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ZAJEČAR − CAPITAL OF SERBIAN EAST
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ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
Radul-be g’s Residence
In the centre of Za je ča r, at the beginning of Lju be Ne šića
Street, there is one of the oldest preserved edifices in the
city, also called Ninuca’s houe or Čar dak by older people from
Zaječar. The first written account on it is from 1784, but exact
time of construction and the name of the first owner are
lost somewhere on uncertain intersections of history. But the
one after the liberation from Turks was preserved. It was purchased
by the wealthiest person in Gr lja ne, Ra dul Gli go ri je vić,
and he moved to Za je čar with his wife and younger children.
On the ground floor there was a shop, with warehouses,
and the upper floor was used as residential area. The base
of the building is irregular rectangle. Walls on the ground
floor are massive, made of stone, and bondruk is on the upper
floor. Wooden porch stretches along the entire length of the
house toward Ljube Nedića Street. Today, the Residence is
an exhibition area of the National Museum. The upper floor
contains permanent exhibition of interior of a 19 th century
town house (“Old Za je čar”), and on the place of old shops on
the ground floor there is a gallery, with an area for the sale of
paintings and souvenirs. In addition to art exhibitions, other
cultural programs take place here as well.
Turkish mill
It is located in the very centre of Za je ča r, right next to
the Liberation Square. It is assumed that it dates back to the
18 th century, but there is no reliable data.
Immediately after liberation in 1833, it caught the eye of
Duke Mi lo š, but because of recklessness of Mi le Ra doj ko vi ć,
commander of “all Serbian army in Kraj i na and Ti mo k”, it
fell into the hands of a man from Niš to whom the previous
owner had owed 500 gold coins. Because of that mistake, Radoj
ko vić had to apologize to the duke.
Built of stone, with wooden cellar and roof structure, covered
with roof tiles. Water for the work of this mill was taken
from the Black Timok by means of a trench that was dug
through the settlement. For as long as two centuries, with its
four stones, it milled the cereals of townspeople and people
from the nearby villages. It would stop working during heavy
frost, or when the trench would be flooded by torrents. Reconstruction
of the trench, they say, was so expensive, that
the La lo vić family, who were owners of the mill for a long
time, had to sell a parcel of farmland every time.
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Residence of
Gr ljanac Ra du l
Gli go ri je vi ć,
building from
the 18 th century
Museum exhibition:
Za je čar middle-class
house from the
19 th century,
on the first floor
of the Residence
Guildhall (Theatre)
It is situated at the
corner of Sve to za r
Mar ko vi ć and Ti močka
bu na Street. It
was built in autumn
1897 from the trade
guild funds. The
edifice was severely
damaged during
battles for liberation
of Za je ča r in autumn
1944. It was restored
immediately after
the war and Zaječar
Theatre has been
situated there ever
since. It was built
in the style specific
for the end of 1920’s
with more freely
designed doorway of
the porch entrance
and pyramidal roof
endings.