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| The town of Zadar with its region boast an important
and rich artistic patrimony dating from Roman times to early
Christian times and early Croatian medieval times; above all
there are many sacred buildings worth visiting together with
the extraordinary testimonies of a millenarian culture. |
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The
Church of St. Donatus
One
of the most important works, built according to the
canons of Byzantine
architecture
in the early centuries of the Middle Ages (possibly
IX century). It
has
a circular base but it bears features of great originality
such as the
cylindrical
form to wich three apses were added on the eastern
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The
Forum
The
Roman forum was dominated by the Capitol, which was also
once
surrounded
by a portico with double pillars; at its centre was the
town's
temple(dedicated
to the three main divinities: Jupiter, Juno, Minerva),
dating
back to the
1st century BC. |
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The
Cathedral of
St. Anastasia
Its
exterior is striking because of the beautiful Romanesque rosette
surmounted
by another one in gothis style. The portals are in typical
Romanesque
style, while the interior, with three naves is monumental and
remarkable
despite its simplicity. |
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The
Church of St. Mary
The
church belonging to the Benedictine convent of medieval origins,
still
bears
inside the former eleventh-century structure, with three
naves and
beautiful
stone pillars supporting Romanesque arches. It is worthwhile
visiting,
inside, the Permanent Exhibition of Sacred Art. |
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The
Church of St. Grisogono
It
used to be a Benedictine convent, now closed; it dates
back to 1175 and
its
exterior is rather simple, with few decorations, but with
its beautiful
sixteenth-century,
unfortunately uncompleted, belfry. Inside, it instead has
a
very beautiful apse decorated with a gallery with pillars. |
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The
Church of St. Simon
The
church rises on the spot where the church of St. Stephen
once stood.
It's
an early Christian church with the silver coffin of St.
Simon from 1380.
It
underwent many modifications during the XVI, XVII and XVIII
centuries
that
greatly changed its original aspect. |
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The
Church and convent of St. Francis
The
oldest gothic church of Zadar with its annexed convent,
dated back to
1280,
is located in the western part of town. Its interior presents
the typical
simplicity
of convents, but it has a beautiful chapel and the sacristy
entered
through
decorated arches. |
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The
Town
Walls
From
the Roman period, the Middle Ages and mostly from
the 16th century.
Next
to walls there is a medieval Captains Tower, Town
Gate from 1543,
Town
Gate from 1573, and two big public cisterns from
1570, one with three
and
the other with five well wreaths. |
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