Zagreb Sights

  1. Banski Dvori

    Banski Dvori (Ban's Palace) was once the seat of Croatian viceroys and is now the presidential palace. The building is composed of two baroque mansions and houses courts, archives and other government offices. In October 1991 the palace was bombed by the federal army, in what some believe to have been an assassination attempt on President Franjo Tudjman. From April to September there is a guard-changing ceremony every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at noon.

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  2. Medvedgrad

    The medieval fortress of Medvedgrad, on the southern side of Mt Medvednica just above Zagreb, is the most important medieval monument in Zagreb. Built from 1249 to 1254, it was erected to protect the city from Tartar invasions and is itself well protected by high rocks. The fortress was owned by a succession of aristocratic families but fell into ruin as a result of an earthquake and general neglect.

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  3. Mirogoj

    A 10-minute ride north of the city centre on bus 106 from the cathedral takes you to Mirogoj at the base of Mt Medvednica - it's one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Europe. One wag commented that the people here are better housed in death than they ever were in life.

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  4. Sabor

    The eastern side of Markov trg is taken up by the Croatian Sabor, built in 1910 on the site of baroque 17th- and 18th-century townhouses. The neoclassical style seems incongruous here but the secession of Croatia from the Austro-Hungarian Empire was proclaimed from its balcony in 1918 and it is still the centre of Croatian politics.

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