1896–1918Liberty Square
Franz Joseph Square, the row of shops by the Elizabeth Hotel
A street-level view along Ferenc József tér showing a continuous row of two and three story buildings with shopfronts and striped awnings, ending at the Hotel Elisabeth, its name spelled out along the roofline. Advertising boards and shop signs line the pavement, and pedestrians in long coats and hats walk or stand outside the stores. A single horse-drawn cart stands far down the street. The caption is printed in Hungarian and German only.
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. Erzsébet szálloda
- Date
- 1896–1918
- Coordinates
- 45.25512, 19.84502
- Source
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs - képeslapok
- Credit
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs
- Licence
- Public domain
- Size
- 2316 × 1460 px
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