EN: Petar Preradovic square is among Zagreb citizens better known as “Cvjetni Trg” (Flower Square), because of the kiosks with flowers that are traditionally housed there.
Square is a pedestrian zone and is located in the center of town, about 200 meters from main (Ban Jelacic) Square. The square and surrounding streets are full of bars and cafes, all of which have outside terraces with tables, so as soon as the sun shines a bit, tables are filled so quickly that it is impossible to find a place to sit. The most interesting time to come here (when the weather is nice) is on Saturdays from 10-15h, during the so-called "Špica" (peak time). People come here to meet their friends, take the children for a stroll, have a drink, and last, but not least, present to the public eye your new purchases of clothes and shoes. Here you may notice many paparazzi who stalk the so-called croatian "celebrities" and photograph them because they think croatian people are immensely interested to know who appeared with whom on the "peak time", and because of this, most gossip/trash magazines are full of “news” like that.
Flower Square is known for various gatherings and stalls set by various organizations, religious and others, for the distribution of leaflets and other forms of publicity, shows and activities, etc. It also organizes different commercial promotions.
At the northern end of the square is the Orthodox church, built in 1866.
The square was created in 1897. by demolition of some building blocks. Then it also got the name which it carries again today, because during the socialist Yugoslavia it was named "Square of brotherhood and unity".
The final shape of the square is obtained in the 1930s, when it "became a lively and crowded urban Point". That importance is kept up to date, despite the reconstruction which was done in 1995 and which according to many, was in reality a devastation. Notable moment was also the erection of a monument to Petar Preradović in 1954.
In 2007. Is the year of mass protests against the intentions of entrepreneur Tomo Horvatinčić that in the reconstruction plan of the block-square Petar Preradović-Ilica-Gundulićeva- Varšavska demolish two buildings on the north side of the square and build multi-story office and residential space, with large entrance to the mall. Despite several months of protests, Shopping Center “Cvjetni” was built and opened in April of 2011. Opinions differ, but it seems that today only a public garage a few floors below the center, and H & M (first opened in Croatia, then they opened a few) are doing well, while other commercial premises operate relatively poorly (or close down), primarily due to very high cost of rent.
More on the history of the Square you can read here.
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HR: Trg Petra Preradovića je među zagrepčanima općenito poznatiji kao Cvjetni trg, po kioscima sa cvijećem koji su tu tradicionalno smješteni.
Trg je pješačka zona, a nalazi se u strogom centru grada, oko 200 metara od Trga bana Jelačića. Sam trg i okolne ulice su prepune kafića, koji svi imaju terase sa stolovima, pa čim malo zasja sunce stolovi se napune tako brzo da je nemoguće naći mjesto. Najzanimljivije vrijeme za dolazak ovdje je subotom od 10-15h, kad je za lijepog vremena u toku takozvana "špica". Tada se ovdje dolazi sastati s poznatima, prošetati s djecom, popiti piće, a ujedno i svekolikom puku pokazati novu garderobu i cipele. Onda se na trgu mogu primijetiti i brojni paparazzi koji vrebaju hrvatske tzv. “celebrities”-e te snimaju tko se s kim pojavio na “špici”. Te slike onda prate pisana nagađanja o tome tko je s kim u vezi, a toga su prepune trač/trash novine.
Cvjetni Trg je poznat i po raznim okupljanjima te štandovima koje postavljaju razne udruge, vjerske organizacije i drugi, za dijeljenje letaka i druge oblike promidžbe, manja okupljanja i akcije itd. Također se organiziraju i komercijalne promotivne akcije.
Na sjevernom kraju trga je pravoslavna crkva Sv. Preobraženja Gospodnjeg, sagrađena 1866.
Trg je nastao rušenjem bloka zgrada koje su se tu nalazile 1897. i tada je dobio ime, koje danas ponovo nosi, jer je za vrijeme socijalističke Jugoslavije bio imenovan "Trgom bratstva i jedinstva".
Konačan je oblik dobio 1930-ih godina, kada je »postao živim i napučenim urbanim punktom«. Važan događaj bio je još i postavljanje spomenika Petru Preradoviću 1954. Taj je značaj, unatoč preuređenju koje je napravljeno 1995 i po mnogima značilo devastaciju, zadržao do danas.
Godine 2007. dolazi do masovnih prosvjeda protiv namjere poduzetnika Tome Horvatinčića da u sklopu plana preuređenja bloka Trg Petra Preradovića–Ilica–Gundulićeva–Varšavska sruši dvije zgrade na sjevernoj strani trga i sagradi višekatni poslovno-stambeni prostor, sa velikim ulazom u prostor trgovačkog centra. Unatoč višemjesečnim prosvjedima, trgovački centar Cvjetni je sagrađen i otvoren u travnju 2011. godine. Mišljenja su različita, ali izgleda da danas dobro posluju samo javna garaža na par katova ispod centra, te H&M (prvi otvoreni u Hrvatskoj, od onda ih se otvorilo još par), dok ostali poslovni prostori posluju relativno loše (ili se zatvaraju) prvenstveno zbog vrlo visokih cijena najma.
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