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Hotel Moskva
Belgrade, Serbia · Independent · Accessible Luxury
King Petar I Karadjordjevic inaugurated Hotel Moskva on 16 January 1908, Jovan Ilkic's Russian Secession palace on Terazije Square, first a 36-room inn inside Palace Rossiya. Taupe and emerald ceramic tiles, a cultural monument since 1968. Ivo Andric drank here; Einstein, Trotsky, and Anna Pavlova signed the book. Cafe Moskva still holds the square.
- 36 rooms
- Opened 1908
- Neighborhood: Terazije
- Architect: Jovan Ilkić
About Hotel Moskva
- Opened 16 January 1908, inaugurated by King Petar I; architect Jovan Ilkic.
- Protected cultural monument since 1968; cultural asset of great importance since 1979.
- Writers Milos Crnjanski, Ivo Andric, and Vasko Popa gathered here; guests included Einstein, Trotsky, and Anna Pavlova.
- Historic Hotels Worldwide member since 2016.
History
Hotel Moskva opened on January 16, 1908, in Belgrade, Serbia, inaugurated by King Petar I Karađorđević. Designed by architect Jovan Ilkić in the Russian Secession (Art Nouveau) style, it originally operated as a 36-room inn within the larger Palace Rossiya, a project whose roughly three-year construction represented a major investment by the Russian Empire in the Serbian economy. Over time the hotel expanded to occupy the entire palace.
Standing on Terazije Square at the intersection of Terazije, Prizrenska, and Balkanska streets in Belgrade's downtown core, the building is recognized for its facade of decorative taupe and emerald ceramic tiles. It has been under Serbian governmental protection as a cultural monument since 1968 and was designated a cultural asset of great importance in 1979. The property joined Historic Hotels Worldwide in 2016.
For more than a century the hotel has been woven into the cultural life of the Serbian capital, associated with its Café Moskva and Restaurant Tchaikovsky. It was a favored gathering place for writers such as Miloš Crnjanski, Ivo Andrić, and Vasko Popa, and its corridors display photographs of high-profile guests including Leon Trotsky, Albert Einstein, Anna Pavlova, Leonid Brezhnev, Indira Gandhi, Richard Nixon, Ray Charles, Robert De Niro, and Brad Pitt. Today Hotel Moskva remains one of the oldest continuously operating hotels in Serbia.
The setting
Hotel Moskva stands at Balkanska 1 at the edge of Terazije, the historic heart of Belgrade, where it has anchored the city's social life since King Petar I Karadjordjević inaugurated it in 1908. Designed in the Russian Art Nouveau secession style with a distinctive taupe and emerald ceramic tile façade, it has been a protected cultural monument since 1968. Republic Square and the National Theatre are a five-minute walk, the National Museum of Serbia seven minutes on foot, and Kalemegdan Fortress — the ancient acropolis above the Sava-Danube confluence — reachable in twenty minutes on foot. Having hosted luminaries from Einstein to Indira Gandhi among forty million guests, Moskva remains Belgrade's most storied address. 8 km from Košutnjak Park.
Restaurants and bars
- Kafe poslastičarnica Moskva — Restaurant · Cafeteria
Amenities
- Spa
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
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