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The city of Zagreb, capital of Croatia, with a population of nearly one million, contains almost a quarter of the entire population of Croatia.
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The city of Zagreb, capital of Croatia, is the cultural, scientific, economic, political and administrative centre of the Republic of Croatia, and is home to the Croatian Parliament, Government and President. Zagreb, with a population of nearly one million, contains almost a quarter of the entire population of Croatia. Over the centuries, the city was inhabited by people coming from all over Europe; and, in recent years, by people coming from different parts of Croatia, ensuring a rich cultural life. The façades of Zagreb’s buildings reflect the ebb and flow of history, while its streets and squares bear witness to the coming together of the many cultures that have shaped the identity of this laid-back capital
St. George after he has slain the dragon Created by two Austrians, Kompatscher and Winder in 1937 (in this location since 1994)
The Pavilion of Croatian Fine Art in Zagreb by Ivan Mestrovic. Ivan Meštrović (1883 –1962) was a Croatian sculptor and architect. He is renowned as one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century
The Pavilion of Croatian Fine Art by Ivan Mestrovic. Square of the Great Croatians (Victims of Fascism square)
The façades of Zagreb’s buildings reflect the ebb and flow of history…
Woman Ivan Mestrovic 1929 Ulica Franje Račkoga
Woman Ivan Mestrovic 1929
The Salona girl, marble head from city of Salona, 3rd century AD (Archaeological Museum, Zagreb)
University Maria column in front of the Zagreb Cathedral, Kaptol square Bell Towers of St. Mary's Church and the Cathedral of Zagreb
The first written record of Zagreb dates back to 1094 when the Hungarian king Ladislav established the Kaptol diocese on his way to the Adriatic Sea
At Dolac a number of little and narrow streets were torn down in 1926 when the today's market was built
Kaptol is the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Zagreb
Ivan Mestrovic Ceramic relief Peasants, 1907 Ban Jelacic square
Ivan Mestrovic Ceramic relief Peasants, on the Facade of the Popovic House in the Center of Zagreb, Ban Jelacic square The relief was placed in 1907 and showing group of farmers. It is made of ceramics from famous Kalina factory. This is first work ever by Ivan Mestrovic which was exposed in public. Never before and never later on he used ceramics in his work. The relief could be considered something in between mid and bas-relief
Marulić Square Statue of Marko Marulić, (1450 – 1524) Croatian national poet and Christian humanist Sculptor: Vlado Radas, 1999
The girl with the book by Frano Krsinic, 1940
Tesla and Mestrovic were friends, they both came to the States from Yugoslavia. Tesla admired Mestrovic's talent and asked the sculptor to make his portrait, whose first bronze cast is in Tesla museum in Belgrade (much earlier that the monument) Nikola Tesla Ivan Meštrović 1956
This statue was a special gift by Ivan Mestrovic to the Rudjer Boskovic Institute in Zagreb (together with the Rudjer Boskovic statue by Mestrovic), where it stood until recently. It was moved to the center of the city in connection with the celebration of Tesla's 150th anniversary Nikola Tesla Ivan Meštrović 1956
Statue of Rudjer Boskovic (1711 – 1787) Ivan Meštrović 1956
Piper by Frano Krsinic, 1926 Statue of Vlaho Paljetak by Marija Ujević-Galetović
Woman Singer of the People, 1929, Frano Krsinic (1897-1982) Glyptotheque of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Piper by Frano Krsinic, 1926
Orfej Stipe Sikirica 1963
Newlywed (Mladenci) StipeSikirica 1971 Park mladenaca, Siget
Discobolus 1957 by Vanja Radaus In front of the Dinamo stadium
Unhappy Fisherman with a Snake by Simeon Roksandic, 1907 Jezuitski trg
Statue of Croatian poet Antun Gustav Matos Ivan Kožarić 1973
Zagreb Orthodox Cathedral or Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord
Petrica Kerempuh statue in market by Radaus Vanja 1943
Vanja Radauš's 1973 bronze statue Petrica i Galženjaki depicts a minstrel playing for a condemned man. The minstrel also has a noose around his own neck
Andjelija 1978 – by StipeSikirica Andjelija - StipeSikirica - Sinj museum
Mother game Frano Krsinic 1962 Institute of Public Health