The Croatian City of Split is a fascinating place. Most of the old town is in, amongst and around the fourth century palace built for the Roman Emperor Diocletian. It was very busy when we visited, even for an off-peak month!
Image 011 shows one of many town squares with the white stone, ubiquitous green shutters and lovely orange tiles. The restaurants are not busy yet as its mid-morning!
The majestic 15th century Pjaca Clock Tower is the focus of image 034. Pjaca means city hall square. An older circle in stone is visible on this building. Presumably this is the location of a previous clock.
Built as a mausoleum for Diocletian, Split’s octagonal cathedral of St Domnius is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman buildings still standing. The Bell tower shown in image 048 is “mostly” 13th century original Dalmatian Medieval architecture standing 57m tall.
There are lots and lots of little passage ways in and around the environs of the palace. Image 056 shows one passageway. Even the new extension atop the building has green shutters!
Nearby image 056 is the site of image 057. Here we have some unpainted shutters and the lovely purples of a rampant bougainvillea flowering over the wall.
Erected in 1929, the statue of Gregory of Nin forms image 070. Gregory was a medieval Croatian bishop of Nin who strongly opposed the Pope and official circles of the Church and introduced the national language in the religious services after the Great Assembly in 926, according to traditional Croatian historiography.
Image 097 shows another passageway tuned into a tunnel in the Croatian City of Split. I had to wait for tourists to stop crossing the intersecting pathway to get a decent shot here!
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