Dinner reception at the House of the Guard SIBA – A Visual Approach to Explore Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities, 1920s and 1930s Milanka Matić editor Nataša Mišković editor Middle Eastern Studies, University of Basel Centre for Information Modelling in the Humanities, University Graz o:siba.4039 Borba fotodokumentacija, Belgrade Vreme Borba0056 Photoarchive Borba Cultural Identity and Pride Total Culture Building Interiors and Arrangement Equipment and Maintenance of BLDGS Status, Role, and Prestige Individuation and Mobility Local Officials Community Photographic plate 1920-1940 Svetozar Grdijan Grdijan, Svetozar Partial view of a dinner reception at 'Dom garde' (House of the Guard). The camera’s gaze follows the axis of an l-shaped dinner table along one side of a spacious, grand hall. At the far end of the table, men in formal suits are sitting on both sides, while the part nearest the photographer is empty but for a few decorations. Under the crystal chandeliers fixed along the wall to the left, ten formally dressed waiters in white gloves are lined up in a row. Most of the men are looking towards the camera. The 'Dom garde' (House of the Guard) is part of a large military complex in Topčider constructed in the interwar period of the 20th century. It served as a venue for large formal functions, among others for receiving the official guests of a slava ceremony. Officers of the Royal and later Tito's Guard and their families used to be housed in adjoining buildings. The 'Dom garde' is still in use today as part of the Topčider barracks, but four buildings belonging to the initial complex were destroyed during the NATO bombing of 1999. Not specified Not specified 90 130 Serbia Yugoslavia Belgrade Topčider
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