Hotel Jugoslavija

Hotel Jugoslavija (Serbian Cyrillic: Хотел Југославија) in Belgrade was one of the oldest luxurious Serbian hotels. It is located in the Zemun municipality. The hotel was opened in 1969 as "one of the most comfortable and most luxurious" hotels in Yugoslavia, and "among top 5 largest and most beautiful hotels in Europe." It closed in 2006, but one half of the hotel was reopened in 2013 as a three-star hotel garni, which operated until 2024, when the entire structure was closed. It was demolished in January 2025.





== History ==





=== Zemun railway station ===

The Zemun railway station was located next to where the modern hotel is. It was built in 1883 during the rule of Austria-Hungary, when the railway, which connected Zemun to Novi Sad, was finished. In 1884 the railway was extended across the Sava into the Kingdom of Serbia as the first railway in the country. The very first train from Serbia, with the passengers including King Milan, Queen Natalija and Crown Prince Alexander, stopped at this station on its way to Vienna.

The station was operational until 1970. To commemorate it, architect Milun Stambolić designed a memorial complex which consists of 5 pillars, which used to hold the station's overhang, and several meters of railroad tracks.