The Vladicanski palace in Vrsac was built between 1750 and 1757 as a multi-storey building for Eparchy bishops of Banat after Eparchy's relocation from Caransebes in Romania to Vrsac. It is one of the most beautiful shrine buildings in Vrsac, and one of the finest examples of bishop's palaces in whole Serbian history. It is the oldest Bishop's Palace of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the only one with this purpose from the Baroque period.
On the ground floor of the palace there is a chapel dedicated to St. Archangels - Michael and Gabriel, with iconostasis painted between 1761 and 1765. The iconostasis is one of the rare saved iconostasis from the XVIII century. There are also many valuable collections of icons, portraits of the most important bishops of the Vrsac eparchy and a huge library with several thousand books and archival materials.
On the ground floor of the palace there is a chapel dedicated to St. Archangels - Michael and Gabriel, with iconostasis painted between 1761 and 1765. The iconostasis is one of the rare saved iconostasis from the XVIII century. There are also many valuable collections of icons, portraits of the most important bishops of the Vrsac eparchy and a huge library with several thousand books and archival materials.
Radical renovation, which completely changed the look of the building, was made by Bishop Gavrilo Zmejanovic in 1904. The entryway was changed and roof reconstructed. Fence of the park with rich Baroque combination of the wall and wrought iron remained authentic. At that time, the main facade received a neo-Baroque and neo-Renaissance decor, new windows and pilasters, while the base of the building didn't significantly change. Later reconstructions did not fundamentally change the appearance of the building.
The entire Bishop's residence serves also as an exhibition of rare and valuable works of art from the 18th and 19th century. The first portrait of Bishop of Vrsac was created in 1763 in Baroque style by Viennese painter, Johan Michel Vagner. The portrait is a life-size representation of Bishop Jovan Georgijevic. Also representative is the bishop's cabinet with 14 portraits of Vrsac's, Banat's and other hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Portrait gallery of bishops of Banat is in the lobby of the Palace, while in the dining room are small icons on the canvas of St. Nicholas, St. George, Holy Healers and St. Demetrius - works of Uros Predic.
Most of the furniture is in the spirit of the Baroque and Biedermeier, in perfect harmony with the interior. The Vladicanski palace is a cultural monument of great importance, but it is not open for visitors, since it is the seat of the Bishop of Banat.
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