The Spring of Life
This masterpiece of art is made by Ivan Meštrović at the beginning of the 20th century and it is his first sculptural work. The bodies look as if they were alive. You can see children, young couples kissing and an old man at the end of his life, all of them reaching to the fountain. It is made in bronze, and it has been placed in front of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb since 1912.
Croatian State Archives
The Croatian State Archives is the main national archives of Croatia. Its role is to preserve and improve documents made by State institutions. Today, it keeps more than 23,500 meters of records from the 10th century to the present day. There is a collection of photographs and films and a library with volumes of a very important cultural value. The building was built in the Art Nouveau style by architect Rudolf Lubinski.
Croatian Academy of Science and Arts
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts was founded in 1866 thanks to the efforts of bishop and benefactor Josip Juraj Strossmayer, a promoter of higher education. The palace in the Zrinjevac Park was completed in 1880. Inside you can see The Baška Tablet, the most famous monument of early Croatian literacy, dating from about 1100 AD. It was found near Baška on the island of Krk. It is written in Croatian Glagolitic scripture. It is the oldest known document in which the Croatian name is written in the Croatian language.