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Stone Gate was one of my favourite must sees in Zagreb, it has this certain atmosphere that I like. The gate is the last remaining entrance to the city.
All wooden elements in the gate were destroyed by a fire in 1731 apart from one painting of holy Mary and baby Jesus. The people worship this picture even today because they believe this was a miracle. It was nice to see people stopping here for a short prayer or to light a candle. There are lots of plaques at the wall of people saying thank you. A quiet place in the middle of the city. Beautiful! Leave a Comment Directions: Upstairs from Radiceva at the statue of St. George
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The medieval Lotrscak Tower was built in the 13th century to protect the city gates. For more than a hundred years a cannon was fired from the tower, giving the citizens of Zagreb the chance to check their watches.
There are still rumours that Croatians are always 3-5 minutes late .... :o) Leave a Comment Directions: The Lotrscak Tower is located in the Upper Town at the beginning of the Strossmayer Promenade. Both the Tower and the Strossmeyer Promenade offer maginficient views of the Lower Town.
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Formerly it was possible to climb the cathedral towers (I've never been up myself), but now the best view you can get is the one from the Upper Town (Gornji Grad). If you walk down Ilica street (it's going west from the main square (trg bana Josipa Jelacica), take the stairs or the Uspinjaca (opened in 1890 - one of the oldest funiculars in Europe!) to the Upper Town. You can take a nice promenade up there & if you want a total 360° view of the city, climb the tower of Kula Lotrscak. I think the admission costs a couple of kunas, but it's worth it. :) Leave a Comment
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Katarinin trg (Catherine's Square) closes with the Jesuit church of St. Catherine, which was built between 1620 and 1632 on the model of the Roman II Gesu Church. The church is famous for its wall paintings and sculptures, and is thought to be one of the most beautiful and most fully preserved Baroque monuments.
The square is named after Katarina Zrinska, a poetess, the wife of the Croatian viceroy Petar Zrinski and the sister of Fran Krsto Frankopan. Zrinski and Frankopan were two great Croatian lords, who, in 1671, were fraudulently made to go to Wiener Neustadt, where they were executed for plotting against the Habsburg Monarchy. Leave a Comment Address: Katarinin trgDirections: Gornji grad
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St. Mark's Church stands in the middle of St. Mark's Square. It dates back to to the 13th century and used to be the parish church of Gradec.
The multicoloured tiles on the left side of the roof represent the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia, while those on right side represent the coat of arms of the city of Zagreb. The earliest known Zagreb coat of arms is the one walled in on the exterior north-western wall of the church in 1499.
St. Mark's Church is one of the emblems of the own of Zagreb. Leave a Comment Address: Trg Svetog MarkaDirections: Gornji grad
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The present Kamenita vrata (Stone Gate) is much newer than the previous gates mentioned in the Middle Ages, however, there is no record of what those gates looked like. The year 1760 engraved above the northern entrance documents the last reconstruction of the Gate.
According to legend, a great fire consumed all the wooden elements of the gate in 1731, except for the painting of the Blessed Virgin and Child, which was found in the ashes, miraculously undamaged...... Leave a Comment Address: Trg brace Hrvatskog ZmajaDirections: Gornji grad
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On my first day in Zagreb we went to the city museum so that I could dive into its history straight away. We were late so we had the whole place to ourselves which was really nice. You will find interesting bits and details about Zagreb from prehistoric times to today here.
My favourite in here were the angel statues, the advertising posters of the 20th century, the room where models are placed on a city map telling you about the horseshoe of parks.
The museum - which is placed in beautiful old convent building - is a great place to get a feel for the city. I can only recommend spending an hour here before exploring the city.
The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 10am - 6pm and on weekends from 10 am to 1 pm. Closed on mondays. Leave a Comment
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I think taking the Strossmayer Promenade is the nicest way down to the lower town. There are the most beautiful lamps here as well some nice views and benches under old trees here. One of them is always occupied though as you can see on the next tip. Leave a Comment Address: Strossmayerovo Setaliste
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St. Mark's Church (Crkva sv. Marka) is well known for its multicouloured coats of arms on the roof. They represent Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia. The 14th century church had to be reconstructed various times, so that not much is left from the original building. Leave a Comment Directions: St. Mark's Church stands in the middle of St. Mark's Square (Markov trg) in the Upper Town.
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Kula Lotrscak (Lotrscak Tower) was built in the 13th century with the purpose of protecting the city's gates. The tower's name comes from "campana latruncolorum", what means "the bell of the robber". The bell chimed from the tower every evening before the city gates were closed.
Every day for over a hundred years, a cannon has been fired from the top of the tower exactly at noon, giving the people of Zagreb the chance to check their watches.
The tower is situated in the short passage called Dverce, where the southern gate to Gradec used to be. Leave a Comment Address: DverceDirections: Gornji grad
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