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Degradation of Architectural Heritage and Economic Degradation Through Loss of Genuine Purpose of Buildings

For development of the main square in Osijek, big impact had two buildings: the hotel 'Central'and the First Croatian Savings Bank. Since 1889, when the owner forerunners of today's Osijek brewery Kajetan Šeper, in Osijek built hotel 'Central' on main square, with a café on the ground floor, it has become a regular meeting place of intellectuals, aristocrats, merchants, bankers and traders. Today, completely forgotten interior of the café have been reported in rare sources. In the beginning of the development of hotel industry in the city center, near to the hotel 'Central', in 1864 was built the hotel 'Grand' in the Županijska Street, later called 'Psunj' and in 1904 was opening of hotel 'Rayal' in the Kapucinska Street. On the main square from 1909 to 1910 was built in the first Croatian Savings Bank, housing commercial three-story building, designed by architect Dionis Sunko. Recently lost the original purpose in his ground floor - bank. Today we witness the degradation of architectural heritage with changing the original use of buildings that marked the cultural and economic life of the center of Osijek. All of these, historically and architecturally valuable buildings, recently lose its original purpose which degrades the cultural and economic life of the city. Also, a change in use, in addition to poor economic performance pulls and loss of identity and degraded urban fabric ; nor hotel 'Central' can survive amputated for his café, which is also its link with the space and life of the main square nor First Croatian Savings Bank without its groundfloor hall for work with clients, can offer to town the quality of its original idea. Because of the importance of a café of hotel 'Central' in the life of the city of Osijek in the past, it is necessary to examine the possibility of returning the space to the original purpose, with appropriate presentation of original interior elements. For the revival of the city, especially urban centers, but also for the life of historical architecture that makes up the city's identity, it is necessary to redefine the purpose of the space inside the historic structure.

architectural heritage, the degradation, the original purpose of the building, the identity of the city

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