The murals
Decorative work by early 20th-century Croatian artists.
Suradnik13 — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) — CC BY-SA 3.0 · iMahesh — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quahadi — CC BY-SA 4.0
Zagreb Cathedral first — the largest building in the country and its best-known landmark, though it is in a long restoration after the 2020 earthquake, so check the access situation before going. Then St Mark's in the upper town with its tiled roof of coloured coats of arms, the single most distinctive image in Zagreb. The Sacred Heart comes after those, and its value is in the quiet rather than the fame.
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a Jesuit church on Palmotićeva street in Zagreb's lower town, built at the start of the twentieth century in a neo-baroque manner — a white front with two towers and a dome, appearing suddenly in an ordinary residential street. Its value is not in its size but inside: a high vaulted nave in pale colours, decorative and mural work by Croatian artists of the early twentieth century, and a marble altar. The space is quiet and naturally lit, and among the calmest places in the city centre. The church is working and has a real part in the life of the neighbourhood rather than being a tourist sight — which is part of its value for a visitor who wants to see a city functioning. It is minutes from the main square and the Green Horseshoe, so visiting costs no detour. Entry is free, with respect for service times.
Decorative work by early 20th-century Croatian artists.
A naturally lit space away from the square's crowds.
Palmoticeva 31, 10000 Zagreb