The Lotršćak Tower and the Zagreb Funicular
The Lotršćak Tower is located in Gradec (Upper Town). It was named after a bell (from Latin campana latrunculorum, which means “thieves’ bell”) that rang every evening before the closing of the city gates. There is also a cannon in the tower that has been firing every day at midday for 137 years. This was to give the sign to the city churches for the exact noon.
The Zagreb Funicular connects the Ilica Street (the longest street in Zagreb) and Strossmayer Promenade. Because its length is only 66 metres and its height difference is only 30.5 metres, it is one of the shortest and the steepest funiculars in the world. It was built in 1890 and it is one year older then a horse-ridden tram!