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The main statue on Trg Bana J. Jelacica is - no surprise here - the one of Ban Josip Jelacic sitting on a horse.
Ban Josip Jelacic is a national hero because he defended Croatia from Hungarian attacks in 1848.
The statue has an interesting past. In 1947 it was moved to some corner because it seemed too nationalistic for Yugoslavia. In 1990 when Nationalism was fashionable again it was brought back to its original spot. Leave a Comment Address: Trg Bana J. Jelacica
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Where else could we start our little Zagreb tour than at the main square? This is the heart of the city, there's lots of trams and lots of people here. The square has a nice atmosphere, even in winter. It also is the meeting point for people.
Around the square you will find some beautiful buildings from different times (Classicism, Secession, Modernism) with the oldest building (no.15) being from 1827. In summer there are terraces here, in winter there's a christmas market.
My wonderful brochure on Zagreb claims that "if you have met someone there, then you're not just a visitor anymore". As I have I can continue writing this guide as a local I guess ;) Leave a Comment Address: Trg Bana J. JelacicaDirections: You can't miss it. Almost all trams go here.
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The wide Austro-Hungarian styled Jelacic Square (Trg Bana Jelacica) is the busy heart of Zagreb. It is the place where I went first to feel the big city atmosphere.
In the middle of the square a monumental horse statue can be found. The surrounding buildings represent several architectural styles (Classicism, Secession, Modernism).
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The Jelacic Square is located in the centre of Zagreb just between the Upper and the Lower Town. Leave a Comment
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A short walk from the stock exchange building you will find another very representative suare, Trg Zrtava Fasizma (Square of the Victims of Fashism). It's also a big traffic junction so this is not the place to take pictures standing in the middle of the road I can tell you.
The round building in the middle of the square is the Arts Centre with changing exhibitions nowadays (Dom hrvatskih likovnih umjetnika). The building, however, wasn't always connected to arts. It used to be a mosque (with three minaretes even) in WWII. Leave a Comment Address: Trg Zrtava Faszima
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Petar Preradovic Square, named after Croatian poet and romanticist, is coloquially called Cvjetni trg. The lovely building of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Transfiguration of the Lord, dominates the square.
The square is locally called the Flower Market due to the colourful flowers displayed here on the stalls. Leave a Comment
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Trg Hrvatskih velikana (Croatian Nobles Square) is a very representative square in the lower town. The white building is the former stock exchange building with a triangular fountain in front of it. On the other side there's a very similar looking building which is black. The stock exchange building is home of the National Bank of Croatia these days. Leave a Comment Address: Trg Hrvatskih velikana
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The flower square is the last stop of the city centre walking tour of Zagreb. There are some flower shops here - hence the name. I was more impressed with the fact there is a Volkswagen Cafe here, though. Some day I'll bring "Lupi" for a drink here.... Leave a Comment Address: Preradovicev Trg
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Preradovic square, better known as Cvjetni trg (Flower Square), is close to the city's main square, Trg bana Jelacica and has this statue to Petar Preradovic in the center, built in 1895. Behind it in this picture is the Serbian Orthodox Church.
There is a cinema here as well as some cafes. Leave a Comment
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Trg zrtava fasizma is situated some hundred meters down from Stock Exchange.
The spherical shape building of the Exibition Pavilion marks that square. The pavilion was built before the Second World War and designed by the sculptor Ivan Mestrovic. Nowadays it houses the Croatian Artists Centre.
During the Second World War the pavilion was turned into the mosque and the four towers were added on each of the side. After the war was finished, the towers has been pulled down. That is the reason why the locals call it "dzamija" even today.
The Square of the Victims of Fashism is its name in english Leave a Comment Address: Trg zrtava fasizma
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The skyscraper is a well-known landmark of the city of Zagreb. Everyone knows it & everyone remembers it - even what it was like before. I remember my mum taking me shopping when I was a little kid & when we'd be done with shopping, she'd take me to the penthouse for an ice cream... The picture of it is gonna stay somewhere in my head forever, I think.
The skyscraper got closed sometime during the war & I still don't know what's happening with it. I've heard that an older lady bought it, but she had no plans for it, but I heard nothing about that later. I mean, the building itself is not that special [and most of the people don't like it], but there is something about it.
The penthouse was a restaurant & a disco bar before, but now it's just a wreck standing there in the main square. It's construction's fully metal & glass, so after being closed for a while now, it looks really old with all those broken windows & everything. It's just a shame, because it's location's perfect, the view amazing & I'm sure people would re-love it again.
Luckily, I saw they're starting with the renovations, so I'm hoping we're gonna have a nice, new & renovated skyscraper by the end of 2006. There are some thoughts about replacing the metal parts with glass, so that it doesn't look that... well, socialistic. Some oppose, but we'll see what happens. At least something's being done! ;) Leave a Comment Address: Ilica 1, basically Trg bana J. Jelačića
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