Cathedral & Bell Tower, Split

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The Cathedral of St. Duje (local name for Dujam or Domnius in Latin) is a complex of a church, formed from imperial mausoleum of Roman Emperor Diocletianus. St. Duje is patron sainf of Split, who was a 3rd century bishop of Salona (Solin nearby Split). Bishop Dujam was martyred with seven other christians in the persecutions of Emperor Diocletianus.
The cathedral is composed of three different sections of three different ages. The main core of the cathedral is ex-mausoleum of Emperor Diocletianus which dates from the 3rd century. It is laid out on an octagonal plan and has a double lines of Corinthian columns, many of which are Roman origins. Later in the 17th century a chorus was added to the eastern side of the mausoleum and for that purpose the eastern wall of the mausoleum was torn down in order to unify the two chambers.
The wooden doors of the cathedral dates from 1220, made by the medieval Croatian painter and sculptor Andrija Buvina. It is fine example of Romanesque art, displaying life of Jesus Christ in 12 different sections.
The front side of the cathedral and the main entrance was interlaced with arcades of the Peristyle.
There is a permanent exibitions of the treasures and relicts in the Cathedral, note of your attention.

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The idea of this picture was to catch the sunrise in one of the bell-tower's window. Besides, the picture of tower taken from this perspective always look very attractive.
The bell tower is from 1100 and is one of the most beautiful Romanesque towers in the world. Extensive refurbishing in 1908 radically changed the bell tower and most of the original Romanesque sculptures were removed.
The Bell-tower is the highest building in the town of Split. On a clear day you can see whole the town and surroundings islands from its top.

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The Cathedral and Temple is situated in the heart of Diocletian's Palace and houses the emporer's mausoleum. The Cathedral originally built as the mausoleum and the Romansque belfry was added in the 16th Century but reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th Century when the tower collapsed. There are two lion figures at the belfry's entrance.

The original Octagon shaped mausoleum, which dates back from the 3rd Century and to commemorate Emperor Dicoletian, has 24 columns is preserved and the interior has two rows of Corinthian columns. There is also a frieze of Emperor Dicoletian and his wife, Prisca.

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The Cathedral of St Duje is the catholic cathedral of Split. The Cathedral of St. Duje is a complex of a church, formed from an Imperial Roman mausoleum, with a bell tower. The cathedral was named after Saint Duje, patron saint of Split, who was a 3rd century Bishop of Salona. Salona was a large Roman city serving as capital of the Province of Dalmatia.

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Fittingly, Split Cathedral, built over the palace of a Christian butchering Roman emperor, is dedicated to St. Duje, a martyr who died at the hands of Emperor Diocletian. During the Christian persecution he was beheaded, along with the eight soldiers he had converted to Christianity. He is now the patron saint of the city.

The main part of the church is built into the original Roman mausoleum, but the impressive Romanesque tower is a wholly new construct, coming in the 1100s.

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The symbol of the city is the bell tower of the Cathedral of St. Domnius.According to historians it takes 3 centuries to build it a little slow but the result is faboulous.No need to say that the architecture norms and fashion has change in 300 years and trhats why the style is a little confusing a coctail of Romanesque,gothic and a little of renaissance .You are allowed to climb if you are energetic enough.)))

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This is on the adjacent side of the cathedral and now used for baptisms and ceremonies. Diocletian had this built for his burial place. It is in octagon shape with massive stones. It is 75 feet tall, 9 feet thick, and surrounded by 28 columns made of granite and marble that came from booty form Greece and Egypt. The lion and grotesque figurines are on the front side of the church. The sphinx statues that should be at the front church entrance are away now being "restored", but they are from 15th century BC.

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The treasury is on the inside of the church and cost $2, or 10 kuna. It is small but okay for a short visit. I was not that impressed because there were not a lot of artifacts and religious icons. There are some sacral art works dating back to 13th century, vestments form 14th-19th centuries, and a set of books with age from 6th century forward. The crypt below cost $1 to enter, and basically a hollow carved out alcove where there is the crypt-I guess of St. Domnius, and St John on a pedestal.