Officers' Club, Cultural centre in a 19th-century officers' club building in Belgrade, Serbia
The Officers' Club is a building in Belgrade featuring a corner facade with a circular tower base and a peaked dome crowning the circular entrance vestibule. Double-pane windows are connected by common arches, and the main entrance is accessed from Resavska Street after post-war modifications.
Built in 1895 to a design by Jovan Ilkić and Milorad Ruvidić at the request of King Aleksandar Obrenović, it gave Serbian army officers a place to gather and hold balls and exhibitions. In 1903 the May Coup conspirators assembled here before marching on the palace. The building was assigned to the University of Belgrade in 1968, and the 1969–1971 reconstruction for the Students' Cultural Centre closed the corner entrance and opened one from Resavska Street.
The building now operates as a Students Cultural Centre where exhibitions, performances, and educational activities take place regularly. Young people gather here to explore and share contemporary art and cultural expressions.
The main entrance faces Resavska Street, making it easy to locate and access. Since it operates as an active cultural centre, checking the schedule beforehand helps you plan a visit that aligns with ongoing events.
The double windows joined by a shared arch are biforas, a form pointing to the neo-Byzantine influence of Ilkić's professor, Theophil Hansen. The corner section carries the richest decoration, and the original corner entrance was walled shut in the 1969–1971 reconstruction, when a new hall and entrance were opened from Resavska Street.
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