Church of the Holy Cross () is a Croatian

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originating from the 9th century in Nin.

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The church is that of a central type, it features the

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(or simply "troplet") and a carved name of the ''župan'' (count) of Nin "Godečaj", who administered the county of Nin during the time of the Croatian principality. He built the church next to his local seat in the 9th-century. The church is known under the moniker of "the smallest

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in the world." The name comes from the fact that it was once the seat of the

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Mladen Pejaković, the design has an intentionally unbalanced elliptical form designated to "follow" the position of the

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, retaining the functionality of a

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and

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File:Croatia, Nin, church.JPG, Back view File:Eglise Sainte Croix de Nin.JPG, Right view File:Kostel_sv_krize.jpg, The entrance with an altar fence File:Crkva sv. Križa u Ninu 2010.jpg File:Crkva sv. Križa, Nin - ploča.jpg, Entrance plaque File:Church of St. Cross in Nin - interior.jpg, Interior

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Church Of Holy Cross Catholic church buildings in Croatia 9th-century establishments in Croatia Medieval architecture Buildings and structures in Zadar County Pre-Romanesque architecture in Croatia Tourist attractions in Zadar County

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