exact reproduction of the place, just in front of the door of
the Bronze Palace. So I suggest you go through that door
Bronze to start your tour. Through this door, in the time of
Diocletian, passed notables came to see to the Emperor,
and arrived by boat since the time of Diocletian the sea
coming up that door. This shift allowed them to only be
seen Diocletian himself. Here and now, you are like in the
skin of a notable Roman ready to get the experience of the
Palace.
The Peristyle, the sights to see and visit are not to wear: the
Temple of Jupiter (50 meters on your left, taking the small
passage with walls supported by wooden beams),
Mausoleum of Diocletian and Split Cathedral (immediately
on your right), other monuments and treasures of the palace
are close to you, all within 200 m. Continue your path and
make you the center of the Peristyle, flip you, facing you is
like a wooden platform with a railing, this is the platform
that the Emperor Diocletian came to greet his guests. So go
to meet him climbing those stairs for a moment and take
his place. Closing his eyes, and with a little imagination
you will be taken to the Emperor himself.
Coming back to "land", just behind you, a little place: it is
the Vestibul, where on certain days of the week, a-capella
singers gather to sing Croatian song. It is a time to see, to
listen and especially to savor, because these singers have
amazing voice coupled with the acoustics of the hall that
filled these voices perfectly.
I'll let you continue your walk in the palace, but before
leave you, follow me again a little, pass the second porch
forward twenty paces in front of you is the Ethnographic
Museum (where you will find a collection of costumes,
jewelry and some staging, all depicting the customs, and
the old life in Dalmatia), now turn on yourself, you are in
the private apartments of the Emperor Diocletian, occupied
by the Vestibul palace hotel; hotel which occupies a part of
these apartments. Now I let you continue your walk and
exploring the Palace, its narrow streets and fill you with its
irresistible charm.
I'll see you tonight is for other discoveries
Go through the door, you are now in one of the
aisles of the basement of the palace (that alley that was
used by millions if not hundreds of millions of people since
its inception, there are more than 1700 years) raise your
eyes and contemplate the ceiling height and the outstanding
work of the Masons of the time. After the walk, you will
discover the steps, take the stairs but be careful these are
high and made slippery by the ravages of time. Now, hold
your breath for a few steps you enter the main square of the
palace, the Peristyle. Do you feel the power that emerges
this place?
Ceilings of the basement of
the palace
Caves of the palace
ThePéristyle
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