ŠETALIŠTE VATROSLAVA JAGIĆA U VARAŽDINU
VATROSLAV JAGIĆ PROMENADE IN VARAŽDIN

Summary/Abstract: This article performs an analysis of Vatroslav Jagić promenade from the historical, architectural and landscape point of view, from its inception to the present. The article comprises current knowledge and research, and determines its current state. In mid- 15th Century the city of Varaždin receives its first fortifications. In the 16th century the fortifications became semi-circular towers connected by walls, surrounded by a moat with water and earthen ramparts with bastions at the corners. In the first half of the 19th century, when identical processes took place in other european cities, they were demolished and transformed into public spaces, including the city park. Today it is not only the main city park and an oasis of peace for the citizens, but also the green belt that separates the old town and pedestrian zone from the rest of the city. The paper was written as part of the course “Conservation and restoration of historic gardens” at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Zagreb, under the mentorship of Prof. Mladen Šćitaroci and within the research project “Urban and Landscape Croatian Heritage as part of European culture” at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Zagreb (principal investigator Professor Mladen Šćitaroci).

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