St. Martin's Church (Split)
St. Martin's Church ( hr, Crkva sv. Martina) is a Roman Catholic church in Split, Croatia, Split, Croatia. Built into a small space (an early guardhouse) within the ancient Golden Gate (Diocletian's Palace), Golden Gate of Diocletian's Palace, Diocletian's northern wall, it is one of the oldest churches in the city. St. Martin's Church is one of Split's tourist attractions and is known for its fine 11th century chancel screen. It is currently in the care of the Dominican Sisters, Dominican sisters, who have a monastery next door. The church itself is open to public visits. History St. Martin's is located in a cavity of the west wall above the Golden Gate (Diocletian's Palace), Porta Aurea of Diocletian's Palace. That space, in the time of Diocletian (285-305), was a narrow corridor (1.64 meters wide by 10 meters long) that was used as a guardhouse, with the windows (now filled in) on the south side for surveillance of approach to the main gate into the complex. These windows remain ...
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Split, Croatia
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