The success of the first Serbian uprising brought semi autonomy to the pashalik of Belgrade under prince Miloš Obrenović. His continued diplomatic successes boosted Serbian autonomy. Full autonomy for the Serbian principality was achieved in 1830 with the sultan’s hatt-i sharif. It is during this period that building activity picked up in Belgrade along with the first urban regulations of the city based on European influences. With the presence of the Ottoman garrison and Muslim inhabitants in the city, prince Miloš decided to establish the “Serbian” Belgrade, south of city limits on the slopes of Sava. Design of the new settlement was influenced by European urbanism and the urban plan was designed by a Slovak engineer Frantz Janke. Further urban planning followed the retreat of the Ottoman garrison in 1867 and the evacuation of the Muslim inhabitants prior to that. The most influential urban plan in the second half of the century was made by Emilijan Josimović. His plan was revised according to the need of city infrastructure. In early architecture, we see some attempts at blending the local Ottoman traditions with emerging European influences. These didn't last for long and were swiftly replaced with a blend of neo renaissance and classicist expressions, which were brought into the city by foreign architects. Regarding church architecture, the dominant style in the first half of the century was neo baroque, which was used under the influence of Serbian diaspora in the Habsburg empire. The second half of the century witnesses the rise of neo byzantine style, which becomes the dominant style in the city's architecture. At the end of the century, foreign influences in architecture become more dominant once again and expressed in the Savamala district.
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