Meštrović Pavilion is a building

Building

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 located on Žrtava Fašizma Square (Victims of Fascism) in central

Donji Grad

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 Zagreb

Zagreb

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, Croatia

Croatia

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, designed by Ivan Meštrović

Ivan Meštrovic

Ivan Meštrović was a Croatian and Yugoslav sculptor and architect born in Vrpolje, Croatia...

 and built in 1938, that has served several functions in its lifetime. An art museum before World War II

World War II

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, it was converted into a mosque

Mosque

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 for Bosniaks

Bosniaks

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 under the Independent State of Croatia

Independent State of Croatia

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, to again become the Museum of Revolution in post-war Yugoslavia. , it serves as a space for exhibitions and concerts. The mosque was eventually built in 1987, in Borovje neighborhood.

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