Croatian State Archives
Art Nouveau former library palace with rooftop owls and a grand stained-glass reading room.
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This guide to the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb starts in nineteen thirteen, when the National and University Library moved its books into a brand-new Art Nouveau palace on Marulić Square, and asks how well its builders guessed the future. Along the way you meet architect Rudolf Lubynski, the owls on the roofline and the long wait for a new library. Best heard on the square, where you can see the roof corners.
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