Tvrđa

Tvrđa 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 described by the World Monuments Fund as "a unique example of an eighteenth-century baroque military, administrative, an…
Tvrđa 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 described by the World Monuments Fund as "a unique example of an eighteenth-century baroque military, administrative, and commercial urban center".
  • Built: 1693–1735
  • Controlled by: List of rulers · from its foundation to 1526 Kingdom of Hungary · 1691–1744 Kingdom of Croatia within Habsburg monarchy · 1744–1804 Kingdom of Slavonia within Habsburg monarchy · 1804–1867 Kingdom of Slavonia within Austrian Empire · 1867–1918 Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within Austria-Hungary
  • Built by: Habsburg monarchy · Architects involved: · 1691 Mathias von Kaiserfeld · 1712 Maximilian Gosseau de Henef
  • Materials: Limestone, brick
  • Type: Star fort
Data from: en.wikipedia.org