Zagreb Hippodrome Zagreb Hippodrome. In 1994, Pope John Paul II celebrated a mass at the Hippodrome, which was attended by a million people. Pope Benedict XVI also celebrated a mass at the Hippodrome in 2011. The Hippodrome also saw use as a concert venue, hosting Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica. Zagreb Hippodrome Zagreb Hippodrome () is a horse racing venue in Zagreb, Croatia. It was built from 1947 to 1950, with a design based on the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. It is located in the neighbourhood of Kajzerica, on the southern bank of the Sava river, near the Bundek lake. The
The Meaning of the City The Meaning of the City The Meaning of the City is a theological essay by Jacques Ellul which recounts the story of the city in the Bible and seeks to explain the city's biblical significance. Ellul wrote the book in 1951; it was published in English translation in 1970, and then in French in 1975 as "Sans feu ni lieu : Signification biblique de la Grande Ville". Where is the city's foundation? All mythologies speak of an original garden, returning to which is man's only desire. The city is the world of man: his creation (made in his image) and