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Prince Miloš's Residence Конак кнеза Милоша
Old platanus in front of the Prince Miloš's Residence in Belgrade, Serbia.General information Location Belgrade, Serbia Country Serbia Coordinates 44°46′49″N 20°26′32″E / 44.78028°N 20.44222°E Current tenants Museum of the First Serbian Uprising Construction started 1831 Inaugurated 1833 Design and construction Client Serbian government Owner Serbian government Architect Janja Mihajlović, Nikola Đorđević, Hadži Nikola Živković The Residence of Prince Miloš (Serbian: Конак кнеза Милоша) is a royal residence in Topčider municipality, Belgrade, Serbia. It was the palace of Miloš Obrenović, built in 1831, after Serbia was given autonomous status in the Ottoman Empire. One of the oldest plane trees in Europe, over 160 years old, stands in front of the building.
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History
The palace was built in the style usual for representative osmenske house by master Janja Mihailović and Nikola Đorđević, and the work led Hadži Nikola Živković, supervisor and builder of almost all of Prince Miloš's construction enterprises. The rich interior decoration of ceilings, walls and niches, is partially preserved. During his first reign (1815–1839), Miloš only occasionally visited here, and another rule for all time (1858–1860) lived in dormitories and that died 14th September 1860. One time in Konak was the Museum of Prince Miloš, and Mihailo Obrenović, hunting and forestry museum, founded in 1929.
Museum
In celebration of 150 anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising (1954), Konak was opened as Museum of the First Serbian Uprising with the subject matter dedicated the entire period of the liberation struggle against the Ottoman Turks (of 1804. to the other hatišerif and 1839). Exhibits and the Museum served as a started point for the formation of Historical Museum of Serbia, 1963. Prince Miloš's Residence was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.[1]
See also
- Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
- Tourism in Serbia
References
- ^ Monuments of Culture in Serbia: Конак кнеза Милоша/Prince Miloš's Residence (SANU) (Serbian) (English)
Cultural Heritage of Serbia Archaeological sites Archaeological Sites of Exceptional Importance • Archaeological Sites of Great Importance • Protected Archaeological SitesMonuments of Culture Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance • Monuments of Culture of Great Importance • Protected Monuments of CultureHistoric Landmarks Historic Landmarks of Exceptional Importance • Historic Landmarks of Great Importance • Protected Historic LandmarksSpatial Cultural-Historical Units Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Exceptional Importance • Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance • Protected Spatial Cultural-Historical UnitsCategories:- Cultural Heritage of Serbia
- Belgrade
- Tourism in Belgrade
- Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
- Serbian architecture
- Buildings and structures completed in 1831
- Palaces in Serbia
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