Image: Ban Jelačić statue which used to be on the north facing the south and was changed with the breakup of Yugoslavia (13023759645)

Description: The square features a large statue of ban Josip Jelačić on a horse, created by Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn. The statue was originally installed on October 19, 1866 by Austrian authorities, despite protests from Zagreb councilmen. It also caused unease amongst Hungarians, who see Jelacic as a traitor. The statue was removed in 1947 as the new Communist government of Yugoslavia denounced Jelačić as a "servant of foreign interests". Antun Bauer, a curator of the Gliptoteka gallery, kept it in the gallery cellar. The square was renamed Trg Republike (Republic Square). On October 11, 1990, during the breakup of Yugoslavia and after 1990 elections in Croatia, and Jelačić's historic role has again been considered positive and the statue was returned to the square but on the north portion facing the south. The name of the square has again been changed to his second name, after Josip Jelačić.
Title: Ban Jelačić statue which used to be on the north facing the south and was changed with the breakup of Yugoslavia (13023759645)
Credit: Ban Jelačić statue which used to be on the north facing the south and was changed with the breakup of Yugoslavia
Author: Jorge Láscar from Australia
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