#Bank #Bajina Bašta (Бајина Башта) #1935
Vuka Karadžića 13
31250
Bajina Bašta (Бајина Башта),
Serbia
Public transport: Autobuska stanica (Bus terminal)
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: cinema, theatre
Description
We do not find the claim that this building was built as a bank really credible. Who would use the balcony on the first floor above the entrance? Perhaps the director from his room? We lack comparative sources, so nothing can be ruled out.For a small town, this building is an impressive achievement of the 1930s. The other houses in Bajina Bašta were mostly built in a classicist style up until then, so this house with its vertical staircase window, flat roof, pillars and round balcony and roof forms really stands out. We cannot say what the house is made of. Bricks were still frequently used in Serbia back then. However, the balcony construction appears to be made of concrete.
Description
We do not find the claim that this building was built as a bank really credible. Who would use the balcony on the first floor above the entrance? Perhaps the director from his room? We lack comparative sources, so nothing can be ruled out.For a small town, this building is an impressive achievement of the 1930s. The other houses in Bajina Bašta were mostly built in a classicist style up until then, so this house with its vertical staircase window, flat roof, pillars and round balcony and roof forms really stands out. We cannot say what the house is made of. Bricks were still frequently used in Serbia back then. However, the balcony construction appears to be made of concrete.
History
The year mentioned, that this house was built, is 1935. It is hard to figure out, what it was used at the beginning. Most probably it was a bank, according to one document from TV station TV5. Contemporaly the house seems to have occurred as the job centre.
Internet sources indicate that the building has been used as a cinema since the 1970s. The former school opposite was connected with an intermediate building. The Ustanova cultural association has been using the building for several years. The last reconstruction took place in 2022 and 2023.
History
The year mentioned, that this house was built, is 1935. It is hard to figure out, what it was used at the beginning. Most probably it was a bank, according to one document from TV station TV5. Contemporaly the house seems to have occurred as the job centre.
Internet sources indicate that the building has been used as a cinema since the 1970s. The former school opposite was connected with an intermediate building. The Ustanova cultural association has been using the building for several years. The last reconstruction took place in 2022 and 2023.
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