Architecture in Croatia

Discover 7 places to experience unusual architecture in Croatia.

Tounj Bridge

Zdenac, Croatia

Tounj Bridge

A unique two-level bridge designed to honor a king.

Looking up the inside of the memorial tower

Novo Selo Palanječko, Croatia

Monument to the Detachment in Brezovica Forest

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

The town loggia.

Grožnjan, Croatia

Grožnjan Town Loggia

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Stone 'boats' surround the memorial complex

Vukovar, Croatia

Dudik Memorial Park

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

Abandoned Haludovo Palace Hotel

Malinska, Croatia

Abandoned Haludovo Palace Hotel

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija

Malička, Croatia

Petrova Gora

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

Walls cut through the vegetation in Ston. (Saskia van de Nieuwenhof/Flickr)

Walls of Ston

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

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