The economic changes of the beginning of the 21st century greatly influenced urban planning and lifestyle, resulting in the creation of an abandoned industrial heritage, while the expansive growth of cities caused their inappropriate location in the center of cities. As a response to such spatial problems, there are tendencies to consider the role of the post-industrial landscape in city planning, industrial heritage as a resource and an integral part of collective and historical identity. Therefore the work provides an insight into the historical aspect, development, significance and current trends in the world and in Croatia regarding validation of industrial landscapes. Using the example of the City Slaughterhouse and Cattle Market in Zagreb, the work tries to point out the importance and potential of such areas, which through revitalization can influence the urban regeneration of a neighborhood or city. On the basis of research and comparative analysis of relevant examples, as well as a field visit and inventory of the location in question, the revitalization of the City Slaughterhouse and Livestock Market in Zagreb is proposed, and it is concluded that by repurposing the complex, it is possible to create a new gravitational point of the city with a recognizable identity with a significant positive impact on the environmental condition of the location. The case in question tries to present a model of revitalization where special emphasis is placed on landscape values and values of open space as a cultural, social and ecological phenomenon.