Kalenić, Belgrade

Kalenić is located 2 kilometers south-east of downtown Belgrade (Terazije), on the northern slopes of the Vračar hill.

It extends into the neighborhoods of Čubura on the south, Crveni Krst on the east, Vukov Spomenik on the north and Krunski Venac on the west, in the direction of Cvetni Trg.

City administration donated the lot, bounded by the streets of Kičevska, Mileševska and Sinđelićeva, roughly where the modern Park Vojvoda Petar Bojović is today.

The city donated the land which it didn't officially own, so the plans failed, followed by the severe protests by both the Society and the Archdiocese.

Proper Roman Catholic cathedral in Belgrade, after continuous failed offering of various locations during the Interbellum, was ultimately never built.

German occupational forces dug several pools across the city to storage water for extinguishing the fires.

In May 2018, during the Restitution Law, the ownership of the Kalenić was transferred to the Belgrade's Jewish municipality, as Sabo had no living descendants.

Concentrated in the centre and along one far wall are self-contained shops selling all types of meats (fresh and smoked) and fish; tucked in among these is a healthfood store well-stocked with everything from soymilk to organic tofu and dried seaweed.

Kalenić features much more than just food: a vast range of fresh-cut flowers and potted plants are concentrated near a secondary entrance; new sleepwear, socks and underwear are sold at stalls which also carry second-hand shoes, sweaters and furs; antique housewares are dotted throughout the market, as are religious candles and Orthodox icons; batteries, laundry soap, lightbulbs, replacement vacuum bags, inexpensive pots and pans line another of its interior walls.

It also features the gauntlet of pet stalls selling puppies, rabbits, small birds, fish and turtles out front.

The redevelopment will create Belgrade's second high quality market with closed and open areas and extended facilities.

Some of the architects joined the criticism, saying that the rows of a new, black tin shops which encircle the market, resemble the funeral homes.

Reconstruction is planned to include complete roofing of the market, restoration and expansion of the Njegoševa Gate, refurbishment of the plateau and four drinking fountains, and construction of gastro-block, where food will be prepared and served.