Manakova kuća

Spomenik kulture od velikog značaja
Manakova kuća,
Gavrila Principa 7 i Kraljevića Marka 12

Lokacija

Location

The house is an exceptionally rare example of old town house in Belgrade from the first half of the nineteenth century, with all the characteristics of the Belgrade architectural tradition. It was built around 1830 and was called after its owner Manak Mihailović, merchant. The house is a testimony of a historic period when the renewed Serbia was focused on transforming Belgrade into a town and preparing it to become the Serbian capital. It is a document from the period of intensive building on the slope towards the Sava, outside the moat. In fact it is a remnant from the then newly regulated Savamala Street and the former Savamala outskirts. In terms of town planning and history of Belgrade, it stands as a hallmark of the old communication between Varoš kapija and the road to Topčider, as well as the mediaeval communication linking the right bank of the Sava with Zeleni venac. The house is a venue of the Ethnographic Museum and keeps the ethnographic collection of Hristifor Crnilović.

Kuća predstavlja izuzetno redak primerak stare varoške kuće Beograda iz prve polovine XIX veka, sa svim odlikama balkanske arhitektonske tradicije. Podignuta je oko 1830. godine. Kuća je dobila naziv po vlasniku Manaku Mihailoviću, trgovcu. Svedoči o istorijskom periodu kada su sva nastojanja obnovljene Srbije usredsređena na pretvaranje Beograda u srpsku varoš i njegovo pripremanje za prestonicu Srbije. Ona je dokument iz doba intenzivnog izgrađivanja srpske varoši na Savskoj padini izvan šanca. Predstavlja ostatak novozasnovane Savamalske ulice i nekadašnjeg predgrađa Savamale. U istorijskom i urbanističkom pogledu obeležava staru regulaciju glavne veze Varoš kapije sa Topčiderskim drumom, kao i srednjovekovnu komunikaciju koja povezuje savsku obalu sa Zelenim vencem. U kući koja predstavlja sastavni deo Etnografskog muzeja nalazi se etnografska zbirka Hristifora Crnilovića.