The Viminacium Center is an exceptional place, with an important meaning both in a business and scientific sense. It is an integral part of the site of the ancient Roman town and military camp.
1. The Center's purpose:
It was conceived as a place where at certain periods business and intellectual elite may gather together in an ambient of the Roman town and military camp research. At other times, it would be a tourist destination.
2. The Center's Function:
To operate at more levels: expert, scientific, educative, and marketing - in order to promote the Center as an attractive touristic offer.
Indirect function:
Development of the Branicevo region as a touristic segment in cultural and economic sense; employment of numerous local and regional citizens.
3. Structure type and useful area
The Viminacium Center has been planned as a Roman imperial rustic villa. Total useful area - 2833, 5 m2. The central locations in the area would be 7 atriums, with working-expert, residential and economic and servicing zones.
4. Anticipated construction expenses:
The Center construction would be around 1.200.000 Euros
5. Location:
Viminacium is located in an exceptional area near the Danube River, enabling the direct and accessible tourist transportation by water.
6. Economic profitability assessment:
In 2006, we anticipate great touristic visit through the Serbian part of the Danube - over 200.000 tourists. Till 1st March 2006, a pontoon bridge shall be built at Viminacium, for the access of big ships. In compliance with the agreement made with European shipping agents, we plan that in 2006 around 10.000 tourists shall visit Viminacium, and it is the number just through the Danube. We expect the visit to rise till 2010 to 70.000. Just these indexes indicate that the Viminacium Center, as an exceptionally attractive location, may refund the invested capital in 3-4 years.
7. What has been done in the period October 2003-October 2004:
- Four big sites have been covered: Paleo-Christian Memorial Center, the Northern Gate of the military camp, the Roman Thermal Baths, the Mausoleum where the Roman Emperor Hostilian had been buried. The Viminacium jewels are the discovered fresco painted graves, the most significant frescoes of the late Classical period from the whole territory of the Roman Empire.
- Large number of copies of the Roman gold end silver jewelry has been made
- Copies of Roman vessels have been made
- Copies of Roman lamps have been made
- Copies of Roman fibulae have been made
- Propaganda material in English and German have been printed
- The Viminacium Monograph has been published
- A game was created, titled “The Mystery of the Emperor’s Death” (in German, English and Serbian language)
- A DVD TV film “Viminacium lumen meum” was recorded (in English and Serbian)
- A CD “Viminacium” was made (in German, English and Serbian)
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