Old Post Office (Belgrade)

Old Post Office, is a former building in Belgrade, modern-day Serbia. Located next to Belgrade Main railway station, it was considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings and symbols of the city.[2][3] Built in Serbo-Byzantine Revival, Post Office was mostly destroyed by Allied bombing of Yugoslavia in World War II and later reconstructed in 1947[4][5] in Stalinist architecture[6][7][8] which was favored by the new Communist regime.[9]

Old Post Office
Old Post Office
General information
LocationPalilula
Address2, Savska street[1]
Town or cityBelgrade
CountryKingdom of Yugoslavia
Coordinates44.8073°N 20.4550°E / 44.8073; 20.4550
Opened1929
Demolished1944
Design and construction
ArchitectMomir Korunović

As of 2018 deputy mayor of Belgrade Goran Vesić announced that he expects that the old facade will be restored,[10] while the planning process for restoration started in 2020.[11]

  • Old postcard from Belgrade
  • Old Post Office during winter
  • Current state of the building

References
  1. Bgd365.rs. "PRODAJE SE ZGRADA POŠTE U SAVSKOJ ULICI – Evo šta će biti sa zgradom!?" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. Aleksić, Dejan. "Zaboravljeni srpski Gaudi". Politika Online. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  3. "Zgrada pošte kod železničke stanice u Beogradu, pre i posle II svetskog rata". Prvi Prvi na Skali. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  4. "Zgrada pošte broj 2: Tužna sudbina gradske lepotice koju su naružile bombe i ideološka arhitektura | Upoznaj Beograd". 011info - najbolji vodič kroz Beograd (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  5. "Stare zgrade Beograda - skriveno blago u patiniranim zidinama". Avant Art Magazin. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  6. Мучибабић, Д. Алексић-Д. "Пошта у Савској биће обновљена, али не изворно". Politika Online. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. "Anketa: Stara pošta u Savskoj - Beobuild". beobuild.rs. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  8. Алексић, Дејан. "Заборављени српски Гауди". Politika Online. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  9. "Beogradske priče: Sećanje na gradsku lepoticu". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  10. Grozdanović, Nevenka (2018-07-05). "Vesić: Savski trg novi centar grada!". Starogradski. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  11. Мучибабић, Д. Алексић-Д. "Пошта у Савској биће обновљена, али не изворно". Politika Online. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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