Visit the huge Diocletian Palace in Split
One of the greatest surviving Roman structures from antiquity is Diocletian's Palace, renowned as a sizable Roman complex in Split.
Between 295 and 305 AD, Roman Emperor Diocletian, one of the most successful Roman rulers, erected this palace. In AD 284, he took the throne of Rome and governed it for 21 years. Ten years before his abdication, work on the construction of a palace in Split began. Diocletian chose a scenic spot between the hills of Marjan and Gripe to build the palace.
The palace was constructed on a peninsula 6 km southwest of Salona, the ancient capital of Dalmatia, one of the major towns of the past empire, and the spot where Diocletian was born. Salona had 60,000 residents at the time the palace was constructed. The area surrounding Salona is generally karst which is found in the cracks between low karst hills that run east to west and gradually drop into the sea. The palace's ruins may now be seen in Split's old town, which was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
The palace's floor design is an asymmetrical rectangle with sixteen towers sticking out from the west, north, and east facades on the land-facing facades. The palace has four turrets at each corner of the square, which gives it the appearance of a legionary castle like those on the Danube.
In a nutshell, visiting the huge Diocletian Palace in Split:
- One of the greatest Roman structures left from antiquity.
- Built between 295 and 305 AD by Roman Emperor Diocletian on a peninsula 6 km southwest of Salona
- The plan design of the palace is an asymmetrical rectangle with sixteen towers protruding from the west, north, and east facades on the land-facing facades.
