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28-505: Area at the top of the Little Kalemegdan, which is occupied by the pavilion today, was an open fairground for a long time. Tents were placed, with numerous attractions: panoptikum or collections of curios, okular ("funny" ocular lenses), magicians, fortune tellers, illusionists, etc. Ilija Božić performed here the very first Serbian puppet show, Kuku, Todore . In the mid-1920s the fair was displaced to Voždovac , an eastern suburb at

56-505: A major reconstruction of the interior was undertaken, a new gallery was built, and the old glass roof was removed. At the time of the construction of the object, art deco style was very topical in the European architecture, as an echo of the Paris exhibition held in 1925, called Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. Branislav Kojić visited the exhibition, along with

84-513: Is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks. Fairs showcase a wide range of goods, products, and services, and often include competitions, exhibitions, and educational activities. Fairs can be thematic, focusing on specific industries or interests. Variations of fairs include: The Roman fairs were holidays on which work and business such as law courts were suspended. In

112-652: Is featured in E. B. White's Charlotte's Web . Beta Vukanovi%C4%87 Beta Vukanović (18 April 1872 – 31 October 1972), also known as Babette Bachmayer , was a Serbian painter and centenarian . Born in Bamberg , Upper Franconia , German Empire , she initially studied painting at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich . She also worked with Anton Ažbe . From 1898, she lived mostly in Belgrade . Her earliest works reflected

140-606: Is one of the largest fairs in India, where more than 60 million people gathered in January 2001, making it the largest gathering anywhere in the world. Kumbha means a pitcher and Mela means fair in Sanskrit. In the United States, fairs draw in as many as 150 million people each summer. Children's competitions at an American fair range from breeding small animals to robotics, whilst

168-505: The Champagne fairs in northern France, which were spread over six towns for a total period of about six weeks, drawing goods and customers from much of Europe. The Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany, still the largest trade fair for the publishing industry, began in the 12th century as a fair for manuscript books. Fairs were usually tied to special Christian feast days , such as the day of

196-583: The Church Slavonic language , with signatures of the members of the association (all female), was built into the foundations. The charter was placed in the bottle filled with oil which was then placed in a tin box. The foundations were consecrated by the Bishop of Timok, Emilijan Piperković  [ sr ] . Representative of the Ministry was poet Veljko Petrović . The pavilion was opened on 23 December 1928 in

224-564: The National Bank , Adriatic-Danubian Bank , and Wiener Bankverein . The association continued with the organization of charity balls, tea parties and lotteries. The events continued to have fairytale themes like “Midwinter's night dream”, “Golden age”, “Wedding in Skadarlija , etc. Two years later, at the end of 1925, the Art Division of the Ministry of Education announced the competition for

252-457: The 90th anniversary of the gallery. Six Chinese windmill palm trees were planted in the green area in front of the pavilion on 23 September 2020. They were the first palms planted in Belgrade's public green area. Authorities said the palms will survive the weather as the Belgrade's climate is getting warmer due to the climate change. After the design of the architect Gradimir Medaković , in 1975

280-630: The Roman provinces of Judea and Syria Palaestina , Jewish rabbis prohibited Jews from participating in fairs in certain towns because the religious nature of the fairs contravened the prescribed practice of Judaism . In the Middle Ages , many fairs developed as temporary markets and were especially important for long-distance and international trade , as wholesale traders travelled, sometimes for many days, to fairs where they could be sure to meet those they needed to buy from or sell to. The most famous were

308-449: The association, yet not in the site next to the Konak, but in Little Kalemegdan. Due to this change, Branislav Kojić had to change the awarded design in order to harmonize it with the new circumstances, since his design was related to the Konak. Something completely different, contemporary and modern, was expected from Kojić. The foundation stone was laid on 6 November 1927. A charter written in

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336-720: The big reconstruction of the Pavilion in the 1930s, above the main door there was the allegoric representation of the art, done in the stained glass technique, the work of the painter Vasa Pomorišac . The building was declared a cultural monument in 1973. (The Decision of the Cultural Heritage Protection Institute of the City of Belgrade no. 68/3, from 22 February 1973) 44°49′21″N 20°27′14″E  /  44.8225°N 20.4540°E  / 44.8225; 20.4540 Fair A fair (archaic: faire or fayre )

364-438: The classic architecture were incorporated in a completely new architectural concept. All of that indicates that the author found inspiration in popular art deco architecture. In 1936, the fountain was built in front of the pavilion. Named the "Awakening" and sculptured by Dragomir Arambašić , it is in the form of the naked female figure, standing on the pedestal between the pigeons, with water streams pouring from their beaks. Until

392-465: The construction of the new exhibition space. The pavilion should have been erected the immediate vicinity of Princess Ljubica's Residence . The architect Branislav Kojić won the first prize at the competition, the second one won the architect Milan Zloković and the third won the architect Мihailo Radovanović. After the competition, the Belgrade Municipality decides to concede the building plot to

420-588: The conversation an idea of forming an artistic female society and construction of an art pavilion. The association of Friends of Art " Cvijeta Zuzorić " was soon founded whose name preserved the memory of Dubrovnik female poet and art admirer from the 16th century. The association suggested construction of the pavilion in Belgrade, exclusively for the exhibition of works of art. Till that time, these were exhibited in Gymnasium halls and gala hall of Captain Miša's Mansion , since

448-518: The fairground. These courts were called a pye powder court (from Old French pieds pouldres , literally "dusty feet", meaning an itinerant trader, from Medieval Latin pedes pulverosi ). The chaotic nature of the Stagshaw Bank Fair with masses of people and animals and stalls inspired the Newcastle colloquialism "like a Stagey Bank Fair" to describe a general mess. The American county fair

476-620: The general rule in the artistic circled was that a painter doesn't deserve any attention, unless some of his works have been exhibited in the pavilion, at least as a part of a group exhibition. Nowadays, the building is the site of the Association of the Fine artists of Serbia. A combined artistic-documentary exhibition "Historical moments from the life of the Art Pavilion Cvijeta Zuzorić 1928-1945", from December 2018 to January 2019, marked

504-529: The influence of plein-air painting in Munich, which changed to Impressionism before World War I . Her later style was predominantly realistic ; she painted many pictures of the Serbian landscape and its people. She originated Serbian artistic caricature and left around 500 humorous portraits of contemporaries from the social and cultural scene in Belgrade. Beta Vukanović died in Belgrade , aged 100. Her husband

532-453: The organizations National FFA Organization & 4-H have become the traditional associations. The Sirsi Marikamba Devi Fair of the deity is held every alternate year in the month of March and taken through the city Sirsi, Karnataka . It is attended by a very large number of devotees. It is also most famous and biggest fair (Jaatre) of the India. Devotees from all around the state participate in this enormous event indulging themselves in

560-467: The other members of the Architects Club. The great impression that the exhibition had on him, can easily be noticed in the architecture of the pavilion. The building is indented in volume, with flat surfaces on the facades, without rich ornamentation. The cornices were emphasized, but the windows are not accentuated. Ionian columns at the expected place at the entrance are kind of unusual. The elements of

588-456: The presence of Prince Pavle and his wife Olga, Patriarch Dimitrije and the representatives of the Academy, government, Belgrade Municipality, University etc. Sculptor Sreten Stojanović addressed the guests, thanking everyone for their donations. The first "Autumn Exhibition" of Belgrade painters and sculptors was opened on 30 December 1928. Proper exhibition season began in 1929. Every exhibition

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616-414: The presence of a bishop, sheriff or governor. Later various benefits were granted to specific fairs, such as the granting of a holiday status to a fair or protections against arrest for specific laws for the duration of the fair. Officials were authorised to mete out justice to those who attended their fair; this led to even the smallest fair having a court to adjudicate on offences and disputes arising within

644-459: The procession. Amusements for children, circuses, variety of shops, dramas and plays and many such things are set up for the people. It depicts the story of the goddess killing Mahishasura . Fairs attracted great numbers of people and they often resulted in public order issues and sometimes riots. The holding of fairs was, therefore, granted by royal charter . Initially they were only allowed in towns and places where order could be maintained due to

672-486: The saint of the local church. Stagshaw in England, is documented to have held annual fairs as early as 1293 consisting of the sales of animals. Along with the main fair held on 4 July, the city also hosted smaller fairs throughout the year where specific types of animals were sold, such as one for horses, one for lambs, and one for ewes. The Kumbh Mela , held every twelve years, at Allahabad , Haridwar , Nashik , and Ujjain

700-515: The space specially intended for this kind of concept and content did not exist. With the aim of collecting donations for the construction of the art pavilion, in February 1923, the ball called “Thousand and Second Night” was organized in the Hotel "Kasina" by Nušić. The rich individuals, such as Đorđe Vajfert , Luka Ćelović , Mihajlo Pupin and king Alexander I of Yugoslavia , gave their donation, as well as

728-509: The time of erection, the artistic pavilion was the only cultural edifice built purposely as an exhibition space, and had such a huge impact on the cultural life of Belgrade , that it was identified with the artistic life and artistic events of that time. It also played an important role on spreading the artistic culture and maintaining the artistic life in Serbia during the Interbellum . At one point,

756-573: The time, due to the impending construction of the art pavilion. As the new location was too distant for most of the Belgraders, the fair was soon disbanded. Branislav Nušić , a playwright and at that time the head of Art Division of the Ministry of Education , invited some of the most prominent Belgrade ladies in February 1922 to a meeting in the ministry. Joined by the composer Miloje Milojević , painter Branko Popović and writer Todor Manojlović, he threw in

784-513: Was starting at Sundays, at 11:00. On average, there were 18 exhibitions per year. Some of the most important names of Belgrade artistic scene appeared at the exhibition, such as Beta Vukanović , Milena Pavlović-Barili , Vasa Pomorišac, Uroš Predić , Petar Palavičini, Тоma Rosandić and others. Among the first manifestations held in the pavilion was the Salon of Architecture, the exhibition prepared by newly founded Group of Architect of Modern Movement. At

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