Zagreb, Croatia

by Melissa Enderle

Architecture

The older part of Zagreb has some beautiful buildings, many of which date back to the late 1800's. Many of these structures now house boutiques and other shops displaying fashions from France and Italy. Some of these older buildings appeared to be recently restored, while others were in a state of neglect. Several of the prominent buildings were painted in various hues of yellow, beautifully contrasting the blue sky of the spring day. Graffiti was scrawled over the bottom level of many buildings.

Rather compact, it is fairly easy to walk through a large portion of the town center. A large portion of its narrow streets have been converted into one-way roads, making walking perhaps quicker than the trams, and certainly faster than navigating by large coach bus.

National Theatre