Student Park

Univerzitetski park, also known as Studentski park (Academy Park), is a park in Belgrade. It is situated in the neighborhood of Studentski Trg, in the downtown. It is located in Belgrade’s municipality of Stari Grad. Built from 1886 to 1889, Academy Park is one of the oldest parks in Belgrade.

Area of the park and the square surrounding it used to be a Turkish cemetery.

The park covers an area of 1.45 hectares (3.6 acres). In 2007 it was declared the natural monument.

Surrounding area is location of many educational and cultural institutions: Rectorate of the University of Belgrade in the representative Captain Miša’s Mansion; Faculty for Natural Sciences and Mathematics ( University of Belgrade); University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy; University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology; Kolarac Public University, with concert hall; Ethnographic museum; a monument to Petar II Petrović Njegoš.