In the recent years the tourism of Belgrade started gradually to flourish, mostly visitors from the former republics of Yugoslavia. Given our common past, one of the most frequent attractions is the tomb of Tito, since Tito is considered as a synonym for Yugoslavia. However, there is also another object of great significance for the Yugoslav history and that is the house where it was founded.
The house is located in Terazije 34, a one-floored, old-architecture house, not very different from the rest of the beautiful older houses in the center of Belgrade. But in this house in 1st December 1918 the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was proclaimed that later became Yugoslavia.
The house was built in 1885 according to the designs of the architect Jovan Ilkic and it belonged to the rich Belgrade merchant Aleksa Krsmanovic. Krsmanovic before his death in 1914 left that house to the state. After the liberation of Belgrade in 1918, the regent Aleksandar Karadjordjevic used it until 1922 as his residence. In that house he received the delegations from Vojvodina, Montenegro and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and accepted their requests in uniting them with the Kingdom of Serbia into one common state in 1st December 1918.
In the communist period was deserted and in a very pathetic state. In the last years it is however renewed and owned by a private company. However, unfortunately there is no plaque on that house to commemorate this event of great historical significance. But for those that are interested in the history of Yugoslavia, I believe it is worth seeing it.
For more hidden stuff in Belgrade, see the page “off the beaten track” on Belgraded.
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Great tip! I live here in Belgrade and love to know stuff like this. Many thanks for the post.
It would be fine if they would paint it again, taking into account its position (and significance), it could look much better
Lots of buildings in city center need repainting. And the city officials are doing something with it, only it’s very expensive so it goes very slow.
While we’re at it, this one looks actualy pretty good when compared to others, but yes, i agree that it needs freshening up. And maybe a plaque with info would be nice, that’s not an expensive item. This way, it’s just another wasted touristic potential.