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Hotel Jugoslavija
Hotel Jugoslavija (Serbian Cyrillic: Хотел Југославија) in Belgrade was one of the oldest luxurious Serbian hotels. It is located in the Zemun municipality. The hotel was opened in 1969 as "one of the most comfortable and most luxurious" hotels in Yugoslavia, and "among top 5 largest and most beautiful hotels in Europe." It closed in 2006, but one half of the hotel was reopened in 2013 as a three-star hotel garni, which operated until 2024, when the entire structure was closed. It was demolished in January 2025.
The Zemun railway station was located next to where the modern hotel is. It was built in 1883 during the rule of Austria-Hungary, when the railway, which connected Zemun to Novi Sad, was finished. In 1884 the railway was extended across the Sava into the Kingdom of Serbia as the first railway in the country. The very first train from Serbia, with the passengers including King Milan, Queen Natalija and Crown Prince Alexander, stopped at this station on its way to Vienna.
The station was operational until 1970. To commemorate it, architect Milun Stambolić designed a memorial complex which consists of 5 pillars, which used to hold the station's overhang, and several meters of railroad tracks. The complex is placed on the plateau next to the hotel, on the small elevation above the promenade along the Danube. The memorial complex was set in the 1980s.
According to the original concept, the hotel was to be named "Belgrade". Famous architects Mladen Kauzlarić, Lavoslav Horvat and Kazimir Ostrogović, followers of the Zagreb school of modernism won the first prize at the original tender in 1947. The hotel was built according to the modified project of the architect Lavoslav Horvat. Distinguished creators and builders, architects Milorad Pantović, Vladeta Maksimović, Miroslav Janković and academic Ivan Antić took part in designing of the hotel and the interior. The design was described as both "simple and monumental".
Construction plans were put on hold after the Tito–Stalin split in 1948, and during the ensuing Informbiro period. During the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade in 1961, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie noted to Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito that Belgrade lacks a representative hotel, and unofficially suggested the name Jugoslavija. After the summit ended, old project of the "hotel-city" on the Danube's bank was revitalized.
Planned and built for two decades, it was nicknamed "Belgrade Babylon". The hotel was ceremonially opened on 31 July 1969 by Rudi Kolak, president of the Yugoslav Chamber of Commerce. "Jugoslavija" became a symbol of luxurious hotel, with pricey, artistic paintings, and gold and silver plated cutlery and plates. Hotel had the biggest chandelier in the world until 2010, designed and made by Swarovski in 1969. It has 40.000 crystals, 5.000 bulbs and weight of 14 tonnes. Rectangularly shaped chandelier measures 30 by 9 metres (98 ft × 30 ft).
It was used as an accommodation for celebrities and high officials visiting Belgrade, as president Tito included the hotel in his official protocol. Some of the famous people who stayed in the Hotel Jugoslavija include Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, U Thant, Willy Brandt, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Belgian and Dutch royals, Luis Echeverría, athletes, artists, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Tina Turner and others.
The Apollo 11 astronauts visited in October 1969. In 1972, queen of the Netherlands Juliana and her consort Bernhard organized a reception in honor of president Tito. The queen described the hotel as impressive and enchanting. That same year, Queen Elizabeth II organized a reception for diplomatic representatives of the Commonwealth nations in Yugoslavia. Another major event was the 1975 conference of 40 workers' parties from 29 European countries. After staying at the hotel, founder of the Elle magazine Hélène Gordon-Lazareff, stated: "Even Paris has no hotel beautiful like this one".
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Hotel Jugoslavija
Hotel Jugoslavija (Serbian Cyrillic: Хотел Југославија) in Belgrade was one of the oldest luxurious Serbian hotels. It is located in the Zemun municipality. The hotel was opened in 1969 as "one of the most comfortable and most luxurious" hotels in Yugoslavia, and "among top 5 largest and most beautiful hotels in Europe." It closed in 2006, but one half of the hotel was reopened in 2013 as a three-star hotel garni, which operated until 2024, when the entire structure was closed. It was demolished in January 2025.
The Zemun railway station was located next to where the modern hotel is. It was built in 1883 during the rule of Austria-Hungary, when the railway, which connected Zemun to Novi Sad, was finished. In 1884 the railway was extended across the Sava into the Kingdom of Serbia as the first railway in the country. The very first train from Serbia, with the passengers including King Milan, Queen Natalija and Crown Prince Alexander, stopped at this station on its way to Vienna.
The station was operational until 1970. To commemorate it, architect Milun Stambolić designed a memorial complex which consists of 5 pillars, which used to hold the station's overhang, and several meters of railroad tracks. The complex is placed on the plateau next to the hotel, on the small elevation above the promenade along the Danube. The memorial complex was set in the 1980s.
According to the original concept, the hotel was to be named "Belgrade". Famous architects Mladen Kauzlarić, Lavoslav Horvat and Kazimir Ostrogović, followers of the Zagreb school of modernism won the first prize at the original tender in 1947. The hotel was built according to the modified project of the architect Lavoslav Horvat. Distinguished creators and builders, architects Milorad Pantović, Vladeta Maksimović, Miroslav Janković and academic Ivan Antić took part in designing of the hotel and the interior. The design was described as both "simple and monumental".
Construction plans were put on hold after the Tito–Stalin split in 1948, and during the ensuing Informbiro period. During the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade in 1961, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie noted to Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito that Belgrade lacks a representative hotel, and unofficially suggested the name Jugoslavija. After the summit ended, old project of the "hotel-city" on the Danube's bank was revitalized.
Planned and built for two decades, it was nicknamed "Belgrade Babylon". The hotel was ceremonially opened on 31 July 1969 by Rudi Kolak, president of the Yugoslav Chamber of Commerce. "Jugoslavija" became a symbol of luxurious hotel, with pricey, artistic paintings, and gold and silver plated cutlery and plates. Hotel had the biggest chandelier in the world until 2010, designed and made by Swarovski in 1969. It has 40.000 crystals, 5.000 bulbs and weight of 14 tonnes. Rectangularly shaped chandelier measures 30 by 9 metres (98 ft × 30 ft).
It was used as an accommodation for celebrities and high officials visiting Belgrade, as president Tito included the hotel in his official protocol. Some of the famous people who stayed in the Hotel Jugoslavija include Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, U Thant, Willy Brandt, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Belgian and Dutch royals, Luis Echeverría, athletes, artists, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Tina Turner and others.
The Apollo 11 astronauts visited in October 1969. In 1972, queen of the Netherlands Juliana and her consort Bernhard organized a reception in honor of president Tito. The queen described the hotel as impressive and enchanting. That same year, Queen Elizabeth II organized a reception for diplomatic representatives of the Commonwealth nations in Yugoslavia. Another major event was the 1975 conference of 40 workers' parties from 29 European countries. After staying at the hotel, founder of the Elle magazine Hélène Gordon-Lazareff, stated: "Even Paris has no hotel beautiful like this one".