Trogir
has a fascinating 2300 years of continuous urban tradition. Its
rich culture was created under the influence of old Greeks, Romans,
and Venetians.
Trogir has a high concentration of palaces, churches, and towers,
as well as a fortress on a small island, and in 1997 was inscribed
in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back
to the Hellenistic period and it was embellished by successive rulers
with many fine public and domestic buildings and fortifications.
Its beautiful Romanesque churches are complemented by the outstanding
Renaissance and Baroque buildings from the Venetian period",
says UNESCO report.
Trogir is the best-preserved Romanesque-Gothic complex not only
in the Adriatic, but in all of Central Europe. Trogir's medieval
core, surrounded by walls, comprises a preserved castle and tower
and a series of dwellings and palaces from the Romanesque, Gothic,
Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Trogir's grandest building is the church of St. Lawrence, whose
main west portal is a masterpiece by Radovan,
and the most significant work of the Romanesque-Gothic style in
Croatia.
The most important sites:
- Historical city core, with about 10 churches and numerous buildings
from 13th century The city gate (17th cent.) and city walls (15th
cent.)
- The Fortress Kamerlengo (15th century) The Duke's Palace (13th
century)
T- he cathedral of St. Lawrence from the 13th century with the Portal
of
- Master Radovan, the unique work of this great Croatian artist
- The big and small palaces Cipiko from the 15th century
- The city loggia from 15th century. |
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