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Croatia4 Split2

Split is the second-largest city of Croatia with just over 200,000 inhabitants, and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, centered on the Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian

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Croatia4 Split2

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  1. CROATIA 4 Split 2

  2. Split is the second-largest city of Croatia  with just over 200,000 inhabitants, and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, centred on the Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian

  3. Riva is an urbanized, public, open and accessible space, 1700 years old It stands in front of Diocletian’s Palace, once the home of the Roman emperor Diocletian

  4. The Riva promenade

  5. The Riva waterfront

  6. Diocletian’s Palace and the entire historical core of Split have been on the UNESCO World Heritage list ever since 1979

  7. The city of Split and its waterfront, Riva, are among the most interesting and most specific sites in the Mediterranean

  8. Square of the Republic in Split was built in the 19th century, inspired by the famous Saint Mark Square in Venice

  9. For that reason, the buildings around it are popularly known as "Prokurative" (after the more famous "Procuratie" in Venice)

  10. The project of „Prokurative“ was idea of major of Split Antonio Bajamonti that in 1859 opened the Teatro Bajamonti, theater of impressive dimensions, which was destroyed in fire in 1882

  11. Square of the Republic - Prokurative

  12. Square of the Republic - Prokurative

  13. The Croatian National Theatre in Split opened in 1893. The theatre, which had a capacity of 1,000 was the biggest theatre in Southeast Europe at the time of its completion

  14. The Croatian National Theatre

  15. Voćni trg (Fruit square)

  16. Voćni trg (Fruit square) • the octagonal Venetian tower, the leftover of the former fortress, was built in the 15th century for the defense • the monument to the father of the Croatian literature, the citizen of Split, Marko Marulić, by Ivan Meštrović

  17. Pjaca, the Fruit Square has a special place in the heart of the citizens of Split, and all because it was the central location for the filming of one of the most popular Croatian TV series', saga's of Split "Velo Misto"

  18. Monument to Marko Marulic that with a book in his hand by Ivan Mestrović was made and donated to the city in 1925. Set on the square in front of the Renaissance palaces Milesi

  19. Marko Marulić  (1450-1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance

  20. Palace of the old family Milesi from the 17th century with a spectacular Baroque facade, one of the best examples of that style in the whole of Dalmatia

  21. Just outside the walls of Diocletian’s Palace in Split sits People’s Square (Narodni trg), otherwise known as “Pjaca” to the locals. Home to the former 15th-century city hall, People’s Square has been a gathering space for centuries

  22. People’s Square (Narodni trg)

  23. People’s Square (Narodni trg)

  24. People’s Square (Narodni trg)

  25. People’s Square (Narodni trg)

  26. People’s Square (Narodni trg) was surrounded with representative buildings, such as the late Gothic complex of the Ducal Palace with the Commune Palace and the Town Hall and also with the municipal theater with a dungeon  and the Art Nouveau Nakic Palace

  27. Built from 1901 to 1906 for the prosperous Split merchant Vicko Nakić, the  Nakic Palace is the earliest example of Art Nouveau architecture in Split

  28. Today it is called “People’s square” or as the locals simply call it  – “Pjaca”. It is by far the biggest square in Split, not being the part of the palace, but still being the part of the old town

  29. From the old town hall, jail and theater, only the loggia of the Town hall with the emblem of the city is still existent on the square. The rest of the medieval complex was torn down by the Austrian army, in order to get more spacious area among the tight, narrow streets

  30. Ivan Kozarik (born 1921) is among Croatia's most significant contemporary artists “ Art is always something else”

  31. Ivan Kožarić Sitting Man

  32. Ivan Kožarić

  33. Ivan Kožarić Man taking a shower 1955

  34. He exhibited on many important international exhibitions: Venice (1967), Biennale in Sao Paolo (1979). His work is in numerous anthologys of european contemporary sculpture. Many of his sculptures are permanently exhibited on public places Ivan Kožarić Man taking a shower 1955, Zagreb

  35. Ivan Kožarić Prizemljeno Sunce (The Grounded Sun, 1971) is a sculpture located in downtown Zagreb

  36. Ivan Kožarić

  37. Ivan Kozaric Croatian poet Antun Gustav Matos

  38. Sculpture of Croatian poet Antun Gustav Matos sitting on the bench watching over the city, is definitely among the most popular pieces of art on the streets of Zagreb

  39. Ivan Kožarić, Oblik prostora, 1963 (Shape of Space), Sculpture

  40. Veronika's Veil, acrylic on canvas, 140 x 205 cm, Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb

  41. Shape of Space (Oblik-prostora) 1965

  42. Shape of Space (Oblik-prostora) 1965

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