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The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
The Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the great exchange of ideas in monumental art between northern Italy, Dalmatia, and Tuscany during the 15th and 16th centuries. The three architects who succeeded each other in building the cathedral—Francesco di Giacomo, Giorgio Mattei Dalmatius, and Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino—designed a structure built entirely of stone and employed unique architectural techniques in the cathedral’s vaults and domes. The cathedral’s form and decorative elements, such as the striking frieze featuring the faces of 71 statues of men, women, and children, also illustrate a successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art.
Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
The Residence of the Metropolitan of Bukovinia and Dalmatia represents an ingenious architectural style built between 1864 and 1882 by the Czech architect Josef Hlavka. An outstanding example of 19th century historicist architecture, the complex also includes a seminary and monastery, and features a dome, a cross-shaped seminary church, gardens and parks. The complex embodies architectural and cultural influences from the Byzantine period, reflects the strong influence of Eastern Orthodoxy during the reign of the Habsburgs, and reflects the policy of religious tolerance of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Old City of Dubrovnik
The "Pearl of the Adriatic" on the Dalmatian coast has been an important maritime power in the Mediterranean since the 13th century. Despite being severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik has managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Armed conflict again took its toll on Dubrovnik in the 1990s, and it is now the focus of a major restoration program coordinated by UNESCO.