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https://doi.org/10.59323/k.15.1.5

Monuments in the City of Zagreb as a Reflection of Croatian Society in Space and Time

Ivan Perkov orcid.org/0000-0002-4961-7007 ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Croatian Studies, Zagreb, Croatia *
Bruno Bogović orcid.org/0009-0002-5304-2098 ; Varaždin, Croatia
Stjepan Krovinović ; Zagreb, Croatia
Petar Šarić ; Zagreb, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

This paper presents a sociological analysis of the monumental heritage of the City of Zagreb. Monuments are understood and described as „carriers of symbols” through which the ruling elites in a certain time and space endeavor to shape public opinion. A special focus has been given to the analysis of the temporal and spatial dimensions of monument management. The spatial dimension refers to the characteristics of a particular monument and the broader context of the space, that is, the environment in which it was placed. The temporal dimension refers to the management of monumental heritage by the ruling elites, which change in the process of elite circulation. The process of elite circulation is accompanied with efforts for imposing a historical narrative, which is necessarily a selective process in which certain parts of the collective memory are forgotten and others highlighted. Finally, this paper offers a temporal, that is, historical, context of the installation and meaning of the monumental heritage in the City of Zagreb, both for the people of Zagreb and for the entire Croatian nation.

Keywords

City of Zagreb; spatial dimension; monumental heritage; temporal dimension; temporal context of installation

Hrčak ID:

318999

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/318999

Publication date:

9.7.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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