The House of Mihailo Petrović, also known as Mika Alas's House is a house and a designated historic site in Belgrade. Built in 1910, it is located at 22 Kosančićev Venac Street. Mathematician and scientist Mihailo Petrović lived, worked and died there. It was designed by architect Petar Bajalović, then an assistant professor at the Belgrade University. The confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers can be seen from its balcony. Mihailo Petrović was a passionate fisherman which earned him a nickname (alas=river fisherman), was personally involved in the decoration of the facade which was mostly influenced by the water world – water lilies, fishes, reeds. Wooden double-leaf doors have carvings of the common carps. Though the house was declared a cultural monument mainly because of its historical significance, it is a city's rarity in the style of the Vienna Secession and has exquisite...
Read moreA stunning Art Nouveau building created in 1910. Here, Mihailo Petrović lived with his sister Mara and her husband Živojin Perić, who was educated in France and was a lawyer and a politician. Important intellectuals from Serbia and abroad met here to exchange ideas.
The house was designed by Petar Bajalović, a professor at the University of Belgrade at the time, and a former university graduate of the Technische Hochschule in...
Read moreDivan spomen na velikog naučničnika koji je uzor mnogim generacijama po delima ostavljenim iza sebe. Matematika, muzika, ribarenje i drugorstvo su prve asocijacije na njega. Fasada kuce je skoro obnovljena kao I ambijentalna Celina na kojoj se stalno radi. Na fasadi se nalazi spomen ploca a na drugoj strain ulice I spomenik velikom Miki Alasu....
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