Old towns & squares · Zagreb

St. Mark's Square, Zagreb

Trg svetog Marka

square located in the old part of Zagreb, Croatia

  • TypeOld towns & squares
  • WhereZagreb, Croatia
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About St. Mark's Square, Zagreb

St. Mark's Square (Croatian: Trg svetog Marka, abbreviated Trg sv. Marka, also known as Markov trg) is a town square located in the old part of Zagreb, Croatia, known as the Gradec or Gornji grad (English: Upper town). In the center of square is located St. Mark's Church.

The square also sports important governmental buildings: Banski dvori (the seat of the Government of Croatia), Sabor Palace (the seat of the Croatian Parliament) and Constitutional Court of Croatia. On the corner of St. Mark's Square and the Street of Ćiril and Metod is the Old City Hall, where the Zagreb City Council held its sessions.

The square is surrounded with museums including: Croatian History Museum, Croatian Museum of Naïve Art, Zagreb City Museum and Museum of Broken Relationships.

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