Rudolf barracks

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Army barracks site in Zagreb, Croatia

title: "Rudolf barracks" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["government-buildings-completed-in-1889", "residential-buildings-completed-in-1889", "barracks-in-croatia", "buildings-and-structures-in-zagreb", "military-installations-established-in-1889"] description: "Army barracks site in Zagreb, Croatia" topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_barracks" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Army barracks site in Zagreb, Croatia ::

Rudolf barracks () is historic army barracks site in Zagreb, Croatia, today serving as head office for Ministry of Construction, Spatial Planning and State Property.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Rudolf_Barracks_20150323_DSC_0243.JPG" caption="crown prince Rudolf of Austria]] who opened construction works in 1888.{{cite web"] ::

The complex was built as infantry barracks at the end of newly constructed Prilaz Avenue, effectively blocking further communication from city center towards Črnomerec, but its main building gave a monumental ending to Prilaz, similar to the way Zagreb Glavni railway station gave a monumental ending to three parks in center of the city. | first = Snješka | last = Knežević | title = Povijest područja bivše Rudolfove vojarne i Trga Francuske republike u Zagrebu | journal = Godišnjak zaštite spomenika kulture Hrvatske 22/1996 - 23/1997 | year = 1997 | pages = 57–71 | place = Zagreb | issn = 0350-2589 |language=hr}}

During history barracks were also called Zrinski barracks between World War I and World War II, and Marshal Tito barracks after World War II.{{cite web | url = http://www.net.hr/kultura/page/2007/03/23/0062006.html | title = Abandoned barracks for new city | access-date = 2007-09-05 |language=hr}}

Today only the main building and four auxiliary buildings are preserved, homing Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, Tourism institute, Zagreb city planning department and Črnomerec district council. Main building is under protection as monument of architecture. After demolition of most of buildings and all walls surrounding the military complex in 1978, there was plan to build commercial and cultural center (1981) but the area eventually spontaneously became public park. The park with buildings didn't have a name until 2006 when a part of it was named Franjo Tuđman Square, the other part of it was named very long time before Trg Francuske Republike (Place de la République française), because of an old story about Madame du Barry.{{cite web | url = http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Tudjman_gets_his_square_in_Zagreb_12222006.html | title = Tudjman gets his square in Zagreb | access-date = 2012-08-28

References

Robert Bajruši. (6 June 2004). "Tuđmanu samo dio trga Francuske Republike". [[Nacional (weekly).

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