Park Ribnjak
Shady former bishops' fishpond garden below medieval walls, with a playground, dog area and music club.
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This guide to Park Ribnjak in Zagreb begins in 1830 with Bishop Aleksandar Alagović and his architect reshaping the church's old fishponds into a garden of waterfalls and exotic plants. It follows who was allowed through the gates, and how the ground behind the cathedral turned into a place for dogs, children, runners and late-night music. Best heard under the trees, where the ground dips into hollows.
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