An ornamental cut-out frame surrounds this view of the Serbian Grand Gymnasium, its facade rising behind young trees. The caption names the school in Hungarian, German and Serbian Cyrillic, Szerb fogymnasium, Serb. Obergymnasium, Srpska velika gimnazija u Novom Sadu, using the city's Serbian name even as the printed heading above reads Ujvidek. That heading's dotted line, left for a handwritten date, was never filled in.
Photographed by Josef Singer · Published by Josef Singer
About this place
The Serbian Orthodox Grand Gymnasium, founded on 27 January 1810, is one of the oldest Serbian secondary schools; today it continues as the Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium. Its present building was erected in 1900 to a design by architect Vladimir Nikolić, replacing the school's house from the second half of the 18th century, with funds given by Baron Miloš Bajić and other benefactors. Built in an eclectic spirit with elements of Serbian Romantic architecture, it has a floor plan in the shape of the Cyrillic letter П and a first-floor ceremonial hall rich in stucco decoration. The building is protected as a Monument of Great Cultural Significance.
On the card
Ujvidék, / Szerb fögymnasium. / Serb. Obergymnasium. / Српска вел. гимназија у Новом Саду. / Verlag J. Singer, Hoffotograf, Ujvidék. Nachdruck verboten.
Novi Sad. The Serbian grand gymnasium, named in Hungarian, German and Serbian. Published by J. Singer, court photographer, Novi Sad. Reproduction forbidden.
- Date
- 1896–1918
- Coordinates
- 45.25806, 19.84795
- Source
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs - képeslapok
- Credit
- Zempléni Múzeum, Szerencs
- Licence
- Public domain
- Size
- 2402 × 1546 px
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