Open AccessThe Foundation of Mirogoj as Central Cemetery of Zagreb
Author(s) -
Kristina Milković
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
review of croatian history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 1848-9095
pISSN - 1845-4380
DOI - 10.22586/review.v16i1.11290
Subject(s) - bourgeoisie , modernization theory , foundation (evidence) , context (archaeology) , urbanization , modernity , capital (architecture) , capital city , history , ancient history , political science , archaeology , geography , law , politics , economic geography , economic growth , economics
The paper presents the foundation of Mirogoj in 1876 as the central cemetery of Zagreb. Since the 1850s, Zagreb had been developing as the capital of Croatia in the modern sense of the word, as a Gründerstadt. As early as the 1860s, the public was of the opinion that a central cemetery should be established outside the city limits. This idea came to fruition in the mid-1870s, in the context of urbanization and modernization of the city. The founding of Mirogoj was an expression of modernity and self-awareness of the bourgeois society, as well as the new sensibilities and aesthetics characteristic of the 19th century.