Princess Ljubica's Residence, Ottoman-style residence in Stari Grad, Serbia.
Princess Ljubica's Residence is a two-story white building with a basement, ground floor and upper storey, topped by a four-slope tiled roof with an octagonal dome and eight chimneys. Its main facade, facing the Sava, features a projecting bay window with a curved base and triangular pediment, paired windows and an arched doorway reached by steps.
The house was built between 1829 and 1830 under Prince Miloš Obrenović's direction and served as home for Princess Ljubica and their sons. Political changes in 1842 ended the family's time living in this building.
The two divanhanas, one on each floor, served as reception salons and smoking rooms; the ground-floor one opens onto wide garden stairs, while the upper one faces the street. A letter of 1 January 1831 records Princess Ljubica asking Prince Miloš to buy red socks for the palace servants; by 24 January she wrote that she could manage without servants.
The residence is located at the corner of Kneza Sime Markovića and Kralja Petra streets and is now open to visitors as a museum. Its management by the Belgrade City Museum ensures organized access and proper care of the spaces.
The 1836 addition was a hammam with a one-storey wing, built six years after the residence was finished. Prince Miloš's builders had no local craftsmen to rely on, since Belgrade had seen no construction for years before Hadži Nikola Živković was brought in from Voden.
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