Zagreb in History

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Bundek in the 1960s

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Not many people swim in it today, but Bundek used to be one of the most popular spots to escape ...

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Zagreb Graduation Parade (‘norijada’) – Then and Now

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Before finishing their secondary education, 10,000 Zagreb secondary school graduates take part in a huge graduation parade and party, the ...

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Ban Jelačić Square through the Ages

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Every city has its iconic spot and for Zagreb it’s the Ban Jelačić Square; you don’t even need to specify ...

Zagreb in History: Walled Cathedral, 1905

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Have you ever wondered what the two towers next to the Cathedral are for? They’re there to protect the Cathedral, ...

What’s Missing?

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Do you recognise this street? It’s the pre-funicular Tomićeva Street! The shortest public-transport funicular in the world was built in ...

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The Story of First Zagreb Skyscraper

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It was 1933, Zagreb had around 230,000 inhabitants, Dolac and Zagreb Stock Exchange palace had just been built by modernism ...

Of Art and Money Under Communism: Interview With Ljubica Vuckovic

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An interview between Total Dubrovnik’s Miso Mihocevic and Ljubica Vuckovic. Ljubica and her CEO of the time were the first ...

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Zagreb in History: Tram 10

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Did you notice that a few numbers in Zagreb tram line are missing? There’s 9 and 11, but what happened ...

Zagreb in History: a Stroll through Zagreb in 1982

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Facebook groups such as Zagreb kakav je bio nekada and Osamdesete u Zagrebu are true treasure troves of old photos and ...

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Vintage Petrol Stations in Zagreb

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Now that cars are omnipresent, we don’t pay that much attention to petrol stations (or gas pumps, whichever you prefer) ...