The City Guard ( hr, Zgrada Glavne straže) is the name of the building which formerly housed the city guard of Osijek,

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. It is located in

Tvrđa Tvrđa (''Citadel'') is the old town of the city of Osijek in Croatia. It is the best-preserved and largest ensemble of Baroque buildings in Croatia and consists of a Habsburg star fort built on the right bank of the River Drava. Tvrđa has been ...

. Today, the building houses the

Archaeological Museum Osijek Osijek Archaeological Museum ( hr, Arheološki muzej Osijek) is an archaeological museum in Osijek, Croatia. It is located in Tvrđa. It consists of two buildings: The City Guard in Osijek, The City Guard and Brožan House. The museum was establ ...

, a local museum focusing on the history of the city.

History

The structure was built from 1728 to 1729. It was recently renovated in 2006.Ive Mažuran, ''Grad i tvrđava Osijek'' Osijek, 2000

Description

The building has 2 floors. Located on Holy Trinity Square, the facade of the City Guard building features a prominent

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. The building also includes a bell tower with an attached terrace, from the top of which the entirety of Tvrđa is visible. The building was renovated in 2006; during the renovation a steel-glass structure was also added, as designed by Branko Silađin.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:City Guard in Osijek Buildings and structures in Osijek Buildings and structures completed in 1729