1896–1918Liberty Square
The Main Square, Novi Sad, Published by Stöger József
The publisher's own credit at lower left reads Stoger Jozsef udvari fenykepesz kiadasa, the court photographer's edition. The Town Hall's clock tower stands at left and the Holy Trinity column at centre, in the square also captioned here as Fotér and Hauptplatz. Several different hands have crowded greetings, names and addresses across the whole sky, suggesting the card was passed around and signed by more than one correspondent before posting.
Published by József Stöger
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
Fötér. — Hauptplatz. / Ujvidék. — Neusatz. / Stöger József udvari fényképész kiadása
Main Square. Novi Sad. Published by József Stöger, court photographer.
- Date
- 1896–1918
- Coordinates
- 45.25512, 19.84502
- Source
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs - képeslapok
- Credit
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs
- Licence
- Public domain
- Size
- 2386 × 1546 px
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