Krunski Venac
Encyclopedia
Krunski Venac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in the Belgrade's municipality of Vračar
.
Krunski Venac was located along the Krunska street after which the neighborhood got its name (Serbian for "crown street"), in the northern part of Vračar. One of the best preserved sections of "Old Belgrade", Krunska street is considered one of the most distinguished areas in Belgrade, after the Civil Engineering Law from 1900 allowed only the villa-type houses to be built in the area of Krunski Venac.
The Nikola Tesla Museum
is located in the neighbourhood. On July 12, 2007 "Tesla's fountain" was opened on a lawn outside the Museum, marking the 115th anniversary of the "Belgrade's waterworks", city's official water company. It was made after the original project of Nikola Tesla, patented in 1913, using a pump which uses very little electricity. It took 25 years for researchers to fully understand Tesla's idea and create a fountain like this. At the time, Tesla collaborated in the design of the fountains with the famed US stained glass
artist Louis Comfort Tiffany
.
The name of the neighbourhood, just like the adjoining Grantovac
, later fell into obscurity and it is not much used today. The only official usage is for one of the exchanges
of Telekom Srbija
.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, the capital of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is located in the Belgrade's municipality of Vračar
Vracar
Vračar is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade. With an area of only , it is the smallest of all Belgrade's municipalities, but also the most densely populated. Vračar is one of the three municipalities that constitute the central area of the...
.
Krunski Venac was located along the Krunska street after which the neighborhood got its name (Serbian for "crown street"), in the northern part of Vračar. One of the best preserved sections of "Old Belgrade", Krunska street is considered one of the most distinguished areas in Belgrade, after the Civil Engineering Law from 1900 allowed only the villa-type houses to be built in the area of Krunski Venac.
The Nikola Tesla Museum
Nikola Tesla Museum
The Nikola Tesla Museum is located in the central area of Belgrade. It holds more than 160,000 original documents, over 2,000 books and journals, over 1,200 historical technical exhibits, over 1,500 photographs and photo plates of original, technical objects, instruments and apparatus, and over...
is located in the neighbourhood. On July 12, 2007 "Tesla's fountain" was opened on a lawn outside the Museum, marking the 115th anniversary of the "Belgrade's waterworks", city's official water company. It was made after the original project of Nikola Tesla, patented in 1913, using a pump which uses very little electricity. It took 25 years for researchers to fully understand Tesla's idea and create a fountain like this. At the time, Tesla collaborated in the design of the fountains with the famed US stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
artist Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements...
.
The name of the neighbourhood, just like the adjoining Grantovac
Grantovac
Grantovac was an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It was located in the Belgrade's municipality of Vračar....
, later fell into obscurity and it is not much used today. The only official usage is for one of the exchanges
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
of Telekom Srbija
Telekom Srbija
Telekom Srbija is a telecommunications company based in Serbia, with its headquarters in Belgrade...
.