Split In Your Pocket - Diocletian's Palace (Dioklecijanova palača)

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Split In Your Pocket editor Kristina Kovač explores the palace of Roman emperor Diocletian, Split's most important landmark. Construction began in 293 and was completed in ten years and utilized a variety of materials from all around the region, including white stone shipped from the island of Brač to sphinxes transported all the way from Egypt. Diocletian's palace has become the quintessential 'living museum,' as modern shops and citizens live and work inside the walls of the ancient palace complex.
The part of the palace known as "the basement" was built during the reign of Diocletian to support the apartments placed above it and, until 1956, was unexplored and cluttered up with the detritus of thousands of years of history. Now, it's been cleaned and opened for visitors. Because it mirrors the floor plan of the original imperial living quarters, a visit to the basement can help visitors envision the layout of the palace. And, because exploring the depths of ancient palaces is difficult work, the steps leading up and out of the northern end of the basement to the Peristyle can be a perfect escape.
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