Republic Square and the National Museum (Trg Republike and Narodni muzej)

Republic Square is the most familiar place as the central square in Belgrade. Republic Square is home to the National Museum, the National Theatre, and the Prince Mihailo statue, as well as some of Belgrade's best-known public buildings. The square was built between 1866 and 1869. At first, only the National Theatre was located in the Republic Square, so the square was initially called Theatre Square. The government of Prince Mihailo Obrenović, who attached great importance to culture, was the victim of an assassination in 1868, so a monument was built in his name next to the National Theatre in 1882. The monument in the form of an equestrian figure is the first statue of its kind in Serbia. The National Museum of Serbia is the largest and oldest museum in Serbia. Located in the center of Belgrade, the museum was founded in 1844 and moved to its current building in 1950. Today, there are more than 400,000 works of art in the museum's collection. There are over 10,000 works of art.