A cloud of dust above Croatia’s capital Zagreb, caused by a surprising earthquake on March 22nd, 2020,
which struck the city at 6:24 AM. Photo provided by AMCA Paris.
Zagreb earthquake damage is estimated at 5.52 billion Euros
The church of St. Marko in Zagreb in the Upper Town, one of the trademarks of the city and of the whole of Croatia.
On the left is the old City Hall, where Nikola Tesla delivered a lecture in 1892.
Sources of the photos on this web pagae: AMCA Paris, Pixsell, individual photos, etc.
2CELLOS – Stjepan Hauser and Luka Šulić, playing Benedictus by Karl Jenkins,
at ARENA in Zagreb, 2013, with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ivo Lipanović
As if the vicious corona pandemic was not enough! In March 22nd 2020 at 6:24 AM, the city of Zagreb was suddenly struck with the earthquake of 5.5 degrees on the Richter scale. This was the strongest earthquake in Croatia’s capital since 1880. We mention in passing another earthquake in Zagreb 1909, which was quite important, since it has led distinguished Croatian scientist Andrija Mohorovičić to the discovery of the MOHO layer, conisdered as the most important discovery in the history of seismology (the science about earthquakes). The 2020 earthquake brought a lots of damage to the city, easpecially to its central part. During the period of one month only, Zagreb has experienced as many as eight hundred additonal smaller earthquakes and tremors.
Sredstva se uplaćuju na zasebne račune Ministarstva financija otvorene kod Hrvatske narodne banke, a Ministarstvo financija je zaduženo za praćenje namjenskog trošenja sredstava. Donacije za akciju “Hrvatska protiv koronavirusa” možete uplatiti na: Donacije financijskih sredstava za uplatitelje iz Republike Hrvatske uplaćuju se na sljedeći račun: HR1210010051863000160 Državni proračun Republike Hrvatske s pozivom na broj odobrenja: HR68 5380 – OIB uplatitelja Donacije financijskih sredstava za uplatitelje izvan Republike Hrvatske uplaćuju se na račun Ministarstva financija kod Hrvatske narodne banke (foreign payments instructions): Hrvatska narodna banka/ Croatian National Bank Trg hrvatskih velikana 3/ Trg hrvatskih velikana 3 Zagreb 10000, Hrvatska/ Zagreb 10000, Croatia BIC (SWIFT) CODE BANKE: NBHRHR2XXX Naziv i adresa primatelja plaćanja: Ministarstvo financija Republike Hrvatske/ Ministry of Finance Katančićeva 5/ Katančićeva 5 Zagreb 10000, Hrvatska/ Zagreb 10000, Croatia Broj računa/ Bank account number: IBAN: HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0 Refernca plaćanja/ Remittance info – remarks: Croatia’s fight against COVID-19 Donacije za akciju “Zajedno za Zagreb” možete uplatiti na: Donacije financijskih sredstava za uplatitelje iz Republike Hrvatske uplaćuju se na sljedeći račun: HR1210010051863000160 Državni proračun Republike Hrvatske s pozivom na broj odobrenja: HR68 5371 – OIB uplatitelja. Donacije financijskih sredstava za uplatitelje izvan Republike Hrvatske uplaćuju se na račun Ministarstva financija kod Hrvatske narodne banke (foreign payments instructions): Hrvatska narodna banka/ Croatian National Bank Trg hrvatskih velikana 3/ Trg hrvatskih velikana 3 Zagreb 10000, Hrvatska/ Zagreb 10000, Croatia BIC (SWIFT) CODE BANKE: NBHRHR2XXX Naziv i adresa primatelja plaćanja: Ministarstvo financija Republike Hrvatske/ Ministry of Finance Katančićeva 5/ Katančićeva 5 Zagreb 10000, Hrvatska/ Zagreb 10000, Croatia Broj računa/ Bank account number: IBAN: HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0 Refernca plaćanja/ Remittance info – remarks: Together for Zagreb Source www.mvep.hr (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia)
In 1909, Andrija Mohorovičić, distinguished Croatian scientist working in Croatia’s capital Zagreb, discovered the MOHO discontinuity, now universaly known. This is considered as the basic and most important result of seismology, the science about earthquakes.
Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936), distinguished Croatian scientist in the field of seismology, professor at the University of Zagreb
Jelačić Square, the main square of the city of Zagreb
2CELLOS – I Will Wait, Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Pavillion of Ivan Meštrović (distinguished Croatian sculptor) in Zagreb
Nenad Bach Band with Radojka Šverko and Klapa Sinj: Can We Go Higher?, in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, 2012
2CELLOS performing Air by J. S. Bach, at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, June 2015 (damaged in 2020)
Chopin – Nocturne in F Minor, Op 55, No 1 – Virna Kljaković, piano, Croatian Music Institute in Zagreb
Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens, performed by Petrit Ceku and Stjepan Hauser with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elisabeth Fuchs, at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, 2017
Jesuit Basilica of Sacred Heart in Zagreb
Stjepan Hauser and Petrit Ceku performing Joaquin Rodrigo’s Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez, with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elisabeth Fuchs, at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, 2017.
Luka Šulić plays Gypsy Airs, Concert for Japanin 2011, at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb
J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No.1 in G major played by Monika Leskovar, distinguished Croatian cellist, in the town of Samobor near Zagreb, 2013
Piazzolla: Oblivion, performed by 2CELLOS with the Zagreb Soloists, at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Zagreb 2015
Martina Filjak, distinguished Croatian pianist, playing in Zagreb
Photos from Zagreb in 2018, afterCroatian successat the FIFA World Cup
Max Emmanuel Cenčić, Croatian countertenor, singing in his native Zagreb in 1983 (listen to him as a small child, since 0:51)
Sisters of Mercy in Frankopanska street, Zagreb
Ivo Pogorelićin Zagreb in 2015, preparing for his concert at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
Not only the Zagreb streets were full of fans, but also the windows…
A view from the top of the bus, driven by Mrs. Nikolina Žiljak.
Luka Modrić with beautiful Croatian bus driver Mrs. Nikolina Žiljak (37), taking care about his security
and the security of the whole Croatian football representation.
In normal circumstances, the route from the Zagreb Airport to the center of the city takes about 25 minutes,
but on this occasion the bus travel took four and a half hours!
U boj, u boj– air from the operaNikola Šubić Zrinskiby Ivan Zajc, performed in Zagreb in 2013. Conducted by Vladimir Kranjčević, in the “Anton Marti Studio” of Croatian TV. This Croatian song is very popular inJapan.
