Monument to

Author: Enriko Paci

Monument to "Knez" Mihailo in Belgrade is located on the Republic Square, and it was built in 1882. Monument has a shape of a horsemen figure and is dedicated to Knez Mihailo Obrenović. The author of the monument is the Italian sculptor Enriko Paci, while the reliefs on the monument were made according to the drawings of architect Konstantin Jovanovic. The monument represents an immovable cultural asset as a cultural monument of great importance.

Knez Mihailo Obrenovic (1823-1868) was the Knez of Serbia from 1839 to 1842 and from 1860 to 1868. He entered the throne after the death of his older brother, Milan Obrenovic, who ruled until 1842, when he was deposed by Toma Vučić-Perišić. The second time, he came to the throne after the death of his father, Knez Miloš, 1860. He ruled for eight years as an absolutist, advancing Serbia, concluding agreements with neighboring countries for joint actions in the Balkans. During his second rule, the Turkish government emigrated the crews and handed over the last cities of Belgrade, Šabac, Smederevo, Soko, Užice and Kladovo to the administration of Serbia in 1867. The authority of Knez Mihailo Obrenovic was interrupted by the assassination in Kosutnjak in 1868.

The object is accessible to people with disabilities and people with special needs.