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life of Croatia lie here.
An imposing façade covered in
ivy forms the entrance to the
Catholic and Orthodox chapels.
From here branch two long
Neo-Renaissance arcades which
house the burial rooms of the
most important families.
A long tree-lined avenue
divides the area into two
sections which in turn are
divided into squares of trees
and bushes. Among the areas
of greenery stand funeral
An avenue in Maksimir Park, home of the zoo monuments by leading Croatian
sculptors and engravers. There
Lapidarium, which can be j Maksimir Park are works by Ivan Meštrović,
found in the courtyard. It is a Maksimirski perivoj Jozo Kljaković, Ivan Rendić,
collection of stone monuments Maksimirski perivoj bb. Open daily. Antun Filipović, Antun Augus-
dating from the Roman period 8 ∑ park-maksimir.hr tinčić, Edo Murtić, Ivan Kerdić
(it is open every day except for and Robert Frangeš-Mihanović.
Monday). The valuable exhibit The largest park in the city As well as the tombs of
of the Head of Plautilla, from (covering over 3 sq km/ notable personalities there is
the Roman town of Salona 1 sq mile) is considered one also a monument dedicated
(see pp118–19), is the emblem of Croatia’s living monuments. to the memory of the soldiers
of the museum. It is named after Bishop who died during World War I,
An archaeological Maksimilijan Vrhovac, who by Juri Turkalj and V Radauš,
conservation labora tory initiated the project in 1794. and a monument dedicated
dedicated to preserving The park was finally to the Jews who died in World
the exhibits is also part completed in 1843. War II, by Antun Augustinčić.
of the museum. In The park is land- On one of the cemetery lawns
addition the museum scaped in the English there is a monument dedicated
has developed style with wide to the German soldiers killed
several educational lawns and flower in the war.
projects aimed at beds, small woods The well-preserved cemetery
school children. The and lakes. The zoo is a real open-air museum and
archaeological Head of Plautilla, (Zoološki vrt) has is often visited by the local
library next door Archaeological Museum hundreds of different inhabitants, who regularly put
houses over 45,000 animals. Among the fresh flowers and candles on
volumes, some of which follies scattered around the the tombs of great Croats of
are very rare. park, the Vidikovac (Belvedere) the past.
offers great views and has a
h Museum of small café.
Contemporary Art
Muzej suvremene umjetnosti k Mirogoj
Cemetery
Avenija Dubrovnik 17. Tel (01) 605 27
00. Open 11am–6pm Tue–Sun, 11am– Groblje Mirogoj
8pm Sat. ∑ msu.hr & 8 7 = Mirogoj. Open Oct–Mar: 7:30am–6pm
daily, Apr–Sep: 6am–8pm daily.
This superb exhibition space
displays more than 600 works At the foot of Mount
by 200 artists. Highlights include Medvednica, 4 km (2 miles)
the experimental films of Ivan from the centre of the city, is
Ladislav Galeta and Tomislav the Mirogoj Cemetery, built in
Gotovac, and conceptual pieces 1876 by Hermann Bollé. This
from Goran Trbuljak, Sanja great architect had already
Iveković and Atelier Kožarić. demonstrated his ability and
Works such as Miroslav Balka’s talent with the building of the
Eyes of Purification and Carsten new city district. The cemetery
Höller’s slides, also shown in covers an area of 28,000 sq m
Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in (6.91 acres) and the tombs of
London, add to the museum’s the most illustrious figures in Arcade in the Mirogoj Cemetery, one of the
heavyweight credentials. the political, cultural and artistic most beautiful in Europe

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