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The Palace of HAZU

Trg N. Š. Zrinskog 11

Friedrich Schmidt, 1877 - 1980, built in the forms of Italian Renaissance, adepted to new technical conditions and functional space requirements.

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The Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences the highest institution devoted to science and art in Croatia, is housed in a NeoRenaissance palace that was built exactly for this purpose in 1880. It is the only palace (in the real sense of the word) in Zagreb.

Towards the back of the entrance hall is the Baška Tablet, one of the oldest stone inscriptions written in the Croatian language. Dating from the turn of the 12th century, the inscription is written in Glagolitic, the highly decorative script used in Croatia before Roman letters became more widespread.

Upstairs is the Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters, displaying works of art from the 15th to the 19th century. Based on the private collection of the Academy’s founder, Bishop J. J. Strossmayer, the gallery includes works attributed to Tintoretto, Veronese, El Greco and many more. One should not miss the unforgettable Baroque painting “Abraham sacrifices Isaac” by Federiko Benković.

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Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Remete

Ulica Ivana Česmičkog 1
A filial church of the church of St. Teresa of Avila, the parish and the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Remete, an advocate of Croatians, are located in the north of Zagreb, among the rolling hills of the wooded Mt Medvednica. This is one of the oldest Marian churches in Croatia.

The Mestrović Pavillion

Trg žrtava fašizma 16
Ivan Mestrović, 1938, rotunda, the precursor of well known constructions, even the Guggenheim Museum in New York (1959), masterwork of Croatian Architecture.

Croatian National Theatre

Trg Republike Hrvatske 15

Croatian State Archives

Marulićev trg 21
Built in 1913, the The Croatian State Archives building is one of the most beautiful seccesionist buildings in Croatia.

The Church of St. Blaise

Deželićev prilaz 64
The church was designed by Viktor Kovačić.

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi

Kaptol 9
This Gothic church of monumental proportions was built in the 13th century.

St. Mark's Church

Trg Sv. Marka 5
Build on Romanesque foundations, finished as a three nave type church makes a unique Gothic whole. The south portal is the most eloquent sculptural achievement in this part of Europe.

The Cathedral of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Kaptol 31
Zagreb Cathedral is the most stylish and most eloquent architectural realization of sacral architecture in the Neo-Gothic style southeast of the Alps.