Zabreg - part 2 - Croatia

 Some pics of Zagreb.

 

The Meštrović Pavilion, also known as the Home of Croatian Artists.

Its an art gallery, a cultural venue and the official seat of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists located on the Square of the Victims of Fascism in central Zagreb, Croatia

The Pavilion was completed in 1938.

 

The pavilion functioned as an art gallery for only three years before it was turned into a mosque in 1941, at the beginning of World War II. Three minarets measuring 45 m (147.6 ft) in height were placed around the pavilion, but the exterior of the building was not altered.  In 1949, the minarets were demolished and the interior decor was removed to make way for the new Museum of the Revolution.

 

Statue of August Šenoa in Vlaška st. 

This is located few minutes from main squire. 

August Šenoa is famous Croatian novelist.

 

Cathedral of Zagreb.

Roman Catholic

Gothic Revival architecture. Built in 1906  

 St Marks Church, Zagreb

Trg Sv. Marka 5, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

Completed 13th Century.

Altered 14th Century

Part Romanesque (13thC) / part Gothic (14thC)

The roof is particularly beautiful.

It features 2 coats of arms.

Coat of arms of the Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia (left),

 and the city of Zagreb (right).

 

The Zagreb Funicular 

situated in Tomić Street, connecting Ilica (Donji Grad) 

with Strossmayerovo šetalište (Strossmayer promenade).

Built in 1888.

First propelled with a steam engine.

In 1934 its steam propulsion was replaced by an electrical engine.

Being only 66 meters long, it is the shortest funicular in the world.

 

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