Terazije | |
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City square | |
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Opening date | 1840s |
Owner | City of Belgrade |
Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
Location within Belgrade | |
Coordinates: 44°48′49″N 20°27′40″E / 44.81361°N 20.46111°E |
Terazije (Serbian Cyrillic: Теразијe) is the central town square and the surrounding neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Stari Grad.
Today, Terazije has primarily function of the main transit square, surrounded by the important public buildings, cultural institutions, hotels, public monuments and parks. Though not classically shaped square, Terazije was historically important as the gathering spot and the former business and commercial center of Belgrade. With the Knez Mihailova Street, which extends to the northeast connecting directly Terazije and Belgrade Fortress, the square is one of the oldest and most recognizable ambience units of Belgrade. Due to its historical and cultural importance, Terazije was declared a protected spatial cultural-historical unit in January 2020.[1]