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  2. Diocletian's Palace - Wikipedia

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    The Peristyle is the central square of the palace, where the main entrance to Diocletian's quarters (pictured) is located. In November 1979, UNESCO , in line with the international convention on cultural and natural heritage, adopted a proposal that the historic city of Split built around the Palace should be included in the register of World ...

  3. Stobreč - Wikipedia

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    Stobreč (Italian: Stobrezio, Latin: Epetium, Greek: Επέτιον) is a historical village and now a tourist resort on the Adriatic Sea, in central Dalmatia, Croatia. Administratively it is part of the city of Split. Founded as Epetium, Stobreč has been settled since the classical antiquity founded as an Ancient Greek colony on the Illyrian ...

  4. List of castles in Croatia - Wikipedia

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    Diocletian's Palace: Split, Split-Dalmatia County: Palace 3th century AD: Diocletian's Palace was build in 3th century AD as a residence for the Roman emperor Diocletian in his hometown of Split. One of the best preserved Roman Architecture in Europe, The Palace is under UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Čačvina Castle: Čačvina, Split ...

  5. Cathedral of Saint Domnius - Wikipedia

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    Diocletian's Palace (Croatian: Dioklecijanova palača) is a building in the centre of Split, built for the Emperor Diocletian (a native of Dalmatia) at the turn of the 4th century. On the intersection of two main roads, cardo and decumanus , there is a monumental court Peristyle , from which the only access to Cathedral of St. Domnius is to the ...

  6. Iron Gate (Diocletian's Palace) - Wikipedia

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    The Porta Occidentalis was a secondary gate of Diocletian's palace, as it was not the main gate and was located in the middle of the west wall.Made up of two parts, an outer and inner gates designed as a defensive system [9] the architecture has a rich profile, while the arch is easily profiled.

  7. Split Synagogue - Wikipedia

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    Located on a small street called Židovski Prolaz (Jewish Lane), the synagogue was built into the western wall of Diocletian's Palace by Jews escaping the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal. In 1573, a Jewish cemetery was approved and built on Marjan Hill, which overlooks the city of Split.

  8. Temple of Jupiter, Split - Wikipedia

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    It is located in the western part of Diocletian's Palace near the Peristyle, the central square of the imperial complex. It was built between 295 and 305, during the construction of the Palace, and was probably turned into a Baptistery of St. John the Baptist in the 6th century, at the same time when the crypt dedicated to St. Thomas was built. [1]

  9. Golden Gate (Diocletian's Palace) - Wikipedia

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    The Porta Septemtrionalis was the "main landward gate" of Diocletian's palace, [6] located in the middle of the northern wall. Its exterior opening measures 4.17 by 4.36 meters; above the lintel is a 3.02-meter-high arch composed of 19 stone blocks. [7]