Monday 20 January 2014

Capital City of the Week – Zagreb


Zagreb has been known by that name since 1094 – a very long time ago.  This is a view over some of its rooftops.



This is St Mark's Church in Zagreb.



This is a scale model of the sun.  It's called the Grounded Sun.  Scale models of the planets in their position to the sun can be found all over town.  It would be fun to visit and find them all.



The Museum of Contemporary Art is lit up at night.



But perhaps the most unusual thing about Zagreb is that it has a Museum of Broken Relationships!  How odd!


So where in the world is Zagreb?




Zagreb is the capital of:



2 comments:

  1. This is so nice!
    Many greetings from Croatia!
    I don't live in Zagreb, but I can asure you it is a great town to visit!

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  2. Carole,
    I spent 4 months deployed to Zagreb, and loved eating the sausages, cured and cooked meats, and sauerkraut there. Yum--thanks for a little memory lane walk down the streets!

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