Park of Friendship, New Belgrade

Coordinates: 44°49′12″N 20°26′13″E / 44.820°N 20.437°E / 44.820; 20.437
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Park of Friendship
Парк пријатељства
Park of Friendship
Park of Friendship, New Belgrade is located in Belgrade
Park of Friendship, New Belgrade
Location within Belgrade
LocationNew Belgrade, Belgrade
Coordinates44°49′12″N 20°26′13″E / 44.820°N 20.437°E / 44.820; 20.437
Created1961
OpenOpen all year

The Park of Friendship in New Belgrade is one of the largest parks in Belgrade.[1]

Location

The park is located in

Malo ratno ostrvo, and the city center of Belgrade through the Danube and the Sava River. Friendship Park covers an area of 14 hectares. It can be reached by local bus by bus lines 15[2] and 84.[3]

Nature and sports facilities

The park includes a large number of green areas and trees and it leads to the river Sava and river Danube. It is suitable for walking, physical activity or relaxation in nature. The park also has a bike path and a running trail. Although located near the center of Belgrade, peace and quiet prevails in the park. Within the park, there is also Skate Park Ušće.

Construction and history

The idea for the establishment of the Friendship Park of memorial character came from Young Gorani who, in the name of holding the first Conference of NAM in Belgrade in 1961, decided to establish a memorial park as a symbol of the struggle for peace and equality for all peoples in the world. On 29 August 1961, their initiative was supported by the Council for Culture and the Council for Urban Planning of the National Committee of the City of Belgrade.

BC Ušće), Museum of Contemporary Art and Hotel Yugoslavia. Nineteen works took part in the competition, of which three were awarded and eleven were purchased. The first prize was won by the work under the code "Potez" by the architect Milan Pališaški. The second prize was shared by the architects Ranko Radović and Ljiljana Pekić, and the third prize went to the architect Mira Holambek-Bencler from Zagreb. The construction of the park was symbolically marked the establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement, one of the whose founders was Yugoslavia. The work of the architect Pališaški, according to the selection panel, was a strict geometric solution with geometrical divisions and monumental size, ceremonial and representative.[5]

Peace Avenue

Sculpture Open Form (Flower) by Lidija Mišić
The sculpture Open Form (Flower) by Lidija Mišić, added in 1974. The Eternal Flame monument can be seen in the background

The Avenue of Peace with the memorial obelisk "Eternal Flame"

plane tree
. The selection of
plane trees is their longevity, which emphasizes the idea of establishing a lasting peace in the world. Next to each planted tree is a tablet with the name of the statesman and the country of origin, year of planting, and the denomination of the tree Platanus acerofilia. Plane tree seedlings are placed at a distance of eight meters so that they could merge at a certain height of their growth and thus form a unique green series which also symbolizes of the connection of all nations through a common idea. From the competition solution to today, only 9.5 hectares of park area have been realized. Although little has been done out of the original idea of the architect Pališaški,[7] specificity in the formation of a modern park is basically considered even today.[8]

Monument “Eternal Flame“

Main article: Eternal Flame (Belgrade)

The Eternal Flame memorial is located in the park and is dedicated to the military and civilian victims of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Largely conceived by Mirjana Marković, the leader of the Yugoslav Left and wife of Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević. It was originally planned to have a height of 78 meters, to symbolize the 78 days of the bombing.

The monument was unveiled on June 12, 2000, to commemorate the first anniversary of the end of the bombing. It was vandalized following the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević and was in a state of ruin for several years.[9] It was partial renovation in 2019,[9] but the flame remained extinguished.

Famous people in the park

In this park, numerous officials and celebrities planted a tree as a sign of friendship, and among them were the following:

Rolling Stones planted trees in 2007, before their concert in Belgrade.[citation needed
]

Gallery

  • Monument “Eternal Flame”
    Monument “Eternal Flame”
  • Memorial of the beginning of construction of New Belgrade
    Memorial of the beginning of construction of New Belgrade
  • Palace of Serbia
    Palace of Serbia
  • Friendship Park
    Friendship Park

See also

References

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  1. ^ Весковић, И (2011). "Парк пријатељства у Новом Београду" (PDF). Beograd: Наслеђе XII.
  2. ^ ГСП линија 15
  3. ^ ГСП линија 84
  4. ^ Завршен конкурс за идејни пројекат „Парка пријатељства“, Борба, 17.12.1965. године; Додељене награде за урбанистичко решење...Политика, 17.12.1965. године
  5. ^ Извештај и мишљење оцењивачког суда (жирија) о приспелим радовима за израду идејног решења за изградњу и уређење „Парка пријатељства“ у Новом Београду, Београд, 16.12.1965. године. Приватна документација арх.Милана Палишашког.
  6. ^ Поставаљње спомен-обелиска, Политика, Време бр.493, 17.6.2000. године
  7. ^ Изведена је само главна алеја и интерне стазе у источном делу парка, док је западни део зелена површина која се данас користи за одржавање концерата и културних дешавања.
  8. ^ Досије споменика културе парк пријатељстав – Документациони центар завода за заштиту споменика културе града Београда
  9. ^ a b Mučibabić, Daliborka (13 July 2010). ""Večna vatra" – paljenje ili rušenje" (in Serbian). Politika. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. ^ Пријатељи стари, где сте? („Вечерње новости“, 5. септембар 2014)
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