Description of the attraction
In the III century, the emperor Diocletian built a huge fortress on the coast, the area of which exceeded 4500 square meters. Here the emperor spent his last years of his life. 300 years later, the inhabitants of Salona (the former name of the city of Split) sought protection from the attacks of the Avars and Slavs behind its high walls.
Most of the palace collapsed over time, the main entrance, the Golden Gate, the Church of St. Martin, the Bronze and Iron Gates and the Peristyle (the colonnade that surrounded the palace) have been preserved. Under Diocletian, various festivities and ceremonies were held in Peristyle, and now during the festivals, theatrical performances are held.
In the basements of the Sea Gate, vaulted walls made of stone blocks and brown bricks can be seen resting on square columns. These premises are now chosen by the sellers of local souvenirs.
In the northeastern part of Diocletian's palace there is the Papalich Palace, built in the middle of the 15th century. Juraj Dalmatian. It was Papalichi, the famous humanists of their time, who first began to collect local antiquities. This is how the City Museum appeared with a very interesting exposition.
