Zagreb cathedral is presented

1. Zagreb cathedral

2. The history of Zagreb cathedral
Shortly after the founding of the diocese in Zagreb (around 1094), the construction of a table church in
the transitional Romanesque-Gothic style began. The construction lasted a long time and was not
completed and dedicated until 1217. It was soon badly damaged by Tatar invasions (1242), but Bishop
Timothy (1263-1287) began to thoroughly restore it in the Gothic style. Restoration continued in the 14th
and 15th centuries. In the 16th century the cathedral was fortified with walls and towers, and in the 17th
century it got its own massive Renaissance tower. Fires and the onslaught of the enemy damaged it
several times, but the heaviest blow hit it in the earthquake of 1880. After the earthquake, a thorough
renovation of the cathedral was carried out in the neo-Gothic style (1880-1906), according to the
designs of the builder F. Schmidt and under the direction of Hermann Bollé. At that time, Zagreb's first
cathedral church got its present form with two slender towers, a high roof, new pillars in the sanctuary
and altars that replaced the baroque ones from the 18th century.
Picture of cathedral before
earthquake in 1880.
Picture of cathedral at the
end of 19th century

3. The present of Zagreb cathedral
On March 22, 2020, an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale toppled the
top of the cathedral's south bell tower. The top of the north tower of the Zagreb
Cathedral, 13 and a half meters high and weighing 30 tons, was removed by a
controlled explosion on April 17, 2020, because due to the damage it suffered in a
strong earthquake on March 22, there was a danger of it collapsing. the cathedral
and the surrounding area. The Zagreb Cathedral is a place of prayer and in the
hearts of the people of Zagreb.
Pictures of cathedral in 2022.
Made by: Dorian Jagustović, Jakov Peršić, Anita Beljo,
Lana Panza and Mihael Čajsa.