Bence House


Bence House is a palace in Zrenjanin, Serbia. It was built in 1909 in the style of Vienna secession.

History

The palace was projected as a modern department store. The owner of the palace was Miksa Bence, owner of the local furniture factory. He wanted to have a huge, modern showroom for his products. Building has large shop-windows, which shows that it was a trade object.
Bence's house represents the first modernly designed building in the King Alexander I Street, main pedestrian street in Zrenjanin.

Today

After a hundred years, Bence House is still a furniture shop.