Slavia Square ( Serb. Trg Slaviјa ) is located in Belgrade , the capital of Serbia, between the streets of King of Milan, Belgrade, Mackenzieva, Svetosavskaya, Deligradskaya and Nemanina streets, Liberation Boulevard. It is one of the main city landmarks and a significant traffic intersection.
History
Until the 1880s, this square was the only lake on which the inhabitants of Belgrade hunted wild ducks. Formation of the area began from the moment when the Scot Francis Mackenzie bought land for resale in parts. Then he built his house in Slavia, which later in 1910 became the Socialist Center, a meeting place for the labor movement. The name "Slavia" was given by the chief architect. After World War II, the cinema of the same name was located here before its demolition in 1991.
Other smaller buildings, on the corner of King Milan Street, where the Three Selyaks and Rudnichanin Cafes used to be, were destroyed before and during World War II. Hotel Slavia was built in the period 1882-1888. The new Slavia Hotel was built in 1962 and later expanded. For some time, the square was named after Dimitri Tutsovic , an outstanding leader of the socialist movement of Serbia. In the center of the square stands a monument to him.