Zagreb after the 1880 earthquake – The revived city and its architect
Zagreb after the 1880 earthquake – The revived city and its architect

Author(s): Dominika Kaniecka
Contributor(s): Katarzyna Wieleńska (Translator)
Subject(s): 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: eartquake; Zagreb; Herman Bollé; city; urban space
Summary/Abstract: The earthquake that struck Zagreb in 1880 has largely influenced the dynamics of the city's development. It has changed Zagreb, has changed the lives of its residents and has radically affected the professional career of an architect who at that time was at the beginning of his job in Croatia. Herman Bollé would be this "the other" architect whose entire output has remained within the borders of Croatia (mostly in Zagreb) and has become part of the national heritage. He has shaped the urban space and has educated new generations that has influenced the shape of the Croatian urban space. He has rebuilt the city, he has actually participated in the process of creating the city from scratch.

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