Beograd - Prince Milos's Residence

After building the residence for his wife and children in the town of Belgrade, Prince Milo Obrenović had this one built for himself in 1831 - 1834 in Topčider, a wooded area outside the town. After the grounds had been laid out, the residence was built by the craftsmen Janja Mihailović and Nikola Đorđević, the works being supervised by architect Hadi Nikola ivković, who was responsible for almost all Prince Milo's building projects. Like Princess Ljubica's Residence, the architecture shows signs of the transition from Balkan to central European styles. The rich decoration of the interior ceilings, walls andniches has been partially preserved. During his first reign (1817 - 1839), Milo stayed here only occasionally but when he ruled for a second time (1859 - 1860) this was his premanent home. He died here on 14 September 1860. At one time, the Residence housed the Museum of the Princes Milo and Mihailo Obrenović and then the Museum of Forestry and Hunting, which was founded in 1929. The Museum of the First Serbian Uprising was opened here in 1954 during the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the uprising. The theme of its exhibits was the whole period of liberation struggle against the Turks, from 1804 to the Sultan's second Hatisherif in 1839, and they served as basis for the formation in 1963 of the Historical Museum of Serbia.

After the building has been overhauled and restored, it will again be the home of the Museum of the First Serbian Uprising.