The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (at one time: „zemaljsko kazalište u Zagrebu“ Land Theatre in Zagreb) On the 14th October 1895, in Zagreb, the building of the theatre admitting 750 visitors was opened, which today houses the Croatian National Theatre. The neobaroque building of the theatre is a master piece of the late historicism by Austrian architect Ferdinanda Fellner and German architect Hermanna Helmer.
The history of Zagreb stage venues starts in the Middle Ages, when from the 11th century, akin to western Europe, liturgy dramas were staged in the cathedral (Easter, Epiphany), whereas profane, carnival games were in the Croatian tradition held in public spaces belonging to the city from the mid 14th century. In the 16th century performances were held in the Cathedral schools on Kaptol. It's the Jesuits that in 1607 continuously staged plays in their gymnasiums (secondary schools) in Latin, then later in the Croatian Kajkavian dialect: by 1772 they staged 400 plays, closed for the public or for public attendance on a dozen town locations.  After relinquishing the Jesuit order, between 1791 and 1834 there were continuous, albeit far more rare stage performances of works in translations into Kajkavian dialect and comedy adaptations and plays in Kaptol seminaries. German theatre groups came to Zagreb in the late 18th century- they played on Harmica (today Jelačić Square) and in public houses (inns), occasionally in palaces of noblemen in the Upper Town. The first public hall in Zagreb was located in the newly reconstructed  space of a dining room within a monastery (today's Museum of the City of Zagreb, Opatička 20). In general, by the end of the 18th century the theatre public gained a lot of knowledge about the arts and became more demanding, since they got well acquinted with the fact that in other European cities the theatre halls were mantaining a much higher quality level compared to the spatial improvisations here in Croatia.