It was ransacked on Thursday and yesterday crowds queued patiently to file past and peer through the broken windows. Meanwhile, people in the state sphere were changing sides as easily as changing clothes. The anger ignited by the court's original decision, which led thousands of Serbs to loot the parliament and set fire to the TV centre, had by yesterday turned into a festival atmosphere. Massive crowds came out to celebrate the triumph of Mr Kostunica, as well as to see the site where what is being called a revolution reached its climax. Drums were beaten and flags waved.
Some revolutions are about social equality, others seek to end political dictatorship.
The Serbian Autumn was fuelled by a thirst for normality. Milosevic lost all credibility when he surrendered. Near Mr Milosevic's villa is Beli Dvor, the so-called White Palace, the presidential guards could not disguise their grins yesterday when we asked if they had celebrated on revolution night.