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Posted on June 4, 2009, 8:39 pm by Bruno Vucica in category Diocletian's Palace
Porta septemtronalis is the name it had in the Roman times. It was used by the emperor Diocletian when he first entered the Palace on June 1st, 305 AD. It was built in a rectangular shape, with double gates 9 x 9 meters in dimension, as a part of defensive fieldworks (propugnaculum).
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Posted on June 4, 2009, 2:39 pm by Cynthia Bowyer in category About Split
In the middle of a long, multi-city trip through Europe, we chose Split for a week of R & R. We rented a charming apartment and just enjoyed strolling around town, taking ferries to Hvar and Brac, taking the city bus to Trogir, visiting Diocletian's Palace, exploring the trails on Marjan Hill, a...
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Posted on June 4, 2009, 1:54 pm by Bruno Vucica in category Diocletian's Palace
PJACA, or People's square is first mentioned in the 13th century as "Sirina" sv. Lovre". With its architectural diversity and impressive dynamics of living Pjaca always managed to surprise its visitors, even the "natives" who rarely look up to take in their surroundings.
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Posted on June 4, 2009, 11:46 am by Bruno Vucica in category Diocletian's Palace
Rectangular on the outside and oval on the inside, Vestibul is an ancient imperial antechamber preserved in appearance to the present day. We can only imagine how fascinating it must have looked like in its original form: rounded niches with statues, large dome with glittering color mosaic and a whi...
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Posted on June 4, 2009, 10:40 am by Tonka Kovacic in category Monasteries
The church of St. Feliks over the creek, a martyr from the time of Diocletian, was located at the present site of the church of St. Frane at the coast. According to the chronicles of Toma Arhidakon it was built by the Archbishop of Split Ivan who lived close by and who was also buried here. In the 1...
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Posted on June 4, 2009, 7:41 am by Bruno Vucica in category Marjan Hill
"St. Nikola na Gori"This church was built in 1219 by local notable Rako and his wife Elisabeth and presented as a gift to the abbey of St. Stjepan on Sustipan. It was first takey care of by the Benedictines, then hermits, and lastly Society Marjan that had...
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Posted on June 3, 2009, 2:34 pm by Bruno Vucica in category Diocletian's Palace
Of all the cathedrals in Europe, the one in Split is housed in the oldest structure - the mausoleum of the Roman emperor Diocletian. In it, at the end of the second millennium, history combines with the heritage of the pagan Antiquity, Christian Medieval period and modern times. The Mausoleum of the...
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