Mostar interchange

The highway runs right through the urban centre of Belgrade, which is still an issue of debate even though the road was originally intended as a fast, intercity Bežanija-Autokomanda freeway.

Still, after bitter disputes, the mayor of Belgrade Branko Pešić decided in 1967 to go with the expensive project, noting to Jovin and Katanić: "They should prepare three light poles on Guberevac for the three of us if this interchange doesn't turn out right" (note: Guberavac hill is the location of the Laza Lazarević clinic, "lunatic" asylum).

[2] Some technical specifications of the interchange include: Due to its construction, Mostar incidentally serves as a water collector so during the major rains it gets regularly flooded by the pond created by the rainwater.

In September 2017, Goran Rodić, the vice president of the Serbian Chamber of Construction, stated that if the water pumps should be turned off, the Mostar would be completely flooded in 48 hours.

[3] In 2023 lowest levels of the interchange were partially expanded in order to make a connection to the Belgrade Waterfront's main thoroughfare Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, and to the future Boiler House complex.

Czech émigré Heinrich Smutek, who owned a kafana, arranged a large estate (with a bricklayer), and a garden in the area.

[5][6][11] After World War II the brewery was modernized and expanded, and the only surviving part of the original complex was the Vajfert's Villa.

[8] In the early 2019 city announced new detailed regulatory plan (PDR) for the area where the brewery is, envisioning the conversion of the land from "economic" to "commercial".

In 2009 the partial supporting wall was built to prevent the soil from moving while the unbuilt part of the complex became covered in overgrowth.

[8] In November 2019 city published its PDR for the area, work of urbanists Radmila Grubišić and Milica Andrejić.

It envisions the complete demolition of the entire complex and construction of the commercial neighborhood with hotels, business offices and malls.

[16] In 1901 the "First joint stock company bread producing association for food processing" was formed as the first such organization in Serbia.

Apart from having the latest gas equipment at the time, it also possessed the dynamo machine and was the first mill in Serbia completely powered by the electricity in 1912.

It was declared a cultural monument in 1987, but was left unattended and deteriorated a lot, especially after 1994 when it was additionally ruined by fire of dubious origin, basically with only the frame of the construction and outer façade remaining.

In 1995 Savski Venac municipality gave the lot to the Koling company, in exchange for 800 m2 (8,600 sq ft) of commercial venues.

It was then announced that works will be finished by 2013, but the construction dragged on, which Soravia justified with the financial problems (the investment was 55 million euros).

[18] Originally, the kafana "Tri zlatna ključa" ("three golden keys") was located here, along the Topčider Road, in the 19th century.

Soon, the entire neighborhood became known as Tri Ključa ("three keys") The name of the kafana was then changed to "Kod pocepanih gaća" ("Chez torn nickers").

The park will keep the memorial drinking fountain and the new pedestrian and bicycle paths will be built, so as a footbridge in the direction of Topčidersko Brdo.

Mostar interchange map (eastern half)
Channeled mouth of Mokroluški potok , under the Gazela bridge
Radisson Blue Old Mill Hotel, on the left