Novi Sad Architecture

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The Terrace of the Fortress with the Officers’ Pavilion offers a magnificent view of the city of Novi Sad. The officers’ pavilion, built in the 18th century, was previously used to house the military administration; officers’ balls and gala receptions for important people were also organized there. In the past, it hosted the Austrian emperors Joseph II, Franz I and Francis Joseph, while after the collapse of the First Serbian Uprising, Karađorđe and Serbian dukes stayed there. In a more recent past, the president of the SFR Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, hosted the leaders of the non-aligned movement there.

The architect Dragiša Brašovan adapted the interior, and after that a restaurant was opened on the ground floor. It has become famous thanks to the tamburica orchestra of Janika Balaž. That was why one of the most beautiful romantic songs from Vojvodina, “Eight tamburica players from Petrovaradin”, was created on the Terrace of the Fortress.

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Aka Petrovaradin Catacombs

SUBTERRANEAN MILITARY GALLERIES is a four storey communication and defensive system 10 miles long. This complicated system was built in 1783 and it represented a real tourist attraction. Tour guides show web of corridors and rooms, crenels and mining systems. After the Antwerp’s, this fortification has the most effective mine fields. Curiosity of Petrovaradin is that it was never conquered, therefore, during the 19th century, here was the treasure chamber with gold and silver of the Habsburg Empire. The fortress had been built during the reign of the Habsburg dynasty and Habsburg-Lorraine with rulers: Leopold I, Carlo VI, Maria Theresa and Joseph II. Maria Theresa (ruled from1740 to 1780) had never visited Petrovaradin fortress but it is well known that she granted (for the sum of 80000 forints). The Petrovaradin moat the status of the free royal city on February 1st, 1748. From that time on, the town was called Novi Sad, Neoplanta, Újvidék or Neusatz. Her son, Joseph II (ruled from 1780 to 1790) visited Petrovaradin fortress four times.

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THE CLOCK TOWER is at the upper town of the fortress. On this site, it used to be an older one which was demolished in 18th century. The radius of the clock is more than two metres long, the four clock faces are directed toward all four cardinal directions, numbers are in roman numerals and the main characteristics of this clock is that the longer hand tells the hours and shorter tells the minutes. This type of a clock needs daily winding up. On the top of the tower there are a vane and a compass. Near the clock tower is, so called, the long barrack i.e. two storey building from the second half of 18th century. At this building, in 1926 was the Aviation NCO school of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians. The bestknown pupil was Franjo Kluz, the aviation pioneer in WWII. One of the most prominent buildings of the upper town is the Leopold’s gate with baroque foreground and suspension bridge, but also with a coat of arms and a motto of the Habsburg monarchy ‘’Viribusunitis’’(by the united forces).

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BEOGRADSKA GATE is built in 1753 between two bastions, the one of Saint Ernest and another of Saint Ignatius. It is 20 meters and has got two tracks and two pedestrian passages. Alongside the gate there used to be a prison formally called ‘’Central Penal Institution of the Military Court of Slavonian General Command’’. In that prison, their penalty served officers, soldiers and civilians. The best known prisoners were: the Admiral of Peter the Great, Matija Zmajevic (1680- 1735), Bulgarian writer Ljuben Karavelov (1834-1879), socialist and a national tribune Vasa Pelagic (1833-1899), a poet Antun Gustav Matos (1873-1914), a politician JasaTomic (1856-1922) and Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).

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Serbian orthodox church of the Saint Apostle Paul is located in the Suburbium of Petrovaradin Fortress, within the Army Hospital.

For the needs of organizing the church services for soldiers of the Orthodox religion, the then power plant was adapted in 1922, and renovated and consecrated in 1926. During the great reconstruction from 1992/93, according to the project of architect Ilija Protić, it got its current look in the Serbian-Byzantine style.

You can visit the Church every day from 08.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. and group visits may be announced on the phone +381 21 524 325, www.hramsvetogapostolapavla.com

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Roman-catholic church of the Saint Juraj with a convent was built in baroque style between 1701 and 1714, and a residency of the convent in 1734. On the façade of the church is a statue of the founder of the Society of Jesus, Saint Ignatius. In the basement, there is a crypt where the representatives of the nobles were buried after they got killed in battles against the Turks from 1696 to 1716. The oldest epitaph on the tombstone is inside the church, and is dedicated to the baron Heinrich Nehem, a general and a commander who served at the Petrovaradin fortress, where he died in 1713. That epitaph says that the God granted him with eternal home in heaven for his virtues. In the roman-catholic church of the Saint Juraj are also the tablets which say that the tsar Franc Joseph (1830-1916) visited the fortress and the regent Aleksandar Karadjordjevic (1888-1934) did the same in 1919.

You can visit the Church during the Sunday service at 05.00 p.m. while group visits have to be announced on the phone +381 21 643 32 58; +381 64 0039 391.

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CITY MUSEUM of Novi Sad is located in several places. The main building is at Petrovaradin fortress and it offers two constant exhibitions ’’The fortress in the past’’ and ‘’Novi Sad from 18th to 20th century’’. Also, there are city museums in Dunavska Street in Novi Sad, in Sremski Karlovci, in Sremska Kamenica where visitors can learn many facts about Novi Sad and its history, culture, religion, ways of living, multi-confessional society and see some of 50 000 exhibits. It is possible to walk through the corridors and subterranean military galleries which are reorganized for special tours but necessary with guides.

Group visits to the City Museum of Novi Sad at Petrovaradin Fortress, Great Contingency War Well and Underground Military Tunnels you may schedule on the phone: +381 21 6433 145,

muzejgrada.ns@gmail.com, www.museumns.rs

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Atelier 61 was founded in 1961 as the workshop for manufacture of artistic tapestries of large formats and it is one of unique and rare similar institutions in the world. It was founded by Boško Petrović (1922-1982). The role and the main objective of Atelier 61 is the preservation of tradition of manufacture of items made of fabric. In the beginning of the sixties already it started producing large format tapestries according to the drafts (cartoons) of well known Yugoslav artists Stojan Ćelić, Lazar Vujaklija, Mladen Srbinović, Milan Konjović, Ankica Oprešnik, etc. First exhibitions in the country and abroad (Scandinavia, Latin America, USA, Europe) of tapestries made in Atelier 61 were welcomed with high recognitions that introduced this workshop onto the map of cultural institutions of great value. During the history that is half a century long more than 800 tapestries were made in Atelier 61 in co-operation with close to 200 artists. First weavers were women who learnt the craft from their mothers and grandmothers. Currently they are the weavers who learnt the craft in “Bogdan Šuput” school. The institution also includes the Gallery of Tapestries “Boško Petrović”, which was established in 1999. In addition to exhibition of tapestries from the “Atelier 61” Collection the Gallery also hosts musical and literary evenings. The Gallery of Boško Petrović is located at the Leopold’s Gunpowder Magazine, beneath St. Leopold’s Bastion.

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The Art Circle is one of the largest informal colony of artists in the world, as it has been gathering over 100 artists, most of them painters, in the Petrovaradin Fortress for over fifty years. Visitors to the Petrovaradin Fortress can (with the artist’s approval) visit the studios, buy paintings, and often experience an unforgettable experience talking to artists, many of whom have created their own life stories on almost every continent. Also worth mentioning are the ITD Gallery or the Institute for Design Transfusion, where visitors can buy authentic memories of staying in Novi Sad and at the Petrovaradin Fortress.

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Petrovaradin Fortress accommodates also the Novi Sad Astronomy Observatory with PLANETARIUM, which is the only one in Serbia together with the Belgrade Planetarium. The scientific and educational activities of the Planetarium are managed by the Astronomic Society Novi Sad that organises for visitors, in particular pupils and students, the audio-visual lectures in astronomy and similar scientific disciplines.

The Planetarium is open to public visits on Thursdays from 08.00 p.m. and entrance is free. All the tyobtained directly from the Astronomic Society of Novi Sad, phone: +381 063 845 53 71, www.adnos.org.

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The conceptual installation “One day” is a new cultural and tourist landmark of Novi Sad and Serbia, an original work of art signed by the legendary, Yoko Ono, and which, as part of the celebration of the great jubilee and one hundred years since the end of World War I, EXIT Foundation in 2018 started the project “First World Peace”. The conceptual installation “One day” was realized within the program arch “Fortress of Peace” behind which stands “Novi Sad 2021 – European Capital of Culture”. The idea of ​​this program platform is to affirm Novi Sad as a promoter of regional reconciliation and stability, through art and culture, that is, through the implementation of artistic and cultural programs that promote reconciliation or inclusion of artists from the region. This first phase was realized with the support of the City of Novi Sad and the company NIS through the program “Communities together”.

In cooperation with the legendary multimedia artist and peace activist Yoko Ono, this monument of peace was opened at the Petrovaradin Fortress on June 28, 2019, on the Day of Peace in the First World War.

It was made based on the motifs of the traditional Serbian ship “Šajka”, which is part of the Serbian cultural heritage (the traditional hat “Šajkača” was named after Šajka), and which was used by border guards from the time of the Military Frontier. The sculpture represents a powerful fusion of cultural heritage with the contemporary art of Yoko Ono and the creative industry manifested in EXIT.

The sculpture is a modified version of the ready-made model of a traditional river boat that Ono adapted, white in color, illuminated from the inside to make the boat shine in the dark. It represents a poetic and mysterious scene – an apparition between heaven and earth. The sculpture was made in memory of the end of the First World War, in which millions of lives were lost, mostly young men. She chose a river boat in order to anchor her work in the Serbian reality. However, sculpture represents an object and a form with broader connotations and symbolic meaning.

It carries layered meanings related to the wars fought on the Serbian rivers Danube and Sava, but more than that – it speaks of people in general, people fleeing the horrors of war by boat, including the recent migration of refugees across the Mediterranean. This boat has both mythological and universal significance. Sailing on the sea, the boat can be seen as a symbol of the journey through life, and as such allows us to embark on that journey, regardless of whether we travel with the power of conviction, for education, desire or curiosity.

This work of art represents the Petrovaradin Fortress around the world as a fortress of peace.

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Roman Catholic Parish Church of “The Name of Mary”

It was built in Neo-Gothic style according to the project by György Molnar in the period from 1893 to 1895. The church tower is 73 meters high, which makes it the highest sacral building in the city.

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ROMAN-CATHOLIC PARISH OFFICE (PLEBANY ) is one of the few buildings that came out of the Riot in 1849 without any damage. It was built in 1808 according to the plan of Georg Effinder and architecturally, it is between Classicism and Late Baroque. Symmetry of the front façade is defined with central avant- corpse and with four pilasters, cornice and with symmetrical rectangular windows. Typically for the Baroque period, the roof is hipped and high. There is a ceremonial hall inside the building.

Built in 1808 in a baroque-classicistic style according to the project by Georg Efinger.

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This is the most important and the largest Orthodox church in Novi Sad that was built in the period from 1734 to 1740 and restored in 1853 according to the idea of Budapest architect Gustav Saiba.

Aka Saborna crkva-Orthodox Church

The Cathedral Church of the Holy Great-Martyr George (Serbian: Саборни храм Светог великомученика Георгија, Saborni hram Svetog velikomučenika Georgija) is the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Bačka, located in Novi Sad, northern Serbia. The present-day church was completed in 1905 on the ruins of a church built in 1734 and destroyed in 1849. It is located next to the Eparchy offices in the Bishop’s Palace, in Nikola Pašić Street. Among the city residents, it is commonly known as Saborna crkva (‘Cathedral Church’).

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The oldest Orthodox church in Novi Sad was built in 1730. The sons of Mileva and Albert Einstein were baptised in it in 1913.

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(locally known as Almaška)

It was built in classicistic style in the period from 1797 to 1808 at the site of an older church. Arsenije Teodorović painted the iconostasis and painting at the nave arch while the Ukrainian painter Andrei Schaltist painted the altar space.

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It was built in 1886 in the style of classicism.

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The church was built in 1820 in classicistic-baroque style. Arsenije Teodorović and Ivan Ivanić made a highly valuable iconostasis.

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It was built in 1865 in neo-Gothic style with the elements of classicism.

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Along the buildings of the former Jewish School and Jewish Community Centre, it represents a unique complex that was built in 1909 in the Hungarian Secession style, designed by Lipot Baumhorn.

Novi Sad Synagogue with Jewish School and Jewish Community

The Novi Sad Synagogue with Jewish School and Jewish Community represents a cultural and historic complex of a great importance. It is constructed by a famous Budapest architect Lipot Baumhorn who is best known for his synagogues (in Zrenjanin, Novi Sad, Szeged, Budapest and Rijeka).

It was built in 1826 and ruined during the Riot bombing in 1849. The first synagogue was not on the site of today’s, but at the Kralja Aleksandra Street, earlier than 1717.

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Orthodox church

Pozorišni trg 1

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Vladicanski Dvor – Bishops Palace

BISHOP’S PALACE, PALACE OF THE EPISCOPACY OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH has always been at the crossroads of ZmajJovina and Dunavska Street, at the nearby of Serbian Orthodox Cathedral Church dedicated to the Saint George. The old palace was built in 1741 by the efforts of bishop Visarion Pavlovic and was totally destroyed in 1849 during the Riot bombing from Petrovaradin Fortress. The project for the new building was done by an architect Vladimir Nikolic in 1899 and the construction was finished in 1901. Bishop’s Palace is a remarkable and representative building in eclectic style, the mixture of Romanticism and Secession and a noticeable impression is achieved by the decorations of the façade as well as of the biforas and triforas. That impression is intensified by use of red brick that the building is overlaid. There is also the Episcopacy herald on the façade. Inside the building, there is an effective staircase with the wrought iron fence and unforgettable murals and icons in the dining room painted by Vladimir Predojevic. In the palace, there is also a chapel in which the iconostasis was painted by Vladimir Kurockin. In 1919, on his visit to Novi Sad, the prince regent Aleksandar Karadjordjevic addressed to the people from the balcony of the Bishop’s Palace.

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The architect of this palace is Lipot Baumhorn, architect who designed another impressive building – Lloyd Palace in…

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Tomin Palace was built in the early years of the 20th century, the glory period of Art-Nouveau style. The architect Lipot Baumhorn built this palace in 1909, and in Novi Sad there are still two buildings with the same architect. All are worth a visit! Specific to this building is that for the facade a combination of three materials was used – pink stone, red facade brick and plastered portions, and it turned out to be an adorable building. The palace is not even in the center of the city, but if you have already discovered the St. Nicholas church, you will find Tomin Palace at about 300 meters.

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VOJVODJANSKA BANK BUILDING, formerly Army club. Archives say that in this place, in 1754, there was a one-storey building café ‘’Kodzelenogvenca’’ owned by a Captain Sava Nikolic. This café became a hotel called ‘’Zelenivenac’’ but its owners kept changing until the very day of its existence by the end of the 19th century, when it was demolished. During the 1850s this hotel was the meeting point and a place for bitter political debates between high-class members and supporters of Svetozar Miletic. At the end of the 19th century, the hotel lost its glamorous appearance and distinguished clients. In 1892, on the site of ‘’Zelenivenac’’ Emmerich Mayer built a luxury hotel in Neo-Baroque style named ’’Grand Hotel Mayer’’. In 1916, Lazar Dundjerski, a wealthy manufacturer and tradesman, bought the hotel and since then it became celebration and balls venue, as well as the place for political conventions. On November 26th, 1918 in this building , the Great National Assembly of Slavs from Banat, Backa and Baranja region proclaimed the annexation of Voj- vodina to the Kingdom of Serbia. Among 757 delegates there were 7 women, who, exceptionally, were given rights to vote. After the WWII the hotel was renamed into ’’The Liberty’’ until 1953 when it became Army club. From that moment on, no longer had the hotel existed at this place and the tradition had been bro- ken. During the transition the building became the seat of Vojvodjanska Bank.

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HOTEL ‘’ VOJVODINA’’ For more than a century and a half at this place has always been a hotel. It was only changing its names. The first one was built by Johan Eighler. That was a luxuriously furnished Late-Classicist building named after the Empress Elisabeth (of Austria), spouse of the Emperor Franz Joseph I. This used to be a meeting place of high-class and was known for its exquisite cuisine, wines, balls and parties. The next owner was Gideon Dundjerski. In 1895, in the hotel yard, Lazar Dundjerski built a theatre according to the project of Vladimir Nikolic. The theatre which had 650 seats was deflagrated in 1928 and flames destroyed the library, wardrobe, decorations and numerous objects that were in possession of Serbian National Theatre. After the WWI, the hotel was given name ‘’The queen Mary’’ (the wife of the king Aleksandar Karadjordjevic) and after the WWII it was named ‘’ Vojvodina’’. During more than a century and a half the hotel was visited by many famous guests such as: LazaKostic, Marko Miljanov, Milos Crnjanski and others. Celebrated Hungarian writer Lajos Zilahi died in this hotel in 1974, and in his loving memory, a nearby passage was named after him.

The oldest hotel in Novi Sad that was built in 1854. The Hungarian writer Lajos Zilahy (1891-1974) lived in it for some time during his exile.

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Grammar School “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj” was built in eclectic style, on the site where, during the 18th century, used to be ‘’The Great Serbian Orthodox Gymnasium. The project for the building was made by a famous Serbian architect Vladimir Nikolic(well known for his constructions in SremskiKarlovci(Patriarchate Court,Seminary boarding-for the students of Theological College, Theological College, Stephaneum). The base of the gymnasium resembles the base of the Patriarchate Court in SremskiKarlovci because it has a shape of Cyrillic letter P, and the main façade consists of three avant-corpses with domes. This Neo renaissance building has two vast yards. Interior is suitable for its purposes, but the ceremonial hall within the Gymnasium stands out for its beauty and splendour. The construction of the whole building was financed by a member of Hungarian Parliament, Baron Milos Bajic, which could be asserted by the inscription above the entrance:’’ Baron Milos Bajic to Serbian People’’. Another inscription on the gymnasium wall, in the Street ZlatneGrede, informs the visitors and passers-by that in the house, which used to be on the site of gymnasium, a distinguished poet, doctor, translator, member of Maticasrpska and Serbian royal Academy, Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj was born (1833-1904).

A neo-Renaissance building of the Serbian Orthodox Grammar School, currently the Grammar School Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was built in 1900 in the spirit of eclecticism. The works were carried out according to the design by Vladimir Nikolić and financed by Miloš Bajić.

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CENTRAL CREDIT INSTITUTE BUILDING is placed at the corner of Mileticeva and Grckoskolskastreet. It was built in 1895 by an architect from Vienna but of Czech origin Franz Voruda together with already mentioned Georg Molnar; it represents typical Academic Realism style in architecture. This building belonged to the Central Credit Institute in Novi Sad which, beside the Serbian Bank ltd in Zagreb (Croatia), was the most significant financial institution of Serbs in Austro- Hungarian Empire. The Central Credit Institute was founded in 1890 as a joint stock company with intention to support trade, craftsmanship, economy, education and culture of Serbs within Croatia and Hungary. At first, it was one-storey building but in 1925 another floor was added, again according to the project of Franz Voruda. The most impressive part of this building is its entrance and the dome above it. On the top of the dome, there is a sculpture by Djordje Jovanovic, representing Mercury, the Roman god and patron of traders and trade. The building is lavishly ornamented.

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Gradska kuća

CITY HALL (also known as Magi-strate, Rathaus, Varoshaz) which was built in 1895, is situated at the Square of Liberty and represents a monumental Neo-Renaissance building. Back in 1855, they had a competition at which all the builders of the Austrian Empire could compete. The job was given to the so called ’’baumeister’’ (in German-construction worker) Georg Molnar. Finally, he fulfilled his mission and finished the building containing four domes, one at each corner, and a tower at the top of it, with a balcony. On the top of the tower, there used to be a bell serving as fire alarm. Citizens of Novi Sad gave this bell a name: Matilda. In wartime, the bell was remelted, but it has not been forgotten. The most noticeable elements of the facade are allegoric statues made by Julije Anika, a sculptor from Novi Sad. Sculptures made of plaster represent Greek mythology, human activities and highly moral presentations as a rule. Today, city hall is the seat of the Mayor and some appropriate services. Inside, there is a ceremonial hall which was decorated by a painter Pavle Ruzicka. He made certain medallions representing the symbols of agricultural, tradesmen and craftsmen class.

It was built in 1894, in Neo-Renaissance style according to the project by György Molnar. The exterior decoration (allegorical figures) is the work of Julius Anika.

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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ASSEMBLY OF AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF VOJVODINA are seated in the building called BANOVINA. This unique architectural entity was built in the period 1936-1940 according to the project of one of the greatest architects living in Serbia in that time, DragisaBrasovan (1887-1965). His buildings still exist in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Vojvodina, etc. He was a man of a great reputation and even was the author of Yugoslav pavilions in Barcelona (1929) and Milano (1931) on The International Exposition. Banovina building consists of two entities. In the larger one is the Government of Vojvodina with all its supporting services and secretariats and the smaller one is the Assembly building. The whole complex was overlaid by the tablets of marble from Croatian island Brac. Inside the building, there is a central staircase made out of marble from Karara. The government of Vojvodina owns a very precious collection of paintings of Yugoslav authors of the 20th century. During ‘’The Days of European Heritage’’, Banovina is open for the visitors.

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MATICA SRPSKA is the oldest and most distinguished cultural and scientific institution among Serbs. It was founded in Budapest in 1826 and moved to Novi Sad in 1864. Founders of Maticasrpska: Jovan Hadzic, PetarRajic, AndrijaRozmirovic, Gavrilo Bozitovac, Jovan Demetrovic, Josif Milovuk I Djordje Stankovic gathered around the idea of preserving and developing Serbian culture and tradition but also presenting of it to the other European nations. Therefore, the publishing was very important and a proof of that is the continual existence of the oldest literary chronicle in the world- ‘’LetopisMaticesrpske’’ since 1824. Complex of Maticasrpska consists of a library and a gallery. The building itself was finished in 1912, but moved into in 1928; financed by Marija Trandafil according to the project of Momcilo Tapavica. The building is the seat of Matica srpska as well as of the Library of Matica srpska and departments for: literature and linguistics, sciences, performing arts and music, visual arts, lexicography and manuscripts. Very valuable collection is in possession of this institution and it consists of portraits of the founders, benefactors and contributors done by the famous Serbian painters mostly during the 19th century.

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CULTURAL CENTRE OF NOVI SAD has existed for more than half of century with the intention to cherish the culture. In the 1950s Cultural centre of the youth was founded as an antecedent of today Cultural centre of Novi Sad and it was an institution that gathered around the most significant artists of socialist Yugoslavia. As the witness of that period, founded in 1955, there is a magazine called ’’Polja’’ which is a sort of review of different literary theories and aesthetics, covering the region wider than the socialist Yugoslavia. Contemporary Cultural centre is the institution dealing with different types of art programmes: visual and performing arts as well as literature. Most of these programmes are happening in their theatre, club and galleries. Cultural centre of Novi Sad organizes these traditional festivals: INFANT-International Festival of Alternative and New Theatre, Novi Sad Jazz Festival, Prosefest, Festival of the European and Independent film Euro In Film, Anticevidani festival dedicated to the famous Serbian poet Miroslav Antic, and many other memorable event.

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Former factory for silk dyeing keeps meemory to past times when Vojvodina had over two millions of mulberry trees and when Novi Sad had bigest silk factory in Hungary. That factory doesn’t exist any more, but it introduced tradition of sericulture which was present in Almaš neighbourhood until 1970’s. Project of Svilara preservation was initiated by local community, and was part of the Pan-European initiative for the year of cultural heritage. The culture station implements the program ‘Urban Heritage’ which brings various kinds of culture programs that are connected to contemporary heritage interpretation. Neighbouring Academy of Arts is a strong partner as well as local NGO ‘Almašani’, which gathers community as well as experts in heritage preservation. The audience attracted to this place are usually young people, artists and schoolteachers.

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Serbian National Theatre was established in Novi Sad in 1861 as the first professional theatre among the Serbs. The beginnings of its work are connected with the activities of the Serbian Reading Room in Novi Sad, which was established by the Serbian National Theatre Society aiming at enabling drama and opera art to contribute to spreading and development of Serbian culture and literature. The merits for the establishing of the Serbian National Theatre should be attributed primarily to Svetozar Miletić, Stevan Branovački, Jovan Djordjević and Jovan Jovanović Zmaj. Being invited by Duke Mihajlo (Obrenović), Jovan Djordjević, the Manager of the Serbian National Theatre, and a part of the acting staff left to Belgrade and in 1867 they founded the National Theatre there. Among the best known actors/actresses, and opera signers who performed during the first decades of work of the Serbian National Theatre we should mention Dimitrije and Draginja Ružić, Laza Telečki, Žarko Savić, Pera Dobrinović, Draga Spasić, Milka Grgurova, Draga Dejanović… Among the actors/actresses who started their career in the Serbian National Theatre the audience remembers and recognises Rahela Ferari, Mira Banjac, Jasna Djuričić, Boris Isaković and many others. The Theatre moved to its current building in 1981. There are three ensembles: Drama, Opera and Ballet. The plays are performed at the following stages: “Jovan Djordjević”, “Pera Dobrinović” and “Chamber Stage”. “Sterija’s Theatre Festival”, the oldest and most renowned festival of national drama and theatre in our country, has been held in the Serbian National Theatre since 1956.

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Novi Sad Theatre (Újvidéki Színház) started its existence in 1974. The “Catsplay” by Istvan Orkeny was first play that was staged and that was considered the beginning of its work. Since then all until 1985 the theatre did not have its own building. Having moved to the building of the former “Ben Akiba” Theatre it started a new life that resulted with numerous rewards at domestic and foreign theatre festivals. The repertoire of the theatre consists of the works of Hungarian, Vojvodina authors, as well as the works of the world classics and modern writers. The plays are in Hungarian and those belonging to the regular repertoire are being translated into Serbian. The building of the Novi Sad Theatre was reconstructed in 1940 by the Novi Sad architect Oskar Pakvor.

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Recently it has become the brand of Novi Sad when we talk about night life. The street where everyone will find a corner according to his or her measure, with a relaxed atmosphere and excellent entertainment.

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The street was named after the Greek school that was founded in 1770. The house on the corner of Grčkoškolska and Pašićeva Street – “At the Icon’s” is the birth house of Marija Trandafil (1816-1883), the greatest benefactor among the Serbs.

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DUNAVSKA STREET is one of the oldest streets in the city and it physically links the river bank of the Danube and Zmaj Jovina Street. After the great destruction during the Riot in 1849, the restoration of the street started. Closely compressed one storey buildings at the front part of the street hide a wide spread net of passages with shops, restaurants and confectioneries. At the beginning of the street is City Library- the endowment of Arsa and AnkaPajevic. At the opposite side is the oldest house in Novi Sad, called ‘’Kodbelog lava’’ and built in the first decades of the 18th century. It is one of the very few buildings that were not devastated during the Riot. In the passage of the house, there is a mechanism by use of which the citizens of Novi Sad were pumping the water from the well.SvetozarMiletic, Serbian politician and mayor of Novi Sad, livedin the number 14; and down the street the famous Serbian actresses SofijaVujic and her daughter, actress and directress MilkaMarkovic. Across the street, at number 29 is The Collection of Foreign Art, the annex of the City Museum, where visitors can see European artworks created in the period between 15th and the 20th century. In front of the building there is a monument dedicated to a Serbian politician JasaTomic (born 1856- died 1922). Farther down the street, in the numbers 35 and 37 are The Museum of Vojvodina and Museum of Contemporary Art.

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This square in Novi Sad has the grand and lovely architecture characteristic of the old town.

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SVETOZAR MILETIC MONUMENT The monument dedicated to Svetozar Miletic, the most significant Serbian politician in the 19th century, is placed at the Square of Liberty. Statue made in bronze and 5 meters tall, is a work of a famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic from 1939. During the WWII the monument was moved away in order not to be destroyed or damaged, and after the war ended, it was moved back to the place where it stands still. SvetozarMiletic(born 1826- died 1901) was a lawyer, a Mayor of Novi Sad (1861-1862; 1867-1868), a Member of parliament of Hungary and Croatia, president of the Serbian reading room, one of the founders of Serbian National Theatre (1861), of Srbian national free mindparty (1869) and a starter of a newspaper ’’Zastava’’ (1866) which was among the most significant Serbian paper in the Austrian Empire. His ideas and his political programme had a great impact on the national strateg y and the national movement of the Serbs from Vojvodina during the second half of the 19th century. Many times he was arrested, sentenced and imprisoned because of his political activity. Since he spent many years in prison, he became ill and therefore he secluded from the political life. He died in Vrsac in 1901.

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The monument was created by sculptor Jovan Soldatovic (one of his better works) and has the air of melancholy and…

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Dunavski (Danube) Park relies partly on Dunavska Street after which it was named. By the beginning of the 19th century the area covered by the park nowadays used to be the marshy terrain. The regulation and drainage works started by the end of the 19th century. First land reclamation measures included filling of land for the needs of building “At the English Queen’s” that later on accommodated the court and Museum of Vojvodina.

Dunavski Park is the monument of nature and protected natural resort today. The park houses the busts of the poets Branko Radičević, and Miroslav Antić, and a poet and painter Djura Jakšić, the figure of the Nymph holding an antler of abundance and a monument to the Venerable Sergey Radonezhsky.

There are 750 trees in the park among which one can see plane trees, Lombardy poplars, hazelnut trees, birch trees, nettle trees, wild chestnut trees, and other tree varieties, including one English oak tree that is under the protection regime. Dunavski Park is the venue of most diverse events such as concerts, performances, etc.

Numerous buildings and palaces in Novis Sad were constructed in the styles of classicism, eclecticism, secession, Bauhaus, and modernism, thanks to the efforts of architects, many of whom had a good reputation across Europe.

There are many great places to stay in Novi Sad. For the best experience, we recommend staying in the City Centre pedestrian area near Liberty Square. The castle marker on the map below is the heart of the pedestrian area. We suggest staying as close to it as possible, depending on your budget and preferences.

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Baumhorn is a unique representative of the Art Nouveau style, which emerged in Europe at the end of the 19th century. The style in Novi Sad parallels the Hungarian Secession, due to Hungarian designers who contributed to numerous projects.

Elegant and easygoing, Novi Sad is Serbia’s vibrant second city. As a university town, it is just as lively and energetic as its bigger sister, Belgrade, but much more compact and accessible. Located on a strategic bend of the beautiful Danube River, the city possesses an elegant and refined atmosphere.

Novi Sad was established in 1694 when Serbian merchants created a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress, a strategic Habsburg military outpost. Over the following centuries, it evolved into a significant trading, manufacturing, and cultural hub, historically referred to as the Serbian Athens.

Some major European styles from Roman to Postmodern are demonstrated, including renowned examples of Raška, Serbo-Byzantine revival, Morava, Baroque, Classical, and Modern architecture, featuring prime examples of Brutalism and Streamline Moderne.