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1 Cathedral of the decorations, a rose
Assumption of the window and three high
windows, the whole crowned
Blessed Virgin Mary by a tympanum.
Katedrala Marijina Uznesenja The interior has three
Kaptol. Tel (01) 481 47 27. Open aisles and a polygonal apse.
10am–5pm Mon–Sat, 1–5pm Sun. During a late 19th-century
reorganization, the Baroque
Dedicated to the Assumption and Rococo altars were
and St Stephen, this is the transferred to other churches
most famous monument in the diocese, and as a result
in the city. Its present only a few Gothic and
appearance dates from Renaissance works remain.
renovations carried out by These works include a statue
Friedrich von Schmidt and of St Paul (13th century),
Hermann Bollé after the wooden statues of the
earthquake of 1880, saints Peter and Paul The central nave in the Neo-Gothic
which destroyed the from the 15th century, Cathedral of the Assumption
dome, the bell tower a triptych entitled
and some of the walls. Golgotha (1495) by objects. These include
The rebuilding, which Albrecht Dürer and illuminated manuscripts, finely
retained the medieval a 14th-century crafted church ornaments from
plan of the cathedral, Crucifixion by the 11th to the 20th centuries,
was just the latest in Giovanni da Udine. and objects of veneration such
a series of alterations The cathedral also as the Cloak of King Ladislaus
the building had contains the tombs (11th century), a bishop’s veil
undergone in Decorative detail of one of and votive chapels from the 14th century and the
its long history. the cathedral spires of bishops and so-called Sepulchre of God.
The building was important This last piece was made by
already in existence in personalities in Croatian the embroiderers of the village
1094 when King Ladislaus history, such as Petar Zrinski, of Vugrovec, where Bishop
transferred the bishopric here Krsto Frankopan and the Petar Petretić founded an
from Sisak. Destroyed by the blessed Cardinal Alojzije embroidery school in around
Mongols in 1242, the cathedral Stepinac, whose tomb 1650. Among the oldest works
was rebuilt by Bishop Timotej a behind the main altar is by are a 10th-century ivory
few years later. In the centuries Ivan Meštrović. diptych and a bronze crucifix
that followed, the side aisles Of great interest are the from the 11th–12th centuries.
were added and the church frescoes from the Giotto-
was decorated with statues esque school in the sacristy: 2 Archbishop’s
and reliefs. the oldest (12th century) in
The new Neo-Gothic façade inland Croatia. In the basement Palace
(1880) is flanked by twin of the bishop’s sacristy, the Nadbiskupska palača
spires. The façade has a large Cathedral Treasury preserves Kaptol. Closed to the public.
ornate doorway with sculpted a rich collection of religious
The enormous Baroque
buildings comprising the
Archbishop’s Palace enclose
the other three sides of the
cathedral square. The building
incorporates three of the five
round towers and one square
tower, which were part of the
fortifications built from 1469
as defence against Turkish
attacks. The present palace
dates from 1730, when several
buildings were linked and
united by an imposing
Baroque façade.
Inside the complex is
the Romanesque chapel
of St Stephen Protomartyr
(13th century). This is the oldest
Elaborate twin spires of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary building in Zagreb to have
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp230–31 and pp245–7

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