Beograđanka
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| Belgrade Palace | |
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| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1974 |
| Use | Office |
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| Roof | 101 m |
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| Floor count | 30 |
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| Architect | Branko Pešić |
Beograđanka (Serbian: Београђанка), known in English as the Belgrade Palace (Serbian: Палата Београд, Palata Beograd) is a modern high-rise building in downtown Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is 101m (331 ft) tall.
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[edit] History
The construction lasted from 1969 until 1974. The project designer was Branko Pešić. The building was raised in the heart of old city centre, stretching from Terazije to Slavija square, with an emphasized aspiration to dominate with its high 24-storey part as the city's reference point.
The building has a restaurant at the top level. However, this has been closed since the 1990's for unknown reasons. For a long time the Beograđanka was Belgrade's highest building.
[edit] Today
The first several stories are occupied by the "Beograd" department store; on the other floors offices of Studio B (city TV station) and Košava TV station are located. On the other floors, there are business premises, as well as the head offices of IKEA for Serbia and other Belgrade media is also located in the building. Blic daily still has some offices in Beograđanka however they have moved most of their business to a new building. The ground floor features Chrysler store, while the basement is occupied by Maxi supermarket.
[edit] Re-freshening
The city of Belgrade plans to refresh the building by cleaning the outside, reconstructing the entry to the building and even re-opening the restaurant on the floor. More news will be available on this project at the second half of 2006.
