by September 1914Liberty Square
Franz Joseph Square, a Hand-tinted View With a Tram Passing, 1914
A hand-coloured view of Ferenc József tér, the main square now called Trg slobode. The savings bank carries its own name across the frieze, Ujvideki Takarekpenztar, a tram crosses in front of it and a horse cab waits at the kerb. At the foot of the Holy Trinity column a kiosk trades under the sign Burmann Sandor, puskamuves, a gunsmith, and the shops behind are signed Kovács József and Glück Jakab. This copy is dated 27 September 1914 and carries a message written in ink across the sky.
About this place
The main square of Novi Sad, laid out as the town took shape in the 18th century. Under Austria-Hungary it bore the name of Emperor Franz Joseph; it became Liberation Square after 1918 and Liberty Square after the Second World War. The neo-Renaissance Town Hall (1893-1895) and the neo-Gothic Name of Mary Church (1893-1894, with a 72-metre tower) face each other across it, both designed by architect György Molnár. The Tanurdžić Palace on the square followed in 1933. The seven-metre bronze monument to Svetozar Miletić by Ivan Meštrović was erected in 1939, hidden during the wartime occupation, and returned to the square in late 1944.
On the card
Újvidék Ferenc József tér
- Date
- by September 1914
- Coordinates
- 45.25512, 19.84502
- Source
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs - képeslapok
- Credit
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs
- Licence
- Public domain
- Size
- 2390 × 1546 px
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