The City Guard in Osijek

Coordinates: 45°33′39″N 18°41′43″E / 45.56083°N 18.69528°E

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The City Guard
Zgrada Glavne straže


Alternative names	Glavna straža
General information
Architectural style	Baroque
Location	Osijek, Croatia
Address	Trg Svetog Trojstva 2
Coordinates	45°33′39″N 18°41′43″E / 45.56083°N 18.69528°E / 45.56083; 18.69528
Current tenants	Archaeological Museum Osijek
Construction started	1728
Completed	1729
Opened	1729; 295 years ago (1729)
Technical details
Floor count	2

The City Guard (Croatian: Zgrada Glavne straže) is the name of the building which formerly housed the city guard of Osijek, Croatia. It is located in Tvrđa.

Today, the building houses the Archaeological Museum Osijek, a local museum focusing on the history of the city.

History

The structure was built from 1728 to 1729. It was recently renovated in 2006.^[1]

Description

The building has 2 floors. Located on Holy Trinity Square, the facade of the City Guard building features a prominent arcade . The building also includes a bell tower with an attached terrace, from the top of which the entirety of Tvrđa is visible.

The building was renovated in 2006; during the renovation a steel-glass structure was also added, as designed by Branko Silađin.

References

^ Ive Mažuran, Grad i tvrđava Osijek Osijek, 2000 ISBN 953-6711-00-1

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v t e Osijek
History	History of Osijek Tvrđa Croatian War of Independence Mayors	Coat of arms of Osijek
Districts	Donji grad Gornji grad Industrijska četvrt Jug II Novi grad Retfala Tvrđa
Suburbs	Brijest Briješće Josipovac Klisa Nemetin Podravlje Sarvaš Tenja Tvrđavica Višnjevac
Buildings and landmarks	Ante Starčević Square City Guard County palace Eurodom European Avenue Franjo Tuđman Bridge Pedestrian bridge Pejačević Castle Portanova Normann Palace Slavonian Command Palace Statue of the Holy Trinity
Churches	Co-cathedral St. Roch's Church (Gornji grad) St. Roch's Church (Donji grad) St. Michael's Church Glorious Name of Mary's Church St. Family's Church St. Joseph the Worker's Church St. Cross Tump's Church St. Leopold Bogdan Mandić's Church St. Osijek Martyrs's Church Sts. Cyril and Methodius's Church Martyrdom of John the Baptist's Church St. Luke's Church Dormition of the Mother of God
Culture	Croatian National Theatre in Osijek Branko Mihaljević Children's Theatre City and University Library State Archives in Osijek
Galleries and museums	Gallery of fine arts Gallery Waldinger Gallery Vernissage Archaeological museum Museum of Slavonia
Education	University of Osijek Art Agriculture Civil Engineering Economics Electrical Engineering Food Technology Law Medicine Philosophy I Gymnasium Osijek II Gymnasium Osijek III Gymnasium Osijek Jesuit Classical Gymnasium in Osijek
Sports venues	Gradski vrt Hall Zrinjevac Sport Hall Jug Sport Hall Opus Arena Gradski vrt stadium
Transport	Osijek Airport Railway station Bus station Osijek tram
Festivals	Urban Fest
Neighboring municipalities	Darda Bilje Erdut Trpinja Šodolovci Antunovac Čepin Petrijevci

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