Una Milovanovi

Review of National Assembly of the Repub...

The House of the National Assembly of the Republic...

The House of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia is a building on Nikola Pa i Square in Belgrade. Originally known as the Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1936 to 1945, when it was renamed the Federal Assembly. The new name was maintained during the existence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and later the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, on July 23, 2006, this House became the official building of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
The construction of the parliament took a very long time, almost 30 years. The cornerstone was laid on August 27, 1907 by the King of Serbia Petar I Kara or evi , but the construction was interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. The continuation of works did not begin immediately after the end of the war, so the building was completed only in 1936, and the first session of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was held in this building on October 21, 1936. The parliament building was designed by architect Jovan Ilki , who passed away in 1917, without waiting for the construction to be completed. The House of the National Assembly is one of the monumental buildings in Belgrade and is located in a limited area - Nikola Pa i Square, on the front side and Kosovska, Takovska and Vlajkovi eva streets, on the back and sides. The space where the building is located occupies about half a hectare and is covered with greenery, and in the part next to Vlajkovi eva Street there is a small park. In the immediate vicinity of the House are important state institutions - the New Palace (Presidency of the Republic) and the Old Palace (Belgrade City Assembly), the building of the History Museum of Serbia, the Main Post Office building and the Pioneer Park. Together with these buildings, the House of the National Assembly forms a unique architectural and functional whole.