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, complete with a summertime bar,
deckchairs and sun umbrellas.
Petrović Palace
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PALACE, GALLERY
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(Dvorac Petrovića; 020-243 513;
www.csucg.co.me
;
Ljubljanska bb; 9am-2pm & 5-10pm Mon-Fri,
10am-2pm Sat)
The Contemporary Art Centre operates two galleries in Podgorica.
The bottom two floors of this former palace are given over to high-profile exhibitions,
while the top floor has an oddball collection of traditional and modern art (Indonesian
batik, a metal palm tree from Iraq, revolutionary themed paintings from South America)
from its days as Yugoslavia's gallery devoted to art from countries belonging to the Non-
Aligned Movement.
The leafy grounds contain interesting sculptures, a tiny church and another exhibition
space in the former guardhouse (Perjanički Dom). Temporary exhibitions are also staged
020-665 409; Njegoševa 2;
10am-1pm & 2-6pm
.
Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm Sat)
Cathedral of Christ's Resurrection
(Saborni Hram Hristovog Vaskrsenja;
www.hramvaskrsenjapg.org
;
Bul Džordža Vašingtona)
The large dome,
white stone towers and gold crosses of this immense Serbian Orthodox cathedral are a
striking addition to Podgorica's skyline. Work commenced in 1993 and it's still a long
way from completion, but you can usually enter and check out the glistening gold fres-
coes inside.
CHURCH
Public Sculpture
For a city formerly known as Titograd (literally 'Tito-city'), there is an inordinate number
of royal sculpture dotted around its many parks. The most imposing is the huge bronze
opposite the parliament at the head of a lovely park with manicured hedges and mature
trees.
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