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Stone arches of Diocletian's Palace and the bell tower of St. Domnius Cathedral in Split

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Arches of the Peristyle, the mausoleum with its bell tower, residential windows, and the vaults of the Palace Substructures on a route through a palace that became a city.

How Diocletian's Palace Became Split

From Golden Gate through the palace halls to People's Square (Pjaca)

2 h 45 min1,5 km
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  1. Cathedral of Saint Domnius: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    Here, the palace's change of owners becomes literal: a new community will occupy the main memorial building of the former ruler.

  2. Golden Gate: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    The main entrance sets the scale of the residence and raises the question of why its owner did not return to power.

  3. Iron Gate: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    Traces on the side walls reveal the sequence of the guard post, the city court, and the shops.

  4. Palace Substructures: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    The lower rooms preserve the plan of the lost quarters and explain the benefit that city waste brought to the ancient masonry.

  5. People's Square: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    The final stop will show how Split's political center moved beyond the palace walls and changed the language of administration.

  6. Peristyle: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    The square will explain why the palace ceremonial layout suited the new urban community.

  7. Riva and the Southern Facade: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    The waterfront will extend the story of the palace to the harbor, quarantine trade, and a vanished warehouse complex.

  8. Temple of Jupiter (Baptistery of St John): story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    The font and statue will show how objects from different centuries were brought together around an ancient building's new purpose.

  9. Vestibule: story on the “How Diocletian's Palace Became Split” route

    The rotunda will separate the Roman layout from the housing that restorers removed in the twentieth century.

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