#Administration building #Novi Sad (Нови Сад) #1936
Dragiša (Драгиша) Brašovan (Брашован)
Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 16
21000
Novi Sad (Нови Сад),
Serbia
Public transport: Bulevar Mihajla Pupina
Today's use: Town hall, offices
Description
In purely stylistic terms, the building is a mixture of several styles. Although Brašovan was already designing purely modernist buildings at that time, this building mixes Art Deco (especially the vertical pilasters, i.e. simulated columns on the tower) and a classicist rigor, that was popular with dictatorial regimes of the time, e.g. in Italy or Germany. Since the Kingdom of Yugoslavia had similar tendencies, Brašovan's plans could have been influenced by state clients.
A very nice and solution is the top floor next to the tower. The rounded facade could also have a terrace in front, but this is not the case. This floor takes up the overall shape of the building on a smaller scale.
But the construction of the building is particularly unusual for Serbian buildings of the 1930s. Similar to international trends, the building is made of reinforced concrete. Other buildings in Serbia were mostly made of brick.In order to give the building an expression of grandeur and strength, marble, more of a solid limestone, from the island of Brač in Croatia was used for the facade. Originally, brick was intended for the cladding. Italian marble was used for the interior.
Description
In purely stylistic terms, the building is a mixture of several styles. Although Brašovan was already designing purely modernist buildings at that time, this building mixes Art Deco (especially the vertical pilasters, i.e. simulated columns on the tower) and a classicist rigor, that was popular with dictatorial regimes of the time, e.g. in Italy or Germany. Since the Kingdom of Yugoslavia had similar tendencies, Brašovan's plans could have been influenced by state clients.
A very nice and solution is the top floor next to the tower. The rounded facade could also have a terrace in front, but this is not the case. This floor takes up the overall shape of the building on a smaller scale.
But the construction of the building is particularly unusual for Serbian buildings of the 1930s. Similar to international trends, the building is made of reinforced concrete. Other buildings in Serbia were mostly made of brick.In order to give the building an expression of grandeur and strength, marble, more of a solid limestone, from the island of Brač in Croatia was used for the facade. Originally, brick was intended for the cladding. Italian marble was used for the interior.
History
With the transformation of the country from the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929, new administrative units were created. These were no longer based on historical national borders in order to strengthen a new Yugoslav identity. The Danube Banovina (Dunavska Banovina) was created in the north-east of the country, with Novi Sad as its capital. As early as 1929, plans were made to build the headquarters of the regional administration. However, after an initial plan, Dragiša Brašovan's design was chosen in 1935. It resembles a ship, the tower is the mast, and so it was nicknamed the White Cruiser (Bela krstarica) by the local population. The building conditions were challenging, as the site had to be drained due to its proximity to the Danube. The building was officially opened on 25 September 1939. As the administrative structure of communist Yugoslavia was changed after World War II, the building lost its function and today serves as the regional parliament of the Vojvodina, as an autonomous region within Serbia, meets in the building..
South of the Banovina Palace the Ban's Court (Бански двор) back in time was the home of the regional administrator called ban. Today it is also part of the regional parliament of the Vojvodina.
History
With the transformation of the country from the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929, new administrative units were created. These were no longer based on historical national borders in order to strengthen a new Yugoslav identity. The Danube Banovina (Dunavska Banovina) was created in the north-east of the country, with Novi Sad as its capital. As early as 1929, plans were made to build the headquarters of the regional administration. However, after an initial plan, Dragiša Brašovan's design was chosen in 1935. It resembles a ship, the tower is the mast, and so it was nicknamed the White Cruiser (Bela krstarica) by the local population. The building conditions were challenging, as the site had to be drained due to its proximity to the Danube. The building was officially opened on 25 September 1939. As the administrative structure of communist Yugoslavia was changed after World War II, the building lost its function and today serves as the regional parliament of the Vojvodina, as an autonomous region within Serbia, meets in the building..
South of the Banovina Palace the Ban's Court (Бански двор) back in time was the home of the regional administrator called ban. Today it is also part of the regional parliament of the Vojvodina.
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