60 | skoj istoriji filozofije i nauke, kao i o njegovoj čuvenoj opkladi koja se tiče postojanja Boga... Da li su razgovarali i o nemogućnosti Perića da se zbog svoje nesalomive principijelnosti uklopi u ondašnji politički život? Najverovatnije jesu. A da li je za ono vreme apsolutno neprihvatljivi Alasov ljubavni život bio pominjan u njihovim razgovorima? Najverovatnije nije. Ali zamišljamda su pričali o Perićevom zavičaju, koji je beskrajno voleo,Mikinimputovanja, događajima koji su potresali ondašnju Srbiju, političkim krizama, siromaštvu, ratovima... Ako danas prođete Kosančićevim vencem, nećete ugledati dvojicu profesora kako šetaju ili razgovaraju na balkonu, ali ćete zasigurno primetiti njihov trag u tomprostoru. Videćete i tragove talasa beogradskih reka i linijekoje spajajumoderno sa tradicionalnim, istočno sa zapadnim, obično sa elitnim. Zato obavezno prođite... Only a few streets exist in Belgrade that have not had their name changed since rst being named back in 1872. One of them is Kosančićev Venac (Kosančić’s wreath), which is home to a house with an unusual balcony, where Serbia’s most famous professor ofmathematics and lover of shing, Mika Alas, watched the river pass every day. Andhis story is also that of the Belgrade of a century ago, which was both a Balkan kasbah and a European city. Constructed in 1910, close to the former Metropolinate of Belgrade and in the immediatevicinityof theCathedral Church and the residential court of Princess Ljubica, thehousewas designedas a classicBelgrade family town house. What makes it special is actually thebalconyabovewhich isapaintedandplasterdecorationwithmotivswhich, althoughoriginatingout of different epochs and styles, are incorporated perfectly. The circular area above the door comprises tiles arranged in the style of chess board, while at its top is the head of awomanwith hair growing into a oral decoration. The traces of Slavic-Byzantine architecture are evident in the chessmotif, while the thencurrent Europeansecessionist style is visible in the oral decoration. This architectural beauty rendered its occupants even more seductive, both in those times and during the present era. Speci cally, until towards theendofWorld War II, it was the home of professor MihailoPetrović, akaMikaAlas (1868-1943), and the husband of his sister Marija, professor ŽivojinM. Perić (1868-1953). Bothwere legendary lecturers of the University of Belgrade, distinguishedmembers of the Serbian Royal Academy, whowere extremely Ako danas prođete Kosančićevim vencem, videćete tragove talasa beogradskih reka i linije koje spajaju moderno sa tradicionalnim If you pass Kosančićev Venac today you’ll see the traces of the waves of Belgrade’s rivers and the lines that fuse the modern with the traditional
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