Nikola Nestorović

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Nikola Nestorović (born 15 April 1868 in Požarevac, Principality of Serbia; died 18 February 1957 in Belgrade, SFRJ) was a Serbian architect and a professor at the Technical Faculty. He is considered one of Serbia’s most important architects, helping shape Belgrade and Serbian architecture at the end of the 19th century and in the early 20th century.

After finishing school in Belgrade, he studied at the Technical College of the Great School and graduated in 1890. He worked for the Ministry of Construction and was sent to Požarevac to work on forestry and the Morava River. In 1893 he asked to study abroad and received paid leave to study in Berlin at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg, finishing in 1896 and passing the state exam in 1897. He then returned to Belgrade and worked at the Ministry of Construction until 1905. He began teaching at the Technical Faculty in 1898, becoming a permanent associate professor in 1905 and a full professor in 1919. He continued teaching part-time after retirement until World War II.

Nestorović designed 68 buildings—mostly public, office and residential designs—and he also worked on two sacred architecture projects. His work blended academic principles with modern secular influence. He collaborated with fellow Serbian architect Andra Stevanović. His father was a merchant and the president of Požarevac, and his son Bogdan Nestorović also became an architect.