Ritam grada / Rhythm of the city
Krajem 19. veka Terazijama je prošao prvi tramvaj, ulica se kaldrmiše, a dobija i osvetljenje
Česma je podignuta 1860. po nalogu kneza Miloša Obenovića u čast njegovog povratka na presto This fountain was erected in 1860 at the behest of Prince Miloš Obenović, to mark his return to the throne
Projekat česme uradio je italijanski klesar Franc Loran
The fountain project was
authored by Italian stonemason Franz Laurent
T erazije is today one of Belgrade’s most pop- ular and well-known squares. It is named after the water pump towers installed by the Ottoman Turks and called su terazi- si, the largest of which was located on the site of today’s Terazije fountain. Although it doesn’t resemble a square in the sense to which we’re accus- tomed, but rather a very busy thoroughfare, Terazije is classed as a square in a cultural and historical sense. Terazije’s formation began following the receiv- ing of an Ottoman hatt-I sharif approval document in 1830, during a period that marked the start of in- tensive construction and urbanisation in the city. Freed from Ottoman pressure, Belgrade began to develop quickly, breaking ties with its oriental tradi- tion and connecting with new, more progressive, Eu- ropean trends. Belgrade’s former city centre, which had formed on the plateau overlooking the river Sa- va during the reign of Prince Miloš, now transferred to Terazije, an area that had been desolate and unin- habited for centuries. With its gradual development and the arrival of an ever-wealthier sector of society, this area gained its characteristic appearance. It was at the end of the 19th century that the first tram traversed Terazije, the street was paved with cobble- stones and lighting was installed. Terazije was at its
Terazijska česma Česma je podignuta 1860. po nalogu kneza Miloša Obenovića u čast nje- govog povratka na srpski presto. Iako mnogi misle da je uvek bila na ovom mestu, česma je više od šest decenija bila u Topčideru, u porti Crkve Sve- tih Petra i Pavla. Prilikom rekonstrukcije Terazija 1911. godine je izmeštena, a 1975. vraćena na inicijativu i uz nadzor Zavoda za zaštitu spomenika kulture grada Beograda. Projekat česme uradio je italijanski klesar Franc Loran. Te- razijska česma je proglašena za spomenik kulture 1965. godine. Terazije fountain This fountain was erected in 1860 at the behest of Prince Miloš Obenović, to mark his return to the throne of Serbia. Though many people think it has al- ways stood in this spot, the fountain actually spent more than six decades in Topčider forest park, adorning the gateway of the Church of the Holy apos- tles Peter and Paul. It was relocated there during Terazije’s reconstruction in 1911, only to be brought back to Terazije in 1975, at the initiative and under the supervision of the Belgrade City Institute for the Protection of Cultural Mon- uments. The fountain project was authored by Italian stonemason Franz Lau- rent. Terazije fountain was declared a cultural monument in 1965.
It was at the end of the 19 th century that the first tram traversed Terazije, the street was paved with cobblestones and lighting was installed
most beautiful in the period prior to the outbreak of World War I, when it came to represent the centre of civic life, while its post-WWII transformation saw the removal of decorative squares, fountains and wooden cobbles with the aim of expanding the pave- ments and forming a larger, unified roadway.
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