The domed Palace of Justice rises behind an iron fence, its main facade framed within an arched photo vignette typical of early postcard design. A small group of visitors gathers near the entrance steps. The printed credit along the margin reads Herger Aruhaz levelezőlap kiadóhivatalából, Ujvidéken. The caption below reads Ujvidék, Igazságügyi palota főhomlokzata.
Published by Ágoston Herger
About this place
The court house stands at the Danube park end of Dunavska street and was raised in 1896 to plans by the Budapest architect Gyula Wagner. Under Hungarian rule it held the royal court of justice, and a trilingual postcard of 1915 labels it M. Kir. Törvényszék, Окружни суд and Justizpalais, giving the Hungarian, Serbian and German names in turn. It went on housing courts after 1918, when the city passed to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The Vojvodina Museum, founded in 1947 and without adequate premises for decades, moved into the former courthouse in 1974 and occupies it still under the name Museum of Vojvodina.
On the card
Újvidék. Igazságügyi palota főhomlokzata
- Date
- 1896–1918
- Coordinates
- 45.25647, 19.85145
- Source
- National Széchényi Library - postcards
- Credit
- National Széchényi Library
- Licence
- Public domain
- Size
- 976 × 1531 px
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