5/5 1girl 1. 2 years ago on Google
Amazing
architectural.
The
Silver
Gate,
“Porta
orientalis”
is
their
Roman
name.
These
gates
were
used
to
enter
the
palace
from
the
east
towards
the
west,
through
the
main
street,
decumanus,
all
the
way
to
the
Iron
Gate
and
to
Pjaca,
the
central
city
square.
The
Silver
Gate
was
more
modest
in
its
decorations
than
the
Golden
one,
and
it
was
closed
from
the
Middle
Ages
till
1952,
only
to
be
thoroughly
reconstructed
during
the
destruction
of
the
Baroque
church
Dušica.
On
each
side
of
the
gate
the
remains
of
the
octagonal
towers
are
visible,
hence
making
it
easy
to
imagine
the
beauty
of
the
construction
and
the
strength
of
the
control
over
the
entrances
from
the
north,
east
and
west.
Entering
through
those
gates
the
passersby,
even
today,
have
the
opportunity
to
walk
the
original
ancient
pavement
on
decumanus,
walked
also,
so
many
years
ago,
by
the
Diocletians
subjects.
Silver
Gate
has
recently
enriched
its
history
with
the
greatest
event
for
all
the
Split
Catholics,
when
in
the
year
2000
Pope
John
Paul
II
passed
through
them
admiring
the
beauty
of
St
Domniuses
Cathedral
where
he
later
prayed.
