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The Great Ones Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/18/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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HR:Zelena potkova ili Lenuzzijeva potkova je naziv za urbanisticku cjelinu koja se sastoji od niza trgova-perivoja u Donjem gradu u Zagrebu.
Hortikulturno uredeni trgovi nazvani su potkova jer se formiraju se u obliku slova U, pri cemu s južne, istocne i zapadne strane okružuju središte zagrebackog Donjeg grada. Zelena potkova karakteristicna je po reprezentativnim javnim zgradama i privatnim palacama s kraja 19. i pocetka 20. stoljeca, te predstavlja najznacajniji urbanisticki zahvat u povijesti hrvatske arhitekture i gradogradnje.
Zelena potkova izvedena je vecim dijelom prema zamislima zagrebackog urbanista Milana Lenuzzija koji je 1882. postao gradskim inžinjerom.
Zelena potkova ukljucuje:
Zrinjevac, tj. Zrinski trg
Strossmayerov trg
Trg kralja Tomislava
Trg Ante Starcevica
Botanicki vrt
Marulicev trg
Mažuranicev trg
Trg maršala Tita

Šest velikana cuva cache.S lijeva na desno: Ivan Mažuranic,knez Krsto Frankopan,Andrija Medulic,Juraj Julije Clovio -Clovic,Nikola Jurišic i Ivan pl. Kukuljevic.Nakon plemenitog,skreni lijevo jer ipak priroda cuva ono što velikani štite.

Oko cache-a pogotovo u vrijeme praznika može biti puno muggles-a. To je samo dodatan izazov kako doci do cache-a ili doci u vrijeme kada nema puno znatiželjnih ociju.

EN:Green horseshoe or Lenuzzi's horseshoe is name for urban complex which consists of a series of squares-parks in the Lower Town in Zagreb.
Horticultural arranged squares are named as the horseshoe formed by the U-shaped,while to the south, east and west around the center of Zagreb's Lower Town.Green horseshoe is characterized by representative public buildings and private mansions from the late 19th and early 20 century, and represents the most significant urban project in the history of Croatian architecture and city constructing.
Green horseshoe was done largely according to the ideas of the Zagreb urban planners Milan Lenuzzi that the 1882nd became the city engineer.
Green horseshoe includes:
-Zrinjevac;Zrinski Square
-Strossmayer Square
-King Tomislav Square
-Ante Starcevic Square
-botanical garden
-Marulic Square
-Mažuranic Square
-Marshal Tito Square

Six great ones preserves cache.From left to right:Ivan Mažuranic,count Krsto Frankopan,Andrija Medulic,Juraj Julije Clovio -Clovic,Nikola Jurišic i Ivan noble Kukuljevic.After a noble, turn left.After all,nature preserves what great ones protect.

Around the cache especially during holidays there are a lot of muggles. You have to be careful not to be caught. It is a bit of a chalenge to take the cache but you can always come back when there are not so many curious eyes around the cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

A 45° 48.630 R 015° 58.720

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)