▁into ▁the ▁more ▁represent atively ▁decor ated ▁" vern ac ular ▁garden ". ▁Inst ig ated ▁by ▁King ▁Milan , ▁the ▁palace ▁itself ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁Aleks and ar ▁Bug ar ski , ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁academ ism ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Today , ▁the ▁building ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁Bel grade ▁City ▁Hall . ▁ ▁King ▁Milan ▁( ru led ▁ 1 8 6 8 - 8 9 ) ▁inv ested ▁lots ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁funds ▁into ▁the ▁garden , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁r uler . ▁Even ▁today ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁plants ▁from ▁that ▁period ▁surv ive . ▁British ▁travel er ▁Herbert ▁Viv ian ▁( 1 8 6 5 - 1 9 4 0 ) ▁visited ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁garden ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁" D utch ▁garden , ▁beautiful ▁like ▁those ▁on ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Henry ▁VIII , ▁outside ▁of ▁London ". ▁The ▁garden ▁had ▁decor ative ▁and ▁orn amental ▁plants , ▁cr icket ▁field , ▁tennis ▁court , ▁bow ling ▁al ley ▁and ▁musical ▁pav il ion . ▁Not ▁many ▁historical ▁records ▁on ▁the ▁garden ▁surv ived , ▁though . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁two ▁courts ▁next ▁to ▁it , ▁and ▁constant ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁dynast ies , ▁the ▁K ara đ or đ e vić ▁and ▁the ▁O br en ović , ▁chron icles ▁were