“Saint Sava” House, Protected cultural monument in Stari Grad, Serbia.
The "Saint Sava" House is a protected cultural monument on Cara Dušana Street in Stari Grad, Belgrade, built to house the Saint Sava School. The three-story building has a symmetrical facade with a central projection topped by a pyramidal dome.
The Society of Saint Sava laid the foundation stone in 1889, with architect Jovan Ilkić designing the original building to support Serbian education and national identity. The structure was later expanded in the 1920s with the addition of a third floor.
The first-floor windows display carved coats of arms of South Slavic countries, which visitors can see directly from the street. This detail makes the building one of the few schools where regional symbols were built into the facade itself.
The building sits in the heart of Stari Grad, one of central Belgrade's most walkable areas, making it easy to reach on foot from many parts of the city. Since an active school still operates inside, it is worth checking in advance which parts are open to visitors.
The third floor was added in 1923 by architect Petar Bajalović, who reworked Jovan Ilkić's original design without breaking the visual continuity of the facade. This later addition is hard to detect from the street, which is unusual for expansions of that era.
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