Explore New Belgrade’s brutalist gems with an expert guide. Uncover the history and allure of Yugoslav socialist architecture in just 2 hours.
Explore New Belgrade’s brutalist gems with an expert guide. Uncover the history and allure of Yugoslav socialist architecture in just 2 hours.
- Museum of Contemporary Art - Meet the guide at the Museum of Contemporary Art located at Ušće. Discover its modernist 1960s architecture and learn why its exquisite marble facades defy the typical expectations of socialist design.
- Park of Friendship (Park Prijateljstva) - This location highlights the Non-Aligned Movement of 120 countries….
- Museum of Contemporary Art - Meet the guide at the Museum of Contemporary Art located at Ušće. Discover its modernist 1960s architecture and learn why its exquisite marble facades defy the typical expectations of socialist design.
- Park of Friendship (Park Prijateljstva) - This location highlights the Non-Aligned Movement of 120 countries. Established in 1961 in Belgrade, where world leaders planted trees in the Park as a symbol of peace.
- Palata Srbije - Next, pass by the expansive Government Building, a significant monument from an earlier era of Yugoslav politics, which was under construction during the shift away from Stalin.
- Belgrade Western Gate - Get a close view of the Genex Tower, also known as the Western City Gate of Belgrade. This 30-story structure has captured the attention of Instagram users and visitors alike. Built 40 years ago, it was the first smart building in the Balkans and is recognized internationally as an excellent example of brutalism.
- Sava Center - The final stop is a massive congress center, constructed in the late 1970s in record time. It was the first of its kind in this region of Europe and remains operational, featuring some remarkably well-designed interiors that still appear modern after 40 years.
- Laza Kostić - Within Block no. 23, the most notable public housing project, designed in the style of concrete expressionism, explore the concept that catered to all residents’ needs. The complex includes apartment buildings, a school, a kindergarten, sports courts, and a mini shopping mall. Listen to the guide’s personal stories of life in the blocks during their golden years of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, as well as the challenges faced in the 90s.

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You’ll have a close up on 5 exemplary buildings of Yugoslav socialist architecture. Find out why this architecture recently created a hype at exhibition at MoMA in New York and world-wide. Hear about it from the art historian guide who has not just studied it, but actually lived in it. You’ll discover the buildings for the socialist elites, buildings…
You’ll have a close up on 5 exemplary buildings of Yugoslav socialist architecture. Find out why this architecture recently created a hype at exhibition at MoMA in New York and world-wide. Hear about it from the art historian guide who has not just studied it, but actually lived in it. You’ll discover the buildings for the socialist elites, buildings for socialist business, buildings to impress the non aligned comrades and social housing blocks for the classless society. You’ll see how and why the architecture changed from the Soviet-like to modernism to brutalism. In 2 hours you’ll understand 50 years of Yugoslavian utopia.
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