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4320-556: The Savamala, who lived in the area of Liman and around the Sherif Mosque. moved into the fortress, and the mosque, as the last remaining Ottoman object in the neighborhood, was demolished. Also in 1862, contractor Joseph Steinlechner was summoned by the prince to build the stairs ("Great Stairs"), which connected Savamala with Kosančičev Venac. Merchant Rista Paranos purchased the "Kovačević Han" in 1867 and reconstructed it into
4455-573: The Savska Jalija. A building of the Ministry of Transportation was later built next to it. For the most part it had no permanent market stalls and the goods were sold directly of the carts. Construction began in the 1830s as ordered by the prince Miloš Obrenović, after a popular pressure to build a Serbian settlement outside the fortress and the Turkish settlement. Prince Miloš ordered for
4590-530: The United States. In some contexts wharf and quay may be used to mean pier , berth , or jetty . In old ports such as London (which once had around 1700 wharves ) many old wharves have been converted to residential or office use. Certain early railways in England referred to goods loading points as "wharves". The term was carried over from marine usage. The person who was resident in charge of
4725-463: The area. As most of the huts were actually stilt houses , built on piles due to the marshy land, the area was gradually named Bara Venecija (" Venice pond"). By 1884 the bog was drained and buried under the rubble from all parts of the city and especially from Prokop , because of the construction of the Belgrade Main railway station. Road to the Sava Gate passed through this area, which
4860-417: The bank in front of the hotel has since then been colloquially known as "Chez Juga" ( Kod Juge ), after the shortened name of the hotel. Majority of the barges placed in the last part of the 1990s are still operational, even under the same names, but are being replaced with much larger and modernized versions, unlike the other locations where splavovi appeared and disappeared, or changed names. Zemunski Kej
4995-515: The bank of the Sava below Belgrade was filled with gristmills and counted 35 of them. Mundy described the watermills as "nice looking", both inside and outside. They appeared as regular houses, except for the boat-shaped bows . Windmills were placed on large barges. The ropes which tied them to the bank were made of intertwined wicker , while the buckets filled with stones served as anchors. The barges were aptly made from dressed timber held together only by wooden stakes, without any iron parts. Next to
5130-482: The barges were small boats which held the other side of the axle which was spinning the mill wheel . The watermills were constructed in the interior and then rafted downstream to Belgrade. First inhabitants were settled in the early 18th century, during the 1717-1739 Austrian occupation of northern Serbia , when Austrians moved Christian population out of the Belgrade Fortress . In this period, Belgrade
5265-480: The baseline for the future development of both old and new parts of Belgrade. The area between these two points, described as "two basal foundations", was to be spanned with nine urban blocks, spreading on both sides of the Sava. Railway station itself was to preserve its function, with additional overhaul which would make it look like the largest railways stations in Europe ("large lace made of glass and steel"). Savamala
5400-422: The bridge on two levels to the island was drafted. Designers envisioned that the top level ("upper bridge") would contain a scenic viewpoint and a restaurant. The idea was abandoned. It was partially done because the design for the bridge, made of concrete and wood, didn't take into the account high water levels of the Danube. In March 2016, mayor of Belgrade Siniša Mali announced the massive reconstruction of
5535-488: The bridge to the Main Railway Station was wealthier and more representative, with palaces and luxurious façades. With additional reconstructions, this part of the street was transformed into the proper boulevard with greenery. Section from the bridge to the fortress was mostly occupied by the family houses, trade and hospitality objects, and port facilities. As the first building in Belgrade with elevators ,
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5670-472: The central tympanum of the front façade. It has distinctive figures of Atlas on its side, two artificial stone sculptures at the entrance (male, holding a flywheel , and female, holding the railway's symbol), and numerous other stone sculptures by Toma Rosandić , Dragomir Arambašić , Živojin Lukić , Lojze Dolinar and Risto Stijović . The building was declared a cultural monument in 2007. Already after
5805-574: The city heads on a spike appeared, and people were impaled on stakes along all city roads. When Ottoman Grand Vizier Hurshid Pasha arrived in Belgrade, he declared the full amnesty. However, he soon left, and Sulejman Pasha Skopljak took over Belgrade, even intensifying the terror. He issued an order that "people of Savamala can rebuild their houses, but of such size, that man has to stoop when entering". Things changed only in 1815 when Marashli Ali Pasha arrived in Belgrade. Marashli Ali Pasha, Ottoman vizier of Belgrade from 1815 to 1821, in 1817 by
5940-406: The city urban tissue up to the "Sarajevska" Street. Another project, strongly pushed by the government at that time but highly unpopular as a concept, was the 1995 "Europolis project" which planned to cover entire section of Belgrade from Terazije to the Sava river with glass. It was a combination of several previous solutions and was launched by the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia in advance of
6075-457: The corner of modern Balkanska, Gavrila Principa and Admirala Geprata streets. It was called Princely or Great Brewery, or, because it was owned by princess Ljubica Obrenović , Ljubica's Brewery. It was the second brewery in Belgrade, after the Vajnhapl's Brewery from 1839, which precise location is unknown today (Vračar, Skadarlija). It also hosted kafana and large yard. The building later hosted
6210-408: The depth of 10 m (33 ft) in order to endure the pressure of river ice, while some pontoons will be attached to the piles so that it may rise and fall, following the change of the Danube's water level. There was some initial resistance to the project among the local population, especially regarding the ecological aspect and influence on the nearby protected area of the Great War Island. The pier
6345-500: The design competition were students of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture . In March 2022, three works were selected, and the final design will be the amalgamation of all three. Apart from green-blue park (greenery and water), the project includes a small building of an ecological educational center. The residential areas include blocks 9-a and 11-c, while the mainly non-residential section includes blocks 9 and 11. In
6480-685: The eastern part have been demolished completely part by part because of the Belgrade Waterfront . Citizens proposed many changes (reconstruction of the towers on the Main Railway Station building demolished in World War II, restoration of the side domes on the Belgrade Cooperative building, reconstruction of the Hotel Wilson, preservation of the building at 7 Karađorđeva Street), but authorities accepted none. Citizens, architects and urbanists protested against Belgrade Waterfront, but
6615-524: The effects of the elements on the copper statue were quite visible. Branko Najhold memorial bench On 18 June 2020, a memorial to Branko Najhold [ sr ] (1947-2016) was dedicated on the promenade. Najhold was an author, founder of the International Zemun's Caricature Salon and an avid chronicler of Zemun. The memorial, representing a figure of Najhold sitting on a bench, was sculptured by Stevan Filipović. Zemunski Kej made
6750-497: The embankment in 1942. It was never finished, but some sections are still visible in the 2020s. Savamala was also heavily bombarded and partially demolished in the World War II . Demolished objects, some of which were left in ruins and torn down immediately after the war, include Đumrukana, King Alexander Bridge and Hotel Wilson. After 1948, state and city authorities favored the construction of New Belgrade so Savamala lost
6885-433: The entire Savamala population to be relocated to the village of Palilula, outside of the city. The order was issued on 13 February 1834 and Cvetko Rajović was appointed to oversee it. The residents refused to move. Irritated by the dragging on of his project, the prince gathered his henchmen and thugs and sent them to Savamala in 1835. As the settlement was still just a shanty town, with houses made of rotten wood and mud, all
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#17327878554337020-487: The entire city and was affordable only to the wealthiest ones. Still, some old ways, like selling watermelons and melons from the barges on the river survived. Having both the port and the railway by which visitors arrived, soon numerous hotels were built, both in Savamala and the Kosančićev Venac above it. Hotels Bosna and Bristol were built close to the port. There were also the hotels Solun and Petrograd , which
7155-405: The entire neighborhood had a total population of 13,385 in 1991 and 12,112 in 2002. Quay A wharf ( pl. wharves or wharfs ), quay ( / k iː / kee , also / k eɪ , k w eɪ / k(w)ay ), staith , or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such
7290-518: The forthcoming elections. In 2008 city began preparatory work on the first official urban plan for Savamala, but it was going slow. Propositions included the turning of the Main Railway Station into the museum and Savamala as the location of the future opera house or the building of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra . Any project would have to include the removal of the railways and the main train and bus stations. One of
7425-623: The hastiness and overcrowding, the ferries were capsizing in the wavy river as the "murky Sava was carrying away drowned soldiers". After the war, construction of the large buildings continued. The Palace of Rista Paranos was built 1922–1923, at 67 Karađorđeva Street. It is one of the rare examples of the Baltic Modern architecture , which flourished from 1900 to 1914, originating in Saint Petersburg and Helsinki , before spreading to Stockholm , Riga , Tallinn , etc. The palace
7560-403: The hotel and in such numbers, that they became so close to each other that guests from one splav were able to talk to the guests from another one. In this period, barges at Hotel Jugoslavija became one of the most popular hangouts, as the barges became one of the focal points of the vibrant Belgrade's nightlife , but were also connected with criminals and numerous incidents. The entire section of
7695-433: The houses were demolished in one day, without any demolition equipment. The demolished neighborhood was then burned to the ground, either on the order of the prince, or on the request of the residents so that they wouldn't have to pay for the clearing of the locality. Prince Miloš relocated the city's port from the Danube to the Sava river and the customs house , called Đumrukana was built around 1835. The prince issued
7830-459: The idea of connecting the island because of the meeting held several month before, where the Eagle Hills company, an investor of the highly controversial Belgrade Waterfront project, discussed with the city officials a possibility of construction on the island. The project should include the private villas, golf courses and a de lux hotel. The Old Sava Bridge relocation to the Great War Island
7965-669: The importance it had. It became a transport hub and a transit route for commercial traffic which made it even less desirable neighborhood to live in due to the noise and air pollution. As a neglected neighborhood, in the 1960s Savamala became known for its local rascals, typical for the Belgrade at that time, when each neighborhood had ones. It had such a bad reputation that mothers would warn their misbehaving daughters that if they do not act nice, they will "marry them into Savamala". A 1959 plan envisioned urban axis Belgrade Main Railway Station (Savamala)- SIV Building (New Belgrade) as
8100-478: The late 1960s, due to the backwater of the Danube, underground waters in Zemun and New Belegrade got elevated and the cellars of the buildings got flooded. To prevent this, the high embankment with the promenade was built in 1967 so the Danube rarely flooded the quay (most notably in 1981). On the other hand, a historical minimum of the water level was recorded in November 1983. In September 2007 reconstruction of
8235-583: The massive building which hosted the Ministry of Transportation was built from 1927 to 1931. At modern 6 Nemanjina Street, and in front of the square-park Hajduk Veljkov Venac, designed by Svetozar Jovanović, it was the largest building in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the largest ministry building in the Balkans. Heavy fighting occurred around the building in October 1944, during the liberation of Belgrade, as it
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#17327878554338370-712: The modern French quai , its Middle English spelling was key , keye or caye . This in turn also came from the Old Norman cai ( Old French / French chai "wine cellar"), meaning originally "earth bank near a river", then "bank built at a port to allow ship docking". The French term quai comes, through Picard or Norman-French, from Gaulish caio , ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Celtic *kagio- "to encompass, enclose". Modern cognates include Welsh cae "fence, hedge" and Cornish ke "hedge", Savamala Savamala ( Serbian Cyrillic : Савамала )
8505-701: The most esteemed merchants in Belgrade began buying lots and building houses: the Krsmanović brothers, Rista Paranos, Konstantin Antul, Luka Ćelović and Đorđe Vučo. State financially supported the construction of 46 shops, administrative building of the State Council (future "Odeon" cinema), building of the Ministry of Finance with the Financial Park (since 2017 Park Gavrilo Princip ) and the Asencion Church . The first foreign consulate in Belgrade
8640-601: The most popular solution was a project by which Savamala and New Belgrade will be connected by the web of canals and an artificial island in the middle of the river, with residential, commercial and catering facilities. All of this was changed later because of the Belgrade Waterfront project. The academy in 1993 coordinated several projects by 1993, best known of which was the concept of "Water Town" ( Varoš na vodi ), by architect Dragomir Manojlović. Projects included two new, boulevard-sized bridges and canals deep into
8775-451: The municipality of Savski Venac. The central street in the neighborhood is Karađorđeva . Originally, the entire western section ( Terazije slopes ) of today's city center was called Savamala, roughly bounded by the modern streets and squares of Terazije , King Milan's , Slavija , Nemanjina and Prince Miloš's . The entire area was known as Zapadni Vračar , but that name completely disappeared from usage, while as Savamala today
8910-420: The nearby Ušće neighborhood. After 1996, they spread along the quay in front of the hotel. The location was favorable as it was one of the rare point at the time, where there was enough parking space and the quay was arranged and concreted, while many other parts of the banks were the barges were located were still muddy and inaccessible. In the 1996–2000 period, the splavovi were swiftly anchored in front of
9045-422: The neighborhood there are pedestrian paths or green areas used for recreation (including a large, formerly seasonal amusement park ) and commercial facilities. The area used to host seasonal travelling circuses. In time, it became vast, mostly children oriented playground and fair-like attraction, including carousel , children castles, popcorn, cotton candy, street artists, souvenir shops, etc. Total park area along
9180-419: The neighborhoods of Staro Sajmište and Savski Nasip , alongside the left bank of the Sava . Complete overhaul of the street began in October 2021. Project includes repclamenet of the complete communal infrastructure (electricity, waterworks, heating, sewage), construction of new parking lots, a special parking for the tourist buses, and a roundabout. The street will be partially expanded, and, also partially,
9315-465: The new creative hub of Belgrade. Formerly representative buildings, but now completely dilapidated, became headquarters of the cultural organizations like Mixer house , Cultural Center "City" and Urban Incubator. They chronicled stories from the inhabitants about old Savamala and employed artists and designers to revitalize the area who painted many murals , renovated parks and set ice rinks. Also, they invited artists, architects and chefs from all over
9450-793: The northeast and east of England the term staith or staithe (from the Norse for landing stage) is also used. The two terms have historically had a geographical distinction: those to the north in the Kingdom of Northumbria used the Old English spelling staith , southern sites of the Danelaw took the Danish spelling staithe . Both originally referred to jetties or wharves. In time, the northern coalfields of Northumbria developed coal staiths specifically for loading coal onto ships and these would adopt
9585-421: The original Zemun railway station . The station was located close to the modern Hotel Jugoslavija. It was built in 1883, during the rule of Austria-Hungary , when the railway, which connected Zemun to Novi Sad , was finished. In 1884 the railway was extended across the Sava into the Kingdom of Serbia as the first railway in the country. The station was operational until 1970. Architect Milun Stambolić designed
9720-527: The parcel in Krunski Venac in 1924, but by 1926 the deal was off. The Society asked for the land lot in Savamala, at the corner of the Nemanjina and Sarajevska streets, but the city refused to do so, as the park was planned for the area, offering another parcel in the city. In 1929, city finally offered the lot in Savamala again, at the location of the grain market , where the modern Palace of Justice
9855-478: The permanent bridge to the island, but city reiterated the construction plans in January 2022. In August 2023, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić said that the "place for the bridge has been already found", to connect Zemun and the Great War Island, and that he will "nominate" the idea to citizens. In January 2022, plans were announced for the creation of the theme Eupolis park along the quay, stretching from
9990-502: The permanent pedestrian bridge to the Great War Island. Members of the Academy of Architecture of Serbia opposed the motion. They expressed fear that the seemingly benign idea is actually a strategically disastrous enterprise concerning the protected wildlife on the island. They also suspected that the administration, in this case just as in all previous ones, will ignore experts. In June 2018, architect Bojan Kovačević stated that Mali got
10125-416: The prince wasn't the owner, but had right to collect rent. Savamala was the first new settlement constructed outside the fortress walls. In time, migrants from Bulgaria and Hungary also settled in the neighborhood, so as the boatmen from Bosnia who operated river trade. The settlement was separated from the central city area by the trench, which had embankment and palisade . The structure was maintained by
10260-409: The project envisions place for only 3 buses), city administration replied that everything has been done after "Podrecca's design". Before and concurrently with this reconstruction, several facades of the houses on the left side of the street were revitalized (there are no edifices on the right side, it is open to the river), as they have been neglected since the end of World War II. A notable exception
10395-531: The project was green-lighted nevertheless. The authorities only decided to build an object at the location of the Đumrukana, but the chosen project was disliked for not resembling the old building and for not fitting into the urban environment. Karađorđeva Street In July 2017, city urbanist Milutin Folić announced the reconstruction of the Karađorđeva street from the Beton Hala to the Branko's Bridge, along
10530-504: The project was to be finished by the 2019 nautical season. It will be the second international touristic pier in Belgrade, after the one in Savamala neighborhood, on the Sava river. The central steel pontoon, 50 m (160 ft) long and 4 m (13 ft) wide, will serve for the boarding and disembarkation of the visitors. Construction ultimately began in June 2019 and was to last for 120 days, or to December 2019. However, since
10665-496: The quay covers 5.74 hectares (14.2 acres). One of the largest hotels in Belgrade, " Hotel Jugoslavija " is located in the neighborhood, but it has been closed since the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 when it was badly damaged. It was partially reopened in 2007 as the largest casino in Belgrade, and one half of the hotel was reopened in 2013. In February 2014, new plans regarding "Jugoslavija" were announced. A five-star Kempinski hotel
10800-484: The quay were announced for 2021. The plans include extension to the north, upstream the Danube, to the Pupin Bridge . Deadline is set to 2022. The area in question is 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) long and covers 22.2 hectares (55 acres). The architectural design competition was organized in October 2021, and three designs were selected by February 2022. The cliff-like bank in this section is prone to erosion , as it
10935-444: The quay's 350 m (1,150 ft) long section began including further elevation of the embankment, widening of the pedestrian path and construction another one on separate level, completion of the cycling path, etc. Works, which were the first works on any embankments in Belgrade since 1990, were finished in 2008. Works continued in 2010–2011. After being elevated by one meter in 1967 to the point 70.5 m (231 ft), embankment
11070-468: The raid, which was the first international mention of Savamala. When the Ottomans regained Belgrade in October 1813, their vanguards burned wooden hovels in Savamala, engulfing the city in smoke. When the main Ottoman army landed, a large number of Serbs got stranded on the bank in Savamala, trying to flee across the river into Austria. Men were massacred, while women and children were enslaved. All over
11205-410: The residents through the corvée . The palisades were removed in 1827, and the poor used it as firewood. The only survived part of the fortification was the Sava Gate. In the late 1820s, a popular Cannoneer's Greenmarket ( Tobdžijska pijaca ) was established, when Prince Miloš partially resettled inhabitants of Savamala to Palilula . It was located where the park on Hajduk Veljkov Venac is today, above
11340-574: The same level as the ship, even during changing tides. In everyday parlance the term quay (pronounced 'key') is common in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and many other Commonwealth countries, and the Republic of Ireland, and may also refer to neighbourhoods and roadways running along the wayside (for example, Queen's Quay in Toronto and Belfast ). The term wharf is more common in
11475-499: The same year. Savamala received worldwide attention due to its cultural renaissance. Articles about it were published in Financial Times and Wall Street Journal , CNN devoted several reports to it, while The Guardian regularly follows the happenings in Savamala, placing it among top ten most inspirational places in the world. Massive reconstruction of western part of the western neighborhood began in 2018, while
11610-453: The scenic view of the neighborhood seen from the river, towered by the tall Cathedral Church above, in Kosančićev Venac. Both buildings were damaged in World War II and demolished after the war. On 12 June 1841, the first steamboat ever in Serbia docked in Sava port. It was Count István Széchenyi 's ship Erzherzog Ludwig , who ported to visit Prince Miloš and Belgrade's Ottoman pasha. It
11745-412: The small square in front of the Belgrade Cooperative. In the center of the square the statue named Sava Nymph, work of Đorđe Jovanović , was to be placed. By 1914, Savamala was the most densely populated area of Belgrade with arranged streets, primary school, first bank in Serbia and a quay along the bank of Sava was under construction. The area around the Little Market became the most prestigious one in
11880-559: The south the neighborhood of Ušće in New Belgrade. To the east, in the Danube, is the Great War Island and its beach Lido . Modern area of Zemun's Donji Grad was regularly flooded by the Danube. After massive 1876 floods, local authorities began the construction of the stony levee along the Danube's bank. Levee, a kilometer long, was finished in 1889. When hydroelectrical plant Đerdap I began to fill its reservoir in
12015-421: The southern border of Kosančićev Venac. The works, projected by Boris Podrecca , should start at the end of 2017 and will include: widening of the sidewalks, planting of the avenue , further reconstruction of the façades, relocation of the tramway closer to the river and placing them on the cobblestones and construction of the parking for the buses which pick up the tourists from the port. Works were postponed for
12150-529: The square in front of the railway station building began in 1892. First stock exchange in Serbia became operational in Savamala in 1895. in In 1896, three smaller streets, from the Sava Gate to the Paranos Han (Savska, Majdanska and Donja Bogojavljenska), were merged into one named Savska. Remaining route, from the khan to the Main Railway Station, was named Moravska. In 1898, city administration decided to step up
12285-606: The street became known as the "Street of the Hungry", "Valley of the Hungry" or "Has Vegas" ( has is Belgrade slang for eating). Airmen monument A monument dedicated to 11 pilots of the Royal Yugoslav Army Air Force , killed in action during the Axis attack on Yugoslavia in 1941 , was built in 1994. It was sculptured by Miodrag Živković. Zemun Railway Station memorial There is a memorial commemorating
12420-502: The structure of New Belgrade. Aleksandar Despić , vice president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts at the time, authorized architect Miloš Perović to organize the teams of architects and create a new vision for Savamala. The conditions of the project included the reconstruction and revitalization of the neighborhood into the Belgrade's cultural hub, keeping the "historical matrix" and "nosatalgia of history". The project
12555-412: The summer of 2018. The planned 14-months long reconstruction was then postponed to September 2018, but it didn't start then either. The area set for reconstruction is 682 m (2,238 ft) long and covers 1 ha (2.5 acres). Indented parking spots for tourist buses are also planned. Works were then scheduled to start in mid-November 2018 and the deadline is set for the late 2019 or early 2020. In
12690-450: The summer of 2019 the contours of the reconstructed area became noticeable. The experts criticized the project, especially the transportation solutions. Though the project was to fully separate the street carriageways and the tram tracks which crossed each other once, they are now crossed twice in only 230 m (750 ft). The planned boulevard from the direction of Belgrade Waterfront will be 45 m (148 ft) wide, but it will enter
12825-408: The thing that the urbanists put in the plans as mandatory is a ban on highrise due to the panoramic view of Belgrade from the river (hence the "amphitheater" appearance). In its strategy, city government banned tall buildings in the old section of Belgrade. All of this was changed later because of the Belgrade Waterfront project. In the 2010s few artistic enthusiasts began transforming Savamala into
12960-479: The torrential rains, when mud floods would flow down from Zeleni Venac. Especially damaging floods occurred on 25 July 1938, and in 1940 and in April 1941 (after the bombing of Belgrade), when the Sava spilled over. Despite constant protests to the Belgrade municipality, the protective embankment has not been built other than already existing one at the railway station. German occupational authorities began construction of
13095-420: The unveiling, on the night of 30 to 31 July, the statue's sword, which was loosely attached to the statue, was stolen but police apprehended the culprits on the same day. They were three art students, claiming they removed the sword in protest. In September 2019 someone placed a wooden sword, decorated with flowers, in the statue's empty hand. Madarasi reattached the original sword on 2 October 2019. By January 2020
13230-402: The urbanization of the neighborhood, so the smaller, side streets were cut through, the port and quay were regulated, elementary school was opened and the filling of Bara Venecija was finally finished. When Belgrade was divided into six quarters in 1860, Savamala was one of them. By the census of 1883 it had a population of 5,547. According to the further censuses, the population of Savamala
13365-567: The verbal agreement donated the entire patch of land along the river, stretching from the Fortress to the modern Mostar interchange to Serbian ruling prince Miloš Obrenović . The area was known as Savska Jalija (Sava bank in Turkish). It included tumbledown houses of the boatmen, taverns and the Emperor (or Sherif) Mosque. The pasha gave the land to prince as the spahiluk , which means that
13500-508: The war, plans were made for further filling of the area next to the railway, in order to expand cargo section of the station, but they were put on hold. In the early 1940, city decided to finish the draining. On 9 March 1940, a contract was signed with the consortium "Danish Group" for pouring 500,000 tons of sand on the section between the railway and the river, and from the station to the bridge. The same consortium (made of Danish companies " Kampsax ", " Højgaard & Schultz " and "Carl Nielsen")
13635-598: The western end of the neighborhood was demolished in 1862. The first avenue in Belgrade was planted in Savamala. It was planted from 1845 to 1850 along the Abadžijska Čaršija , modern Kraljice Natalije Street . It was the project of Atanasije Nikolić , educator and agriculturist, who developed seedlings in the nursery garden he established in Topčider . The trees were cut in 1889. Hadži-Neimar designed in 1840 an elongated, large, ground floor house, built from hard materials at
13770-642: The wharf was referred to as a "wharfinger". The word wharf comes from the Old English hwearf , cognate to the Old Dutch word werf , which both evolved to mean "yard", an outdoor place where work is done, like a shipyard ( Dutch : scheepswerf ) or a lumberyard (Dutch: houtwerf ). Originally, werf or werva in Old Dutch ( werf , wer in Old Frisian ) simply referred to inhabited ground that
13905-406: The works didn't go as planned, in November 2019 the deadline was moved to March 2020 and the next nautical season. When construction of the supporting piles began, the slabs from the previous embankment were discovered so as several submerged vessels. The pier's bridge will be also 50 m (160 ft) long, with 20 piles, while the pontoon will rest on two dolphins . The piles are being founded to
14040-454: The world and organized exhibitions, work shops, concerts and lectures which are now held in Savamala almost on a daily basis. With all this development, Savamala began attracting tourists and the night life was invigorated with many new performances, galleries, clubs and restaurants. They were joined by the Society for the ambiental protection of Savamala which organizes yearly celebration of
14175-491: Was 6,981 in 1890, 6,516 in 1895, 8,033 in 1900, 9,504 in 1905, 9,567 in 1910 and 11,924 in 1921. Early 20th century was Savamala's golden age . Through neighborhood, the spirit of modern Europe was rapidly arriving in Belgrade. In 1900, the first ice rink in Belgrade was built near the railway station. The central street in the neighborhood was formed on 29 February 1904, when the streets of Savska and Moravska were transformed into one, named Karađorđeva, which stretched from
14310-413: Was adopted, despite the fierce opposition from the experts and public to the construction of the skyscrapers along the quay. The projected value of the works was €300 million. As of August 2019 nothing has been done regarding the project. Head of the "Hotel Jugoslavija Project" Iva Petrović said that they will have "more information" in October 2019, but as of July 2022, the project is still halted. The key
14445-515: Was already hired by the city to start construction of New Belgrade , across the Sava. The "Sydhavnen" excavator was transported from Denmark, and was supposed to finish works by 1 October 1940. However, the excavator continued to work after the German occupation of Belgrade in April 1941. It finished works in 1943, completing the draining and filling of the former marsh. The section along the Karađorđeva Street continued to be flooded, especially during
14580-426: Was announced. Modernist structure will host the University of Arts ' Faculty of Applied Arts. By 2021, the only surviving old structure along the promenade between the Branko's Bridge and Beton Hall is the building of Port Authority ( lučka kapetanija ), located at No. 6 Karađorđeva. One-floor, free standing edifice was built in 1906. All four facades are symmetrical, and ornamented with decorative plastic. The building
14715-486: Was built at Little Market. It was built by the merchant Ćira Hristić. Popular name, Little Market, was changed with the official one, the Saint Nicholas Market. The Belgrade Main railway station became operational in 1884. It was built in the southern section of the neighborhood, which was the filled swamp known as Bara Venecija. The route of the future central thoroughfare in Savamala, Karađorđeva Street,
14850-793: Was built on the Wilson's Square. Hotel Orient was located at the corner of the Hajduk-Veljkov Venac and Nemanjina streets, close to the Financial Park . Heavy bombardment by the Austro-Hungarian forces in World War I damaged the neighborhood and stopped for a while its affluent progress. With the neighboring Belgrade Fortress, it was on the front line of Austro Hungarian attack. The attack stopped numerous plans and projects, some of which were never accomplished, like
14985-593: Was charted for the first time in an Austrian map from 1789. It was a marsh which covered a wide area from modern Karađorđeva street to the mouth of the Topčiderska Reka into the Sava, across the northern tip of Ada Ciganlija . Marshy area covered modern location of the Belgrade Main railway station and parts of the Sarajevska and Hajduk-Veljkov venac streets. Ciganska bara drained two other bogs. One
15120-476: Was dedicated on the promenade. Hunyadi defended Belgrade against the Ottoman Turks during the 1456 Siege of Belgrade . Presidents of both Serbia and Hungary, Aleksandar Vučić and János Áder , attended the dedication. Immediately, the monument became the subject of ridicule. Hunyadi was described as being placed in the shower stall. The statue holding a sword, work of Hungarian sculptor István Madarasi,
15255-616: Was designed by the Russian white émigré architect Nikolai Vasilyevich Vasilyev . The building is known for the reduced façade decoration, simulated architrave in the style of Mediterranean eaves and the hexagonal , domed tower. In 1920, the Society for the Construction of Catholic Church in Belgrade was founded, with the purpose of building the Roman Catholic Cathedral. City administration originally donated
15390-647: Was divided by the governing Austrian authorities on 6 districts: Fortress, (Upper) Serbian Town (modern Kosančićev Venac), German Town (modern Dorćol ), Lower Serbian Town (Savamala), Karlstadt ( Palilula ) and the Great Military Hospital ( Terazije - Tašmajdan ). Central street in the settlement was the Tefderdarska Street, after the Tefder Mosque. In the early 20th century, with several other streets, it will be transformed into
15525-512: Was established at the center of Savamala and with the Karađorđeva street, became the focal point of city's commerce. The market was conceived by the prince as the proper Serbian farmers market (upper Cannoneer's Greenmarket was not regulated), as opposed to the Great Market in downtown where the majority of sellers were Turks. Founded in 1834, it was located between the modern buildings of Hotel Bristol and Belgrade Cooperative. Little market
15660-529: Was finished in 1907, the House of Đorđe Vučo in 1908, Hotel Bristol in 1912, Hotel Washington (later Hotel Wilson), etc. Despite the filling of the former bog from the Prokop stopped in 1898, the filling and construction of the embankments wasn't finished, so the area was still regularly flooded. The drainage system in the upper sections, at Sarajevska Street, was built only in 1904. Former central commercial spot,
15795-462: Was finished on 6 June 2020, but the cruisers began docking only on 2 September 2023. In 1966, the military placed the pontoon bridge to connect the Lido Beach , on the Great War Island in Zemun, for the first time. The bridge was relocated from Ada Ciganlija where it was placed in 1961, after the permanent embankment at Ada was finished. It connected Zemunski Kej and the island, across an arm of
15930-456: Was further raised to 73.5 m (241 ft) in 2010 and 77 m (253 ft) in 2011, thus preventing any further flooding as the recorded water level was never higher than that. Over 450 m (1,480 ft) of the embankment was first solidified with 17,000 m3 of different materials, then consolidated with beams and further elevated with 20,000 m3 of sand, gravel and stone. In October 2020, plans for massive reconstruction and extension of
16065-472: Was located on Slavija , which drained through the creek which flew down the area of the modern Nemanjina street. Other pond whose water drained into the Ciganska bara was Zeleni Venac . Romanies who lived in the area, used the mud from the bog to make roof tiles. They lived in small huts or caravans (called "čerge"), between the high grass and rush , with their horses and water buffaloes grazing freely in
16200-548: Was never built. During the Interbellum , major changes in the neighborhood were results of the construction of the King Alexander Bridge across the Sava, which was finished in 1934. In order to make access path to the new bridge, numerous commercial and residential objects had to be demolished. This way, the Karađorđeva Street, and with it the neighborhood, was almost physically divided in two. Section from
16335-461: Was not yet built on (similar to " yard " in modern English), or alternatively to a terp . This could explain the name Ministry Wharf located at Saunderton, just outside High Wycombe, which is nowhere near any body of water. In support of this explanation is the fact that many places in England with "wharf" in their names are in areas with a high Dutch influence, for example the Norfolk broads. In
16470-683: Was one of the gates for entering the Belgrade Fortress. During the First Serbian Uprising , through this gate Karađorđe , the leader of the uprising, entered Belgrade, liberated from the Ottomans in December 1806. The gate, also called Šabac Gate, was located where the Velike Stepenice ("Great Stairs") descended into Savamala. The troops were headed by Konda Bimbaša and they stormed into the fortress on 12 December 1806. In January 1807, Austrian and French press reported on
16605-518: Was only the wholesale market, receiving goods mostly via the rivers, from the regions of Syrmia and Mačva . Main goods included grains, beans , prunes , leather, plum pekmez , etc. The goods were then transported to downtown and sold to the consumers at the Great Market. As many goods arrived across the river, held by Austria at the time, the Little Market evolved into the city's major barter exchange . Storages and shops were abundant and
16740-567: Was opened in Savamala. It is recorded that in 1854, at the Liman section of Savamala (where the pillars of the Branko's Bridge are today), a trading caravan arrived with 550 big and 105 small camels. It was the last camel caravan to reach Belgrade, bringing tobacco from town of Serres to Belgrade merchant Anastas Hiristodulo. By the late 19th century, a tram line connected the peer with the Slavija Square . The fortress' outer Sava Gate at
16875-506: Was planned to be fully reconstructed by 2019. The complex was to be upgraded with two towers with 33 floors, and a total floor area of 190,000 m (2,000,000 sq ft) on 5 ha (12 acres). This was forbidden by the city regulations, but the new city administration headed by Siniša Mali abolished the Highrise Study, allowing tall buildings all over the city. In 2015 the detailed regulatory plan which encompassed this project
17010-588: Was presented in the gallery of the academy. The project was titled "Cultural Center for the 3rd Millennium". Proposition by the Serbian architects was titled "Sava City" ( Savski Siti ). As it was an international architectural design competition , the first prize went to the work of Polish architects, which included the formation of a Renaissance square and Venice-type canals. It was described as "aesthetically, rarely seen elegance and style". In 1991 Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts held non-competitive contest and
17145-541: Was the frequent pressure from the state authorities. It included constant demolition orders, politically instigated inspections of all kinds and ever-growing fiscal imposts . Finally, after being presented with an ultimatum by their landlord that in order to keep renting the Savamala premises they have to close "Miкsalište", humanitarian center for the refugees , Mixer House held a final performance on 27 April 2017. After that, Mixer House moved to Sarajevo in September of
17280-476: Was the last stand of the German army. The building was damaged, too. After the war, the building hosts headquarters of the Serbian Railways. The lot covers 5,500 square metres (59,000 sq ft), while the total floor area covers 16,000 square metres (170,000 sq ft). The monumental, square building, designed in eclectic and neo-classicist style, is domineered by the clock tower above
17415-461: Was the main event in the city, with a "ton of people flocking down at the Sava". Even members of pasha's harem came down to the river. Count Széchenyi allowed for some of the spectators to visit and inspect the ship. By 1841, when Đumrukana was adapted into the first regular theatre house in Belgrade, the commerce blossomed and the "Kovačević Han " was built where the modern Hotel Bristol is. "Beogradski mali pijac" (Belgrade's Little Farmers Market)
17550-407: Was to be populated with hotels, bus station, terminus for the airport transport, megamarkets, etc. However, disliked by the group of influential architects, in the future development the envisioned urban tissue was effectively "cut" in its Savamala section by the new projects, and almost nothing of the planned has done. Savamala was tackled by the 1985 International Competition for the enhancement of
17685-426: Was to be the final object around the area of the former market, instead of the old hotel "Bosna". Also in 1911, the project was drafted for connecting Savamala and Zeleni Venac with tram line. Hughly advanced for its time, the project envisioned tracks on the reinforced concrete pillars reaching above the buildings. City rejected the plan. Before World War I , first Serbian female architect Jelisaveta Načić arranged
17820-584: Was to cover 58,938 m (634,400 sq ft) and host 4,300 people (3,390 sitting, 910 standing). The Society changed its mind regarding the lot, asking for another parcel in Palilula . City refused, offering a lot in Dorćol , which in turn was rejected by the Society and, after the ensuing money problems, the Society was disbanded and, ultimately, the central church for the Roman Catholics in Belgrade
17955-459: Was ultimately scrapped. During the summer of 2020, a group of Zemun's citizens organized petition for the construction of permanent bridge to the Great War Island. In September 2020, the municipal administration of Zemun forwarded the preliminary design of the possible bridge to the city administration. For 2022 city announced construction of the bridge from the quay to the Great War Island. The environmentalists and urbanists are continuously against
18090-761: Was unfavorably compared to the existing monuments to Hunyadi in Budapest and Romania. Described as looking like a cartoon or a comic book character, it became a hit on social media, where people "guessed" who is actually represented by the statue: actors Zoran Radmilović (in his iconic Ubu Roi role) and Ljuba Moljac [ sr ] , theatrical director Ljubiša Ristić [ sr ] , DJ and radio host Marko Janković (radio host) [ sr ] , cartoon, animated or literature characters Asterix , Sir Giles , Don Quixote and Tin Woodman , Joan of Arc with mustache, Kinder Surprise toy, etc. A week after
18225-460: Was urbanistically regulated for the first time in 1893, when the construction of high, massive, lavish buildings, "palaces", began. Buildings of the older proprietors were joined by the new ones built by Dimitrije Marković, Božidar Purić , Aksentije Todorović, Marko Stojanović, etc. Some of them were among the wealthies people in the state, and centered their palaces around the Little Market. Many of those buildings survived until today. Construction of
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