Knez Mihailova Street
The Knez Mihailova Street (Serbian Улица кнез Михаилова / Ulica Knez Mihailova Street ) is the most famous avenue in the Serbian capital Belgrade. As traffic pedestrian zone, it is a major shopping center, which is characterized by representative buildings which were built 1870-1925.
History
The road follows the ancient power of the Roman castrum Singidunum. During the Ottoman era were on the street gardens, fountains and mosques. In the mid-19th century, the upper road from Gardens of Alexander Karadjordjević was taken. After the implementation of the city regulation (1867 ) under Emilijan Josimović the road got its present appearance. The wealthy citizens of the city built in the street their homes. In 1870 the road from the city council on their Prince Mihailo Obrenović III. returning name.
Famous buildings
The oldest neoclassical building in the street is the Hotel Srpska kruna of 1869 compared to the Kalemegdan. From 1945 to 1970, here was the National Library of Serbia, today it is all the library of the City of Belgrade.
The building of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, built 1923-1924 after plans by Dragutin Djordjevic and Stevanovic Andra in academic style, shows elements of secession. In building the library of the Academy, the archive, a gallery on the ground floor as well as various shops are housed.
Several once private houses were later converted to official buildings, the house of Marko Stojanović of 1889 in the style of pseudo - Renaissance. The Academy of Fine Arts resided here, now here is the gallery. The block of three townhouses dating from the 1870s marked the beginning of the architectural discontinuity with the traditional Balkan buildings in Stari Grad. The House of Hristina Kumandudi from the 1870s is a corner house and hosted for some time the French - Serbian Bank, later the Consulate of Belgium and the United Kingdom. The house was built in 1869 by Kristina Mehana and housed some time, the city administration.
Today's appearance
The Knez Mihailova Belgrade's most popular shopping street and one of the most famous pedestrian zones in the region. As the shortest connection between the Terazije and Kalemegdan Belgrade it is most famous street and tourist attraction with numerous cafes and souvenir shops.
Many foreign fashion labels have set up their branch office in Belgrade, as well as the representative offices known foreign airlines. The Goethe Hotel, an exclusive hotel located in or near Nobel Knez Mihailova.