Zagreb’s new cultural hub project moves ahead

ZAGREB, 27 July 2025 – One of Zagreb’s most ambitious urban and cultural redevelopment projects, the transformation of the historic Paromlin complex, has reached a major milestone with the formal signing of a €40 million EU co-financing agreement.

The funds, allocated from the Integrated Territorial Programme 2021–2027, will go towards the €95 million investment to convert the long-abandoned industrial site behind the city’s main train station into a cutting-edge social and cultural centre.

Spanning 36,000 square metres, the development involves the restoration of four historic buildings and the construction of two new ones.

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These will house the new Zagreb City Library, multimedia halls, music studios, a canteen, a 330-space public garage, and other facilities.

The library will offer public access to over half a million books for the first time and serve as a central hub for education, culture, and community life.

Designed to meet the highest environmental standards, Paromlin is also Zagreb’s first fully climate-neutral public project. It will feature a solar power plant and advanced heating and drainage systems.

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Completion is scheduled for early 2027, when the facility will open its doors as a modern space tailored to all generations and fully accessible to people with disabilities.