Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan opened,On Monday, July 10,2006, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of birth of the world renown inventor, President of the Republic of Croatia, Stjepan Mesić, President of the Croatian Parliament, Vladimir Šeks, and Prime Minister, Ivo Sanader, opened Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan.
The opening of the Center in Tesla`s hometown was also attended by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Boris Tadić, and numerous other notables. The Memorial Center on 14 thousand square meters was built in a record time of 55 days with an investment of 55 million kuna.
The Center includes Thematic Park Nikola Tesla, Multimedia Center, Nikola Tesla monument and many other contents. Tesla`s birthplace house was restored as well the orthodox church. Addressing the audience, speakers pointed to the fact that Tesla belongs to the whole of humanity for his ideas and inventions have enabled it to develop and grow. The ceremony in Smiljan was attended by HEP representatives led by Ivan Mravak, President of the Management Board. As part of this occasion, a junior college bearing Tesla`s name was opened in Gospić.
