Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square

Zrinjevac - aerial view

Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square (Croatian: Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog, popularly referred to as Zrinjevac) is a square and park in Donji Grad, the central part of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located near the central Ban Jelačić Square, halfway towards the Main Railway Station. It is a part of the so-called Green horseshoe or Lenuci's horseshoe (Croatian: Zelena potkova or Lenucijeva potkova), which consists of seven squares in Donji grad. It is spread over an area of 12,540 square meters (135,000 sq ft).

The southern part of Zrinjevac sports busts of significant Croatian people: Julije Klović, Andrija Medulić, Fran Krsto Frankopan, Nikola Jurišić, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski and Ivan Mažuranić.

In the middle of the park is a music pavilion built in 1891.^[1]

Several institution are based in buildings around Zrinjevac:

North side - The Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia,
West side - The Zagreb Archaeological Museum,
South side - The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters
East side - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and the Zagreb County Court.

References

↑ "Glazbeni paviljon bez glazbe". Vjesnik (in Croatian). December 22, 2002. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

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History	Timeline Golden Bull of 1242 Gradec Kaptol Krvavi most 1880 earthquake 1895 Emperor Franz Joseph visit 1995 rocket attacks 1995–97 Zagreb crisis Mayors

Districts	Brezovica Črnomerec Donja Dubrava Donji grad Gornja Dubrava Gornji Grad–Medveščak Maksimir Novi Zagreb-istok Novi Zagreb-zapad Peščenica-Žitnjak Podsljeme Podsused-Vrapče Sesvete Stenjevec Trešnjevka-jug Trešnjevka-sjever Trnje

Buildings and landmarks	1 Ilica Street Ban Jelačić Square Banski dvori Botanical Garden British Square Cibona Tower Dolac Market General Post Office Ilica Street Jarun Kallina House Lenuci Horseshoe Lotrščak Tower Maksimir Park Marshal Tito Square Medvedgrad Meštrović Pavilion Mirogoj Cemetery Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square Nine Views Old City Hall Rudolf barracks St. Mark's Square Tkalčićeva Street Zagrepčanka Sky Office Tower Adriatic Bridge Homeland Bridge HOTO Tower Eurotower

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Galleries and museums	Archaeological Museum Art Pavilion Croatian History Museum Croatian Museum of Naïve Art Croatian Natural History Museum Croatian Railway Museum Ethnographic Museum Ferdinand Budicki Automobile Museum Glyptotheque Klovićevi Dvori Gallery Lauba Mimara Museum Modern Gallery Museum of Arts and Crafts Museum of Broken Relationships Museum of Contemporary Art Strossmayer Gallery Technical Museum Zagreb City Museum

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Coordinates: 45°48′37″N 15°58′41″E / 45.81028°N 15.97806°E / 45.81028; 15.97806

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