Palace Albanija

The Palata Albania ( Serbian: Палата » Албанија " / Palata » Albanija " ) is a skyscraper on the Terazije in Belgrade, Serbia. The building was the first building in the style of the Bauhaus and has long been the highest of Belgrade and the former Yugoslavia. The Palata Albania is 53 meters high and has 13 floors. At the time of its completion in 1940 it was the tallest skyscraper in South Eastern Europe. The building is on the list of historic monuments of the city of Belgrade.

Location

The tower is located at the northwestern end of the Terazije, at the beginning of Knez Mihailova Street. From here the Kralja Milana leads to Slavija.

Architecture

The building was built in 1938-1940 by Miladin Prljević and Đorđe Lazarević, designed by Branko Bon and Milan Grakalić, originally for a bank. The name goes back to the previous building, a coffee house called Albanija.

History

The previous building dates from the 19th century. The coffee Kod Albanije (1914), later restaurant Albanija (1938 ), with the striking public clock on the forecourt was a favorite haunt of Belgrade.

The Palata Albanija has long been a political showcase of Belgrade, on the next political slogans the portrait of Tito and the five-pointed Soviet star were installed. The large portrait of Tito disappeared, as the Soviet star, even in the early 1950s.

On 20 October 1944, the red flag was hoisted on the building and announces the liberation of Belgrade from the Nazis.