The bat house
Kallina House
Why locals love it
The house Kallina is one of the most unusual architectural achievements of Zagreb. It is a residential palace completely covered in ceramic tiles. The house was constructed at the beginning of the XXth century by a rich owner of ceramic tiles factory. He used his own house as a promotional show-off for his company.
Why you should visit it
The building was designed by famous Zagreb architect Vjekoslav Bastl and it's one of the most extraordinary examples of local art-nouveau architecture. Amazing colored tiles cover the entire building, some of them even showing secessionist floral motifs.
Special tip
If you take a close look, you'll notice the tiles representing bats around first-floor windows. And beware... there are rumors the house is haunted!
Kallina House
Kuća Kallina, Gundulićeva ul. 20, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia