Zagreb Cathedral Damage

The zagreb cathedral suffered extensive damage.
Zagreb cathedral damage. The south bell tower cracked and its tip collapsed parts falling into the yard and onto the archbishop s pallace which was also seriously damaged said stipe tutiš the head of the city s office for the protection of historic and natural landmarks. Zagreb cathedral on the kaptol is a roman catholic institution and not only the tallest building in croatia but also the most monumental sacral building in gothic style southeast of the alps. One of the spires of zagreb s cathedral was damaged in the earthquake darko bandic ap zagreb s famous cathedral was also damaged with the top of one of its two spires collapsing.
A teenager is in a critical condition after a roof collapsed local. Zagreb cathedral damaged in an earthquake. It is dedicated to the assumption of mary and to kings saint stephen and saint ladislaus the cathedral is typically gothic as is its sacristy which is of great architectural value.
The epicentre was 4 miles north of zagreb 6 miles. One of the 108m tall spires of the gothic style cathedral the. One of the spires of zagreb s cathedral collapsed as an earthquake hit the croatian capital early on sunday morning march 22.
It is like the catholic cathedral in zagreb the work of the austrian architect hermann bohle while the icon painting was rendered by the famous russian icon painter aleksander muhin who has been in charge of the interior decoration works of the saint sava church in belgrade the metropolitan pointed out and added. However the damage brought by the earthquake spurred construction and many historic buildings in the lower town area of the city were built in the. Zagreb cathedral is among the historic buildings damaged by a 5 3 magnitude earthquake that rocked croatia early sunday morning.
Zagreb cathedral is among the historic buildings damaged by a 5 3 magnitude earthquake that rocked croatia early sunday morning. According to the european seismological agency emsc the quake measured 5 3 and struck a wide area north of zagreb. An earthquake has rocked croatia s capital zagreb damaging buildings and leaving cars crushed by falling chunks of masonry.