Name of Mary Church by Matjaz Zaplotnik
three parts: Novi Sad proper, Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica. Due to the devastation of the 1848-49 Revolution, there are only a handful of buildings that pre-date the 19th Century. However, there is still a multitude of architecturally impressive buildings to admire.
The Roman Catholic Name of Mary Church dominates the city centre. Built in Gothic Revival architecture in 1895 on the site of an old Roman Catholic church, it is the tallest temple in the Backa region and boasts grand gothic arches and stunning stained glass windows. Situated next the Bishop’s Palace is the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George. First built in 1734, the church was rebuilt between 1860 and 1905, having been destroyed in the Revolution. Inside the church there are thirty-three icons on the iconostasis, historical pictures above both choirs and two large throne icons painted by Paia Jovanovic, considered to be his best ecclesiastical works.
The most imperial building in the city is the commanding Petrovaradin fortress. The fortress seen today was first built in two stages, between 1692 and 1728 and between 1754 and 1780, on
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a forty-metre high rock rising above the river, hence its nickname, ‘Gibraltar on the Danube’. Over the years, the fortress has been built upon and fortified a number of times, due to the tolls of war. Beneath the fortress lies a labyrinth of tunnels stretching more than sixteen kilometres. Today the fortress encompasses a museum dedicated to its history.
The city also holds a number of other excellent museums: the most well-known is the Museum of Vojvodina, which houses a permanent collection of Serbian culture and life in Vojvodina throughout history.
For those with an affinity for the arts, the Gallery of Matica Srpska, established in 1847, houses a permanent exhibition of more than five thousand artworks that are of national importance for the modern history and culture of Serbian people in the region from the 17th to 20th Century. In addition, there is also the Gallery of Fine Arts, holding more than eight hundred examples of Serbian fine art from the late 20th Century, and the Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection, with a significant number of paintings, sculptures and
tapestries donated by the great art collector from which it takes its name.
Other cultural institutions include the Serbian National Theatre, founded in 1861, it is the oldest Serbian professional theatre, and the Library of Matica Sprska, with over eight thousand books lining its shelves.
The city’s abundance of cultural offerings doesn’t stop at permanent residencies. Since 2000 Novi Sad has played home to the July EXIT Music Festival, attracting more than 150,000 people from across Europe to see such accomplished acts as Morrisey, Fatboy Slim, Robert Plant, Basement Jaxx and Franz Ferdinand, but to name a few. 2011’s line-up sees Pulp, Portishead and Arcade Fire head to the city. Other festivals include the International Novi Sad Literature Festival, the Novi Sad Jazz Festival and many others.
Novi Sad’s abundance of theatres, museums, galleries, interesting cafes and restaurants, fairs, festivals and exhibitions truly make it a city of fantastic cultural value - much like our very own fine city.
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