Split Diocletian's Palace
Posted on June 9, 2009, 9:42 am by Tonka Kovacic in category Diocletian's Palace
Split cannot boast the largest, widest, or most luxurious avenue in the world (or in the Meditarranean), but it can certainly boast one of the narrowest! The city that grew through exeptional integration of ancient and modern architectural forms conceals a very special street in the centre. Pusti me...
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Posted on June 8, 2009, 8:14 am by Bruno Vucica in category Diocletian's Palace
PORTA MERIDIONALIS is its Roman name. As a gate facing the rage of the sea, with the south wind, it is entirely different from the other three. First of all its more modest dimensions, then because it served as a gateway to the sea, from the first flow through the subterranean areas.
Along wi...
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Posted on June 6, 2009, 6:24 pm by Bruno Vucica in category Diocletian's Palace
Porta orientalis is its Roman name. It continuse the shape of rectangular propugnaculum, that opens up towards the main street, decumanus, which continues west towards "Pjaca", traditionally the central local meeting place. Silver Gate was more modestly, decorated than the Golden Gate.
It was...
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Posted on June 6, 2009, 9:18 am by Tonka Kovacic in category Diocletian's Palace
PORTA OCCIDENTALIS is its Roman name. Through the Iron Gate, life of the 17th century was passed by each day. Ever since it was opened it bears witness to Illyrian, Greek, Roman and also Avar, Slav, Turkish. Italian, French and other groups, until today when the sound of the renaissance clock tower ...
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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).
Its fron...
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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.
If you approach it fr...
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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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