Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Building

Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Building
Зграда Савезног секретариjaта за народну одбрану
Heavily damaged "Building A" of the complex in March 2022
Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Building is located in Belgrade
Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Building
Location in Belgrade
General information
StatusDamaged / partially used
TypeComplex of buildings that housed the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense
LocationSavski Venac, Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°48′20.2″N 20°27′40.5″E / 44.805611°N 20.461250°E / 44.805611; 20.461250
Construction started1957
Completed1965
Closed1999 (destroyed)
Technical details
Floor area49,235 m2 (pre-1999)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Nikola Dobrović

The Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Building (Serbian: Зграда Савезног секретариjaта за народну одбрану, romanizedZgrada Saveznog sekretarijata za narodnu odbranu, lit. "Federal Secretariat for the People's Defense Building"), also known as the General Staff Building (Serbian: Зграда Генералштаба, romanizedZgrada Generalštaba), is a complex of government buildings, that formerly housed the Ministry of Defence of Yugoslavia and the General Staff of the Yugoslav People's Army, now housing the Ministry of Defence of Serbia (in non-damaged part, tower of "Building B"). It is located in Savski Venac, Belgrade.

The complex was heavily damaged during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 and was left largely derelict.