IMG_4409 - The Peristyle has become popular film and theatre scenery, perfect for opera classics and works of ancient literature.
IMG_4410 - The modern and the ancient, in the tourist info office. The Peristyle is also the central square of a lively modern community.
IMG_4416 - Homes of the modern community.
IMG_4419 - The Golden (north) Gate as we leave the palace. Outside is the statue is of Grgur Ninski, or Gregory of Nin.
IMG_4422 - Grgur Ninski was a Croatian bishop who introduced religious services in the Croatian language in 929 AD.
IMG_4424 - All the entrances originally entered square enclosures, with a second gate to the inside, so as to trap invaders between.
IMG_4426 - We then walked through narrow streets that developed from the 11th century, west of the palace.
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IMG_4429 - The Venetian-style Split City Hall, on the right, was built in the mid-15th century, during Venetian rule (1420-1797).
IMG_4431 - Near the City Hall, in the middle of the west wall is the Iron Gate back into the palace.
IMG_4432c - Notice the stone back and left walls. Many stores are built into the old palace wall.
IMG_4434 - Palazzo Milesi and a statue of Marko Marulić, 1450-1524, one of the first authors in the Croatian language.