Monday, September 12, 2011

Zagreb, Croatia

 

Leaving from Popovaca train station for Zagreb

Downtown Zagreb - from train station

Zagreb tram

Statue of King Tomislav who reigned from 910-925 as Duke of Dalmation Croatia, then became King of the Croatian Kingdom from 925 - 928.

Golden angel with sceptre on top of building in downtown Zagreb.

The 'Americanization of the World'

Zagreb park on a hot day.

Croatian flag

Nicely carved sculptures holding up the balcony.

Monument of Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer by Ivan Mestrovic.

Feeding the birds

Jennifer in front of a plane tree.

Thermometer in a park - 33 in the shade today.

Table setting at Restaurant Kaptolska Klet

Golden angels at the base of the Statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary.

Portal of Zagreb Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zagreb)

Closeup of golden angel at the base of the Statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary.

Tympanum of the cathedral between the two towers: Mary the Queen with the Infant Jesus

Cathedral portal

Curious pidgeon at the fountain

Three of the six statues of the patron saints of the portal: St. Methodius, St. George, St. Barbara.

Stained glass windows in the cathedral sanctuary

The Bishop's Chapel of St. Stephen the First Martyr, commissioned in 1242, restored between 1947 and 1954.

Ornate ironworks on the Cathedral's south door.

Cathedral sanctuary

Ancient clock on the wall of the Bishop's Chapel

Side view of Cathedral portal

Hank and Susan in small park beside Zagreb Cathedral

Light fixture on ancient wall

Zagreb Cathedral portal

Top of the statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary throught the trees

T-shirt in Zagreb shop

Market square with twin spires of Zagreb Cathedral in the background - one spire being restored under scaffolding

Audrey, Susan, and Eka around statue of traditional Croatian woman with basket on her head

Ban Josip Jelačić statue, created by Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn.

Sign in Zagreb street

Tie shop in Zagreb

Crusader statue

Church of St. Mark in Zagreb

Open window in a Zagreb street

Banner identifying the 'Museum of Broken Relationships'

Couple walking under the canopy of trees in Zagreb

Zagreb Funicular

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