Knez Mihailova Street
Knez Mihailova Street (Serbian: Кнез Михаилова улица, romanized: Knez Mihailova ulica, officially: Улица кнеза Михаила, Ulica kneza Mihaila) is the main pedestrian and shopping zone in Belgrade, and is protected by law as one of the oldest and most valuable landmarks of the city. Named after Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia, it features a number of buildings and mansions built during the late 1870s.
Knez Mihailova Street | |
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| Namesake | Mihailo Obrenović |
| Length | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Location | Stari Grad, Belgrade |
| Type | Spatial Cultural-Historical Unit of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 1964 |
| Reference no. | ПКИЦ 1 |
One kilometer long Knez Mihailova Street was protected in 1964 as the spatial cultural-historical unit, the first cultural monument of that type in Belgrade. In 1979 it was elevated to the Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance, and as such is protected by the Republic of Serbia.
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