Mestrovic Pavilion, officially Home of Croatian artists (colloquially known as Dzamija, mosque) is a building located on Zrtava Fasizma Square (Victims of Fascism) in central Zagreb, Croatia, designed by Ivan Mestrovic and built in 1938, that has served several functions in its lifetime.An art museum before World War II, it was converted into a mosque for Bosniaks under the Independent State of Croatia, to again become the Museum of Revolution in post-war Yugoslavia. As of 2006, it serves as a space for exhibitions and concerts. The mosque was eventually built in 1987, in Borovje neighborhood.
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ziggurat, March 20th, 2017