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Statue of King Tomislav in his eponymous square in Zagreb, Croatia. Tomislav reigned from 910 to 928, first as the Duke of Dalmatia and then as the first King of Croatia.
The beautiful port city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea. During the Middle Ages, this maritime city-state (then called Ragusa) rivaled Venice for supremacy in the Adriatic.
Stradun, the main street of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Outside the walls of historic Trogir, Croatia. The town's 2,300 years of continuous urban tradition (Greek, Roman, Venetian, Habsburg) have left a unique concentration of palaces, churches, towers, and fortifications.
The Palace of the Slavonian General Command in Osijek, Croatia, was constructed between 1724 and 1726 in a blend of Renaissance and Baroque styles. In addition to serving as the General Command headquarters, the palace was also the administrative seat for the Kingdom of Slavonia, and it is now the office for the University of Osijek's rector and is featured on the reverse of the Croatian 200-kuna banknote.
Osijek, the largest city and economic capital of eastern Croatia, lies on the the Drava River. Its Old Town, referred to as Tvrda (Citadel), includes a Habsburg-era fortress and has some of the best-preserved Baroque architecture in the country. The former Guardhouse, built in 1729, now hosts the Archaeological Museum.
Osijek, the largest city and economic capital of eastern Croatia, lies on the the Drava River. Its Old Town, referred to as Tvrda (Citadel), includes a Habsburg-era fortress and has some of the best-preserved Baroque architecture in the country. The Holy Trinity column on the fort's main square dates to 1730 and was erected in thanksgiving for the end of a plague.
Vukovar, on the confluence of the Vuka and Danube Rivers, is Croatia's largest river port. Yugoslav forces and Serbian militias almost completely destroyed the city during an 87-day siege in 1991, after Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. The city has been largely rebuilt, but certain buildings remain unrepaired as reminders of the fighting. The city's population today is only about 60% of its pre-war total.
Radnicki Dom (Workers' Hall), formerly the Grand Hotel, is one of the most famous architectural landmarks in Vukovar, Croatia. From its opening in 1897 until its wartime destruction in 1991, it was the town's social and cultural center. The reconstruction of the exterior, roof, and basement took two years (2011-2013) and cost €1.64 million.
Established in 1949, Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia's largest national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site, covering almost 30,000 ha (74,131 acres). Located in central Croatia in the Dinaric Alps, the park is known worldwide for its colorful lakes of azure, green, grey, and blue – the color varies according to the minerals and organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight. Tufa (sedimentary rock) barriers in the lakes create islands and waterfalls.
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