The
Parliament building is in the city centre of Belgrade,
on the Nikola Pašic Square, in front of Pioneer's
park. Prior to its use for the Parliament of Serbia and
Montenegro, it served as the seat of parliament for Yugoslavia.
The building is shown on the five-Serbian Dinars coin.
Construction on the building started in 1907, with the
cornerstone being laid by King Peter I. The building was
based on a design made by Konstantin Jovanovic in 1891;
a variant of that design made by Jovan Ilkic, which won
a competition in 1901. World War I delayed construction,
and the original plans to the building were lost. Reconstruction
of the plans were made by Jovan's son Pavle. The interior
was designed by Nikolaj Krasnov. It was designed in the
manner of academic traditionalism. The sculpture of Toma
Rosandic Igrali se konji vrani(Play of Black Horses) was
placed in front of the building in 1939. |
