National Theatre in Belgrade

National Theatre in Belgrade
Народно позориште у Београду
Narodno pozorište u Beogradu
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National Theatre in Belgrade
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AddressFrancuska 3
LocationStari Grad, Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°49′00″N 20°27′38″E / 44.8167°N 20.4606°E / 44.8167; 20.4606
OwnerGovernment of Serbia
TypeTheatre
Construction
Opened1869; 155 years ago (1869)
Renovated1912, 1922, 1941, 1965, 1989
ArchitectAleksandar Bugarski
Website
www.narodnopozoriste.rs

The National Theatre (Serbian Cyrillic: Народно позориште, romanizedNarodno pozorište) is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia.

Founded in the latter half of the 19th century, it is located on the Republic Square, at the corner of Vasina and Francuska Street. With the raising of this building as well as with the implementation of the Regulations Plan of Town in Trench by Josimović[1] from 1867, the conditions were made for the formation of today's main Republic Square in Belgrade. Built back in 1868, the National Theatre, following the fate of its own people and the country, went through different phases of the architectural and artistic development, surviving as a symbol of Serbian culture, tradition and spirituality. Today, under its roof, there are three artistic ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. General manager is Svetislav Goncić.

The National Theatre was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1983, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.[2]

  1. ^ "Emilijan Josimovic - Beograd 1867". www.staribeograd.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  2. ^ Monuments of Culture in Serbia: "Народно позориште / National Theatre" (SANU) (in Serbian and English)