It’s a pity that during the 5th century AD Christians forcibly removed the statue of Nike, pagan goddess of victory, and placed it with the religious symbol of the cross in its place. In the 11th century a church “Gospa od Zvonika” was built, originally dedicated to St. Theodore, with a beautiful early-Romanesque bell tower.

During the Middle Ages the area of propugnacul served as a courtroom, and only 50 years ago this was a heaven for small shops. Eve a casual glance reveals a historical dynamics of the Iron Gate, and especially interesting is the specific style of residental construction in the wall itself, bell tower, part of the guard pathway over the remains of the octagonal towers and a beautiful view of the entire decumanus and a part of the People’s square.

Above the door there was a statue of Nika, the pagan goddess of victory. After the arrival of Christians statue was removed to put in its place a cross. Above the door was built the church of Our Lady of the tower are still visible remains of the defensive guard towers and part of the promenade. Defense yard is the best preserved of all. Doors are dedicated to St. Theodore.

The Silver Gate was reopened in the early 1950s, after it had been unearthed to its original level, and restored to its original appearance. Many additional structures from the previous centuries, which had been juxtaposed to the eastern wall of the Palace, were removed on that occasion. Close to the Silver Gate, there was another small gate opened in the late Middle Ages, so called Venetian Gate. This small gate was used as the entrance to the city during the period when the Silver Gate was walled and covered by additional structures.

Opposite the Silver Gate, along the main city market place, there is the old Dominican church and monastery, dating from the first half of 17th century, which were constructed on the site of the previous ancient structures. At the turn of 19th century, the church was enlarged. Its actual appearance was contrived in the early thirties.

To the east of the Silver Gate, there is the city quarter Lucac, which used to be in the outskirts of the city, but it is wholly integrated with the city core nowadays.

The northern gate of the Palace (called the Golden Gate) had been conceived as the main entrance to the Palace and so it had been elaborately decorated with statues of the Emperor Diocletian and his co-regent Maximilian, in the upper row of the niches, and with sculpture of an eagle a symbol of Jupiter, between the two.There were the statues of their two successors to the throne – caesars Galerius and Constantine – in the lower row of the niches.

This conclusion can be made on account of the imperial iconography pattern, effective at the time of tetrarchy (rule by four persons). On the top of the wall, there have been four pedestals preserved until the present day (while there were five of them on the drawings from the 18th century), that could have been used as a supporting base for statues, but it is unlikely to believe that the imperial figures would have been repeated twice on the same façade. So far there has not been a veritable explanation given for this double usage.

Above the Golden Gate, there was an Early – Croatian Church of St. Martin built in the outer walls used by the sentry, probably in 6th century. This can be concluded by the patron saints, to whom the other gates of the imperial Palace had been dedicated : St. Theodore (The Western Gate), St. Apollinaire (The Eastern Gate) and St. Julian (The Southern Gate). St. Martin was a patron saint of soldiers, like St. Theodore, and was worshipped in the Roman times, particularly in the West, during the rule of the Emperor Justinian (527-565).

The small church in the corridor has been altered several times. The present appearance is a replica of the early Croatian church from 6th century, with an altar partition in pre-Romanesque style added in 11th century, which has been preserved at its original site until the present day. This peculiarity ranks the small church of St. Martin among the best preserved sacral monuments of the ancient world. Today, this small church is an integral part of the Benedictine nunnery.

Circular vestibule of the aisle, interior doors, the Peristyle. Reconstructed Roman staircase leading to the reconstructed Renaissance terrace family Natalis-Bozicevic, located on the southern edge of the former arch vestibule.

Museum visitors can tour the displays and temporary exhibitions can go with an updated, original staircase and step on a single roof vestibule. From the top of the vestibule there is a unique view on the roof, tower, harbor.

Ethnographic Museum visitors with a tour of the collection of our folklore and heritage walks in the flat part of the Emperor Diocletian in which the institution is located, they can go to the updated, original staircase and step on a single roof vestibule.

- Vestibule is physically connected with the building of the museum, and although this is not a primary part of ethnographic settings in terms of conservation work we decided to “extend” and this part, or to preserve and adapt this space, you can maintain – explained Silvio Braica, director of Ethnographic Museum, adding that the aim of the museum workers, conservators, and urban planners organize a broad part of the palace which is located around this institution, and so away, and domestic visitors, providing an unforgettable experience views of the roofs are covered bathe, the bell tower of the cathedral, the mausoleum.

The nominal capacity was 55,000 when it was built. The stadium was built as major sports centre for the 1979 Mediterranean Games and opened by Josip Broz Tito.

Poljud Stadium was also venue for 1990 European Championships in athletics.

The record attendance was 62,000 in 1982, in football match HNK Hajduk Split versus Dinamo Zagreb, when these two Croatian football teams competed for the Championship title.

The stadium is affectionately known to the locals as the “Poljudska ljepotica” or “Poljud beauty”. Poljud is the second largest stadium in Croatia after the Maksimir stadium.

The reconstruction on the stadium is planned. It will cost approximately 90 million euro. After reconstruction the stadium will have 44,000 seats. The reconstruction was planned as a part of a joint Croatian-Hungarian bid to host the Euro 2012 competition. Since Croatia and Hungary did not get the organization for Euro 2012, the planned reconstruction is for now on hold.

The monumental sculpture of the bishop that reads the Bible facing the northern walls of the Diocletian’s palace presents Grgur, the bishop of Nin. The sculpture was made by Ivan Mestrovic in 1929 and originally stood in the center of Peristyle untill 1954.
Grgur Ninski was 10th century bishop that strongly opposed the Pope and official circles of the Church and introduced the Croatian language in the religious services after the Great Assembly in 926. Until that time, services were held only in Latin, not being understandable to the majority of the population. Not only that this was important for Croatian language and culture but it also made the religion stronger within the Croatian nation.

The sculpture of Grgur Ninski is so popular that you’ll find smaller versions of it in squares in Nin and Varazdin as well. None of them is as monumental and big in scale as the original from Split.

The bronze on Grgur’s toe is worn down since the local legend says it that you have to touch his toe each time you pass by if you want good luck and if you want your wishes to come true.
This is not the place to test your Destiny, trust me, just go there and touch his toe!

The huge statue of archbishop Grgur Ninski stands outside the northern walls of the palace, right in front of the Bronze Gate.
According to the local legend, each time one passes by the giant statue of Grgur Ninski, and touch his thumb it brings the luck.
Many local students do so before their exams.
Last and not of less importance, the statue is work of Ivan Mestrovic, the greatest and wide world famous Croatian sculptor.

The best starting point for sightseeing is Marmontova Street in which you can find numerous prestigious shops with clothes and cosmetics and coffee shops. This street leads you towards the sea where you can enjoy the view of the sea and the palms, relax in some of the cafes or walk and observe the facade of the Palace.

On the opposite side of the Old Town (western), you’ll find this long, always busy street lined with all kinds of shops and a smattering of restaurants and cafes. It runs from the Riva (waterfront) up to Trg Gaje F. Bulata where there is a mall, a theater and the Croatian National Theater.

The main shopping area in Split for designer and name-brand goods (mostly for women) is the marble-lined street of Marmontova. It runs from the waterfront all the way back to the Trg Gaje Bulata, which is where the Croatian National Theatre is located.The main shopping area in Split for designer and name-brand goods (mostly for women) is the marble-lined street of Marmontova. It runs from the waterfront all the way back to the Trg Gaje Bulata, which is where the Croatian National Theatre is located.

Republic Square or popular Split Prokurative is a unique architectonic space, protected as a historical and monumental whole. At the beginning of July, for many years, one of the most popular festivals of Croatian pop music takes place on this square. From its beginnings, 50 years ago, till today Prokurative has welcomed some of the greatest names of Croatian and international music scene.

Prokurativa is synonymous with portico, decorated promenades of cardo and decumanus, main streets of the Diocletian’s Palace. This architectural details was used by the Venetians on their central square in front of the cathedral of St. Marco, and major of Split Antonio Bajamonti, returned it here in the early 19th century.

Here, at Prokurative Bajamonti also built a large theatre that was soon destroyed in the fire. But the cultural tradition of this square is still reflected in the traditional festival of Dalmatian song, held here since 1967. Unfortunately, except for that the square is not much in use. Its neo Renaissance beauty, today attracts only the “clicks” of digital cameras and children’s game of “indoor” soccer.

Temple of Jupiter was constructed from the 295th until 305 However, as part of the palace of Emperor Diocletian. Was probably dedicated to the supreme Roman deity and the divine father Diocletian Jupiter. Temple is located west of the central part of the palace which was the religious part, and to which came the solemn approach. It is known that the car came 305th The Nikomedije from the palace, and then stop the many papers, and parts of the temple remained incomplete.

During late Antiquity and Middle Ages, the temple was converted into a baptistery, a crypt dedicated to St. Thomas. In the thirteenth century baptismal font gets well. At one of the carved marble panel is the oldest version of the Croatian King Kresimir IV or Zvonimir. In the interior are preserved two sarcophagi in which they buried Split Archbishop John and Lawrence. Inside there is a large Mestrovic statue of St John. The vault in the 11th was built early Romanesque bell tower was removed around the 1840th in accordance with the then classical aspirations. In the early 20th century (1907.) removed a few houses on the western and southern sides, so that the temple today released the new works, except those on the northwest corner that is still leaning one house. Those years are made with durable and meet the reconstruction of the surface cement mortar.

One of the most beautiful squares in Split. His offer represent octagonal Venetian tower, the late Renaissance palace Milesi and Marko Mestrovic’s monument to Marulic that together create a harmonious urban whole. Beside the square is connected to Michael Beam and Street of “Braca Radic” and together create a beautiful city space.

Now home to various shops and businesses, Trg brace Radic was once home to a bustling fruit market and so has been given the unofficial name of Vocni trg. This translates to, you might have guessed, fruit square. These days there’s no fruit in sight, but there are several shops and points of interest that call this square home, including the Venetian castello and tower, both of which were constructed in 1435. The northern side of the square is dominated by the Milesi Palace, one of the best examples of Baroque architecture in Dalmatia.

The statue that stands in front of the palace is relatively small but represents a large figure from Croatian history, that of Marko Marulic, a 15th-century poet who was one of the first literary figures to use Croatian language. The statue was created by another eminent Croatian historial figure, Ivan Mestrovic.