You must be wondering how citizens of Zagreb who needed medical care lived during the time of precursors to modern hospitals and almshouses. Only the most vulnerable received aid, but they were not treated in the way we expect today when life without doctors and hospitals seems unimaginable. Circumstances of that time were described by […]
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Central Croatian theatre institution has operated under various names since 1860. Initially it was located at St. Mark’s Square in the Upper Town. Later, following a suggestion of Izidor Kršnjavi, the then head of the Department of Divine Worship and Education, construction of a new building in the centre of the Fair Square began. The […]
Did you know that Bakačeva ulica was once an important main road? It was a route used to get to the fairground at Kaptol Square. And road traffic from the east to the city centre took place via Vlaška ulica and Bakačeva ulica. A rapid development of the city implied its expansion, an increase in […]
Inspired by Central Europe many new societies were established in Zagreb in the second half of the 19th century as a new form of social life and communication. In addition to cultural, workers’, choral, sporting, and entertainment societies, there were numerous voluntary humanitarian organisations, as well as societies where intellectuals gathered to discuss science and […]