202285 Years of the Belgrade Fair - Set

When, on 6 June, 1937, on the left bank of the Sava river, on the marshland right next to the newly built King Alexander Bridge that connected Belgrade and Zemun, the foundation stone for the fair exhibition area, known today as the Old Fairground, was laid, few expected that already in the autumn of the same year, the first exhibition would be held there on an area of 17,000 square meters in 26 pavilions of different purposes. The Autumn Fair, officially opened on 11 September, 1937, was the first official manifestation of the Belgrade Fair. In March 1938, the first Belgrade Car Show was organized, the oldest fair manifestation that is still held today.