3.200 prozorskih okvira ugrađeno je u Palatu
744 kancelarije smeštene su u krilnim delovima Palate offices are located in the wings of the Palace
window frames are built into the Palace
Zidovi, podovi i stepeništa obloženi su mermernim i granitnim pločama iz svih kamenoloma ondašnje zemlje The walls, floors and stairs are covered with marble and granite slabs from all quarries of the former country
was interesting to check the story that the salons were designed so that the size of each hall was proportional to the geographical ar- ea of the republic it represented. We didn’t take measurements, but we got the impres- sion that the story is correct, and the cura- tor explained to us that the arrangement of every salon was entrusted to federal units that engaged their most famous architects and artists. The ceremonial part of the building is a kind of art gallery of the 20 th century, and
special value is represented by the collec- tion of works ofYugoslav painting and sculp- ture, as well as the part featuring applied art from that time. With the works having been selected via a competition, clear historical and ideo- logical topics were set. Thus the ceremonial space is dominated by the grandiose mosa- ic‘Sutjeska’, by Slovenian painter Maria Pre- gelj, which depicts one of the most impor- tant battles of World War II, while the Palace’s largest space, ‘Yugoslavia’ Hall, is adorned
TITO’S GUESTS AT THE PALACE The first landmark building to be constructed in Yugoslavia after World War II re- ceived foreign statesmen, crown heads and numerous delegations. Then President Josip Broz Tito hosted important names of recent history, such as Leonid Brezhnev, Nikita Khrushchev, Richard Nixon, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Gerald Ford, Muammar Gaddafi et al.
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