A quiet Austro-Hungarian town by pmedved
Most of the central part of Zagreb is exactly what you’d expect of a city that grew largely under Austro-Hungarian domination: the gothic cathedral and baroque churches, winding streets of the upper city, typical downtown architecture of the empire. There are also several unpleasant buildings from the period after WWII until independence (people like to blame this architecture on communism, but I’ve seen similar monstrosities in every part of the world). It is easy, however, to lose yourself in the upper town and forget you’re in the 21st century.
over 3 years ago
Zagreb (pronounced /ˈzɑːgrɛb/) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, cinematic, economic and governmental center of the Republic of Croatia. According to the city government, the population of Zagreb in 2006 w
