THE HISTORY
Trinaestospratni soliter u Bloku 8
Block 8 and 8a are divided into two parts by John Kennedy Street.
The urban planning designer was Jovan Mišković, with collaborators, architects Predrag Petrović and Tijana Bugarski. The entire complex was constructed between 1966 and 1974.
According to the original plan, Blocks 8 and 8a consisted of 8 residential buildings.
Later, in the 1990s, a complex was built in Block 8 that had not been originally planned.
The local community was named after the national hero Marko Orešković. The Local Community Day was celebrated on April 4, the date in 1967 when the local community was established. His bust is located on the edge of the large intersection.
Block 8 also housed a commercial center where the Centrotekstil department store was located. According to new urban plans, this building is scheduled for demolition
THE DESIGN
The buildings in this block showcase the industrial modernist style. At the corner of Mihailo Pupin Boulevard and Marshal Tolbukhin Street stands a commercial building that originally housed the Centrotekstil department store. A bust of national hero Marko Orešković is positioned in front, while the school bearing his name is located just behind the shopping center.
Spomenik Marku Oreškoviću, 1985.
On the edge of the block, a commercial building—Astra Department Store—was constructed in the 1970s in the Brutalist style. Today, it is occupied by various companies and institutions. Adjacent to it is a single-story building that was formerly used by the City Transport Company.
U severnom delu bloka originalni urbanistički plan je narušen tokom 90-ih godina prošlog veka, izgradnjom stambenog bloka u Ulici Otona Župančića.
Unutar bloka , naročito oko škole Nadežda Petrović nalazi se veći broj komemorativnih murala posvećenih ubijenim ili poginulim stanovnicima ovog bloka.
