The Republic Square is the central city square in Belgrade.
The present square was formed after the demolition of the Stambol Gate (1866) and the building of the National Theater (1869). The Stambol Gate, built by the Austrians at the beginning of the 18th century, was located between (then still un-built) monuments to the Duke of Michael and the National Theater. It was the largest and most beautiful gates at a time when the city was threatened by a spear. Through her, she led the way for Istanbul (Istanbul), after which she received this name.
In the people, the Stambol Gate was remembered by the fact that the Turks in the area in front of them carried out the execution of "the poor man rather" by pouring it on the stake. During the occupation of Belgrade (1806), Vasa Carapic, a famous commander from the First Serbian Uprising, was dead in front of this gate. In memory of this event, the street near this place was named after him, and a monument was erected.
