Mimara Museum
The Mimara Museum is an art museum situated at the Roosevelt Square. Museum was opened in 1987 and created by donation of Wiltrud and Ante Topić Mimara. Ante Topić Mimara (1898 – 1987) was a painter, renovator and collector whose collection comprises of more than 3750 objects from all over the world including paintings, sculptures, glass, furnishings and textiles. Official name of the museum is the ‘’Art collection of Ante and Wiltrud Topić Mimara’’. The building is from the 19th century and it served as a gymnasium.
The Main Railway Station
was authorized by the Royal Hungarian Government in 1890 according to the neoclassical design of Hungarian architect Ferenc Pfaff in 1892. Sculptural works were made by Hungarian sculptor Vilim Marschenko. The station building was reconstructed two times, from 1986 to 1987 and in 2006.
King Tomislav Statue by Croatian sculptor Robert Frangeš Mihanović (1872-
1940). King Tomislav (910 - 928) was a medieval Croatian ruler who defended Croatian territory from Hungarian attacks. He annexed the regions and for the first time united all the regions into one state. He was the first king of Croatia, crowned in the year 925.
Memorial Center - Dražen Petrović King Tomislav Statue
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is situated at Dražen Petrović Square. Dražen Petrović (1964 – 1993) was one of the best basketball players of all times. He played for Šibenka – Šibenik, Cibona Zagreb, Real Madrid, Portland Trailblazers and New Jersey Nets. Due to his great talent and skills, he gained the nickname ‘’Basketball Mozart’’. He tragically died at the age of 28 in a car accident on the German motorway near Ingolstadt. Dražen was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame on the 27 September 2002. In the museum you can see most of the medals, trophies, equipment and sports gear, posters and photographs from Dražen’s sports, private and public life.