Amidža Konak

Amidža Konak
Front of the Konak
General information
Architectural style	Balkan
Location	Kragujevac, Serbia
Construction started	1819
Completed	1824
Client	Sima Milosavljević-Paštrmc (Miloš Obrenović)

Amidža Konak (Serbian: Амиџин конак, from Turkish: amca meaning "uncle". English: Uncle's Residence) is a 19th-century residence of Turkish-style architecture located in the old part of the city of Kragujevac in central Serbia. It was built in 1819-1824 by Serbian Prince Miloš Obrenović, and it was named after Sima Milosavljević-Paštrmac, called Amidža, a Serbian hajduk and staff member of the court of Obrenović. Only Amidža Konak remained from large complex of building that existed during Miloš Obrenović time. Nearby, Miloš's Konak existed, and it was destroyed in 1941, during World War II, and also, Princess Ljubica Konak, that burned down in 1884.

Amidža Konak served as a residence of Sima and his colleagues that passed through Kragujevac, and now serves as a national museum.^[1]

It is part of Cultural Monuments of Great Importance.

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Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 20°54′40″E / 44.00917°N 20.91111°E / 44.00917; 20.91111

Cultural Heritage of Serbia

Archaeological sites	Exceptional Importance Great Importance Protected

Cultural Monuments	Exceptional Importance Great Importance Protected

Historic Landmarks	Exceptional Importance Great Importance Protected

Spatial Cultural-Historical Units	Exceptional Importance Great Importance Protected

Kragujevac

Buildings and structures	Amidža Konak Kragujevac military academy

Cultural institutions	Knjaževsko-srpski teatar Šumarice Memorial Park National Museum, Kragujevac Museum "Old Foundry"

Science and education	University of Kragujevac First Kragujevac Gymnasium

Sports	Čika Dača Stadium

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Amidža Konak

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