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SALON FOR ACCREDITATION OF

AMBASSADORS

The room located next to the Tito’s central office of ancient Greece to modern philosophers of
is used today for the awarding of the Letters of socialism Marx, Engels and Lenin. The painting
Credence to the newly appointed ambassadors. shows important historical findings such as zep-
The focus of the entire room is on the large pelin and steam machine and the development
composition primarily called “Prodor ka svesti” of culture, art and society is presented through
(Breach towards consciousness) which was re- the ionic columns, doves of peace, antique fight-
named in 1965 to “Velika štafeta ljudskog razu- ing scenes, pyramids and the like.
ma” [Great estafette of human reason]. It is the Diplomatic present from President Francois Mit-
artwork of Petar Lubarda, one of the greatest terrand, the Globe made in 1985, is also located
names in fine arts in this part of the world and it in this room.
was completed in 1965. The painting was made The offices of two of his closest associates, Ed-
in oil-on-hardboard technique in great painter’s vard Kardelj and Aleksandar Ranković, are pur-
atelier and transferred subsequently, in pieces, posely located next to the Tito’s office. Due to
to the office in the Palace of the Federal Exec- the double height of the salons the remaining
utive Council. This artwork represents the sum- two salons for the vice-president Mijalko Todor-
marized history of human civilization, through ović and Rodoljub Čolaković were located on the
representation of various persons, from the time third floor of the transversal tract.

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF

THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Office of the President of the Republic of Serbia

The authentic interior and appearance of the off-
ice of one of Tito’s closest associates, Aleksan-
dar Ranković, was entirely changed in the 1990’s
of the XX century. The present appearance of the
office is an interior appropriate for the particu-
lar importance of the President of the Republic
of Serbia. Next to the mentioned office there is
a salon with most beautiful crystal chandeliers.
This salon is enriched with large painting of Peđa
Milosavljević called “Dubrovnik”, dated 1976, art
work of Petar Lubarda “Put” [“Road”] (Motif from
Montenegro) dated 1947 and sculpture “Por-
tret devojke” [Portrait of a girl] made by Drago
Đurović dated 1956.