An engraved elevation rather than a photograph, with the caption printed under it in red in Serbian Cyrillic alone and no Hungarian at all, which is unusual on a card posted from Ujvidék. The frieze over the entrance carries a dedication in relief Cyrillic to the Serbian people, with the benefactor Bajić named before it. A long letter in Cyrillic cursive is written across the lower half of the card and dated 13/10, and writing on the picture side is the undivided-back convention given up in 1905.
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
Српска велика гимназија у Новом Саду / Поздрав из Новог Сада / […] Бајић […] СРПСКОМЕ НАРОДУ / Драги Родитељи […] 13/10
- Date
- 1900–1905
- Coordinates
- 45.25806, 19.84795
- Source
- Public online source
- Licence
- Public domain (historical photograph)
- Size
- 900 × 600 px
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