ANTONA ČEHOVA 4 – KULTURNA STANICA EDJSEG
On the site of today’s Anton Čehov Street, a representative building known as the “Shooting Range” or “Šištat” was constructed in 1890 to mark the centenary of the Shooting Association, the oldest civic organization in Novi Sad.
It was built according to a design by architect Georg Molnar, on the site where a wooden structure belonging to the association had previously stood.
From the archives of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Novi Sad, from the exhibition “In the Target” – Rehabilitation of the Old Shooting Range, old postcard from 1890.
From the archives of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Novi Sad, from the exhibition “In the Target” – Rehabilitation of the Old Shooting Range, plan from 1900.
The building is a raised-ground-floor pavilion-type structure, with a complex layout and articulated roof composition. Its architectural design reflects historicist style characteristics, while the façade is adorned with eclectic decorative elements.
The windows are tall and semicircularly arched, and the corner risalit features small biforas. The façade is embellished with profiled attics, framed windows with ornamental finishes, roof and dividing cornices, and columns treated in a rusticated imitation.
From the archives of ZZSK of the City of Novi Sad O.Z.82/8
Interior and Function
The interior layout was designed to suit the building’s original purpose. At its center is a large hall, richly decorated and painted, flanked by two smaller halls that were used for sports activities. Surrounding the building is a courtyard, which once served as the venue for shooting competitions.
Over the course of its history, Edžeg has undergone changes in function, but it has remained a recognizable city landmark and a testament to civic life and association in late 19th-century Novi Sad.
From the archives of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Novi Sad, from the exhibition “In the Target,” Rehabilitation of the Old Shooting Range, photograph from the interwar period, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Today, it operates as the Edžeg Cultural Station, part of the Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture network.
The realisation of this site was supported by the Administration for Culture of the City of Novi Sad
The sources and materials of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Novi Sad were used for the realization of this website
The Old Core of Novi Sad was declared a cultural asset, by the decision on establishing it as a spatial cultural-historical unit – 05 no. 633-151/2008 of January 17, 2008, “Sl. gazette of the Republic of Serbia” no. 07/2008.
