{"id":26530,"date":"2024-08-23T07:39:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/?page_id=26530"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:38:46","slug":"blok-70a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/blok-70a\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOCK 70a"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-26530\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-26530-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-26530-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-26530-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">WHERE IS IT?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Block 70A is bordered by Jurija Gagarina Street, Omladinskih Brigada Street, Agostinho Neto Street, and the Sava Quay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-26530-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-26530-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d5662.050937375985!2d20.397747528310063!3d44.80066959413495!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x475a6f97513e1183%3A0x83d82d0c54a9da47!2sBlok%2070a%2C%20Belgrade!5e0!3m2!1sen!2srs!4v1724398910474!5m2!1sen!2srs\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-26530-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-26530-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-26530-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">THE HISTORY<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The original design of Block 70a was created by Bo\u017eidar Jankovi\u0107, one of Serbia\u2019s most notable brutalist architects, who was affectionately known among friends simply as \u0160mule.<\/p>\n<p>The block was envisioned ambitiously: 36 residential buildings, each with two entrances. However, the plan was never fully completed, because kindergartens, schools, garages, and the local community center were never built. The existing commercial building in the center of the block was added later, giving Block 70a its slightly \u201cunfinished\u201d look.<a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29882 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1630\" height=\"1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514.jpg 1630w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514-1536x1200.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0514-50x39.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The block was part of the local community named \u201cStevan Doronjski,\u201d after a now largely forgotten Serbian politician who held a high-ranking position in socialist Yugoslavia and passed away a year before the community was officially established in 1982.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29887 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504-1536x949.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0504-50x31.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>Since 2017, there have been plans to revitalize Block 70, including the construction of a kindergarten, new residential buildings, and commercial spaces. Community initiatives have insisted that these plans align with the needs of residents and ecological standards, which has led to some work being paused until sustainable solutions can be found.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29883 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0506-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Block 70a community also faces environmental challenges: being close to the \u201cNovi Beograd\u201d heating plant and other industrial sites makes green spaces even more important to reduce pollution and improve quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>This engaged and socially aware community has organized protests against the gravel plant, pushed for more green areas, and actively worked to preserve the block, and showed just how vital civic activism can be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29891 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490.jpg 1898w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0490-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-26530-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-26530-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image-grid panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image-grid so-widget-sow-image-grid-default-8bf08a9600e8-26530\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-image-grid-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1340\" height=\"1675\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0521.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"blok 70a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0521.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0521-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0521-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0521-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0521-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0521-40x50.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1713\" height=\"1098\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0518.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"blok 70a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0518.jpg 1713w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0518-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0518-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0518-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0518-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0518-50x32.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1713px) 100vw, 1713px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1222\" height=\"1454\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0499.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"blok 70a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0499.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0499-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0499-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0499-768x914.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0499-42x50.jpg 42w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1222px) 100vw, 1222px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1338\" height=\"1672\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0519.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"blok 70a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0519.jpg 1338w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0519-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0519-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0519-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0519-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0519-40x50.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1338px) 100vw, 1338px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-26530-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-26530-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-26530-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">THE DESIGN<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The block was built in the late Brutalist style. The original design planned a mix of different building types, but the final layout features uniform groups arranged in four- and three-part blocks. In the eastern part, a longer block was built, with a school originally planned in front of it.<\/p>\n<p>All the buildings are eight stories high, with light-colored facades and colored details that enliven the appearance and give the space a visual rhythm.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0517.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29888 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1362\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0517.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0517-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0517-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0517-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0517-50x27.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The poor construction quality, missing parks, lack of garages, and messy traffic all show the effects of the 1980s crisis in socialist Yugoslavia. Although the original plan called for a dynamic block with plenty of green spaces, the wider economic and social problems left their mark on Block\u202f70a\u2019s final appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-26530-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-26530-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image-grid panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image-grid so-widget-sow-image-grid-default-8bf08a9600e8-26530\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"sow-image-grid-wrapper\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1487\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0489.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0489.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0489-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0489-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0489-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0489-50x30.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1487px) 100vw, 1487px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-image-grid-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1247\" height=\"1559\" src=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0513.jpg\" class=\"sow-image-grid-image_html\" alt=\"\" title=\"blok 70a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0513.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0513-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0513-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0513-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0513-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/beotura.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0513-40x50.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1247px) 100vw, 1247px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Block 70A is bordered by Jurija Gagarina Street, Omladinskih Brigada Street, Agostinho Neto Street, and the Sava Quay. The original design of Block 70a was created by Bo\u017eidar Jankovi\u0107, one of Serbia\u2019s most notable brutalist architects, who was affectionately known among friends simply as \u0160mule. The block was envisioned ambitiously: 36 residential buildings, each with&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/blok-70a\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BLOCK 70a<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26530","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"wppr_data":{"cwp_meta_box_check":"No"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26530"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29970,"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26530\/revisions\/29970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beotura.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}