PROTECTED CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CROATIA

1. Croatia -
LOCALITIES AND MONUMENTS ON
THE UNESCO’S WORLD HERITAGE
LIST

2. Dubrovnik
• Dubrovnik is a city of exceptional history, and is a world
renowned monument of heritage and beauty (registered among
the UNESCO World Heritage Monuments). It is also one of the
most attractive and famous cities on the Mediterranean. The city
walls of the Dubrovnik Old Town encompass a complex of
public and private, sacral and secular constructions from all
periods of the city’s history, beginning from its very inception in
the 7th century. Of particular significance are Stradun, the main
city street, the Rector’s Palace, the Church of St. Vlaho (St.
Blaise), the Cathedral, the three large convents, and the
buildings of the City Hall and Customs Administration. The
Dubrovnik Republic represented its own political and territorial
entity.

3. PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL
PARK
• The Plitvice Lakes National Park • Image of Plitvice lakes:
is comprised of 16 interconnected
lakes between Mala Kapela and
Pljesivice in Lika. It is divided into
the upper lakes (Proscansko,
Ciginovac, Okrugljak, Batinovac,
Veliko, Malo, vir, Galovac, Milino,
Jezerce, Burgeti and Kozjak) and
lower lakes (Milinovac,
Gavranovac, Kaludjerovac and
Novakovic Brod). The highest in
altitude is Proscansko (639m) and
the lowest is Novakovic Brod
(503m).

4. About the lakes
• The upper lakes, surrounded by dense forest • The upper lakes are separated by
and interconnected by numerous waterfalls, dolomite divisions, which grow from the
lie in a dolomite valley, while the smaller and creation of lime in height and in width,
shallower lower lakes lie in limestone and follow the limestone barriers. The lime
are surrounded by sparse yew bushes. The primarily grows in places where the water
majority of the water in the Plitvice Lakes falls from a particular height, by the
originates from the White and Black Rivers, crusting of algae and moss with calcium
which merge into one river south of carbonate.
Proscansko Lake. After the Sastavci
• The lower lakes were formed by the
Waterfall on the lower lakes, the waters flow
erosion of arches over underwater
into the Korana River. Plitvice Creek also
caverns, through which the water from
flows into the Korana River, falling from a
the upper lakes is lost. In the ragged cliffs
height of 76 meters.
alongside the lakes and the Korana
River, there are 14 caves in the limestone
and 6 caves in the limestone barriers
(Supljara, Golubnjaca, Mracnjaca, Velika
Pecina and others).

5. THE EUPHRASIAN BASILICA
IN POREČ
• The Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč is one
of the best preserved monuments of All three naves end in semi-circular
early Byzantine art in the apses, while in the main apse, taller
Mediterranean. It was erected in the 6th and wider than the other two, is the
century in Poreč, during the time of ciborium. In the northeastern corner
Bishop Euphrasius. Though it is of the basilica, the trefoil Memorial
somewhat smaller than the remaining Chapel is connected with an elliptical
preserved basilicas of the same period,
vestibule, while the external vestibule
it is unique in that it is the only church of
its type with the original structure is connected with the spacious
preserved. quadratic atrium. On the western side
The main structure of the complex is of the atrium is the octagonal
the three nave basilica, with the central baptistery.
nave wider and taller and separated
from the side naves by two series of
arcades.

6. ABOUT THE BASILICA
• In the region between the • The Euphrasian Basilica is
northern side of the atrium and richly ornamented in the
the seashore, a second large Byzantine style of mosaic
church was built at the same (which, with the mosaic of
time, with its axis vertical to the the Church of San Vitale in
axis of the main basilica, and Ravenna represent the most
new additions were made during
significant examples of
the Middle Ages, when it was
transformed into the Bishop’s mosaic art in Europe). The
Palace. Much later, the basilica is also ornamented
remaining structures of the with incrustations, stucco
complex came into being. In the and plaster.
18th century, the entire complex
suffered significant damage,
many sections were destroyed
and the complete restoration
was conducted following World
War II.

7. DIOCLETIAN’S PALACE IN
SPLIT
• Diocletian, the Roman • Even today, the beauty of the
Emperor, spent the final palace peristyles, Diocletian’s
years of his life near mausoleum, the Temple of
Jupiter, the colonnade along the
Aspalathos in Dalmatia,
streets, the early Christian
where he was born. There churches, the Romantic houses,
he built a massive palace, the gates by Andrija Buvina and
the original architecture of the architectural works of Juraj
which was altered over time, Dalmatinac. This historical core
however, throughout the of today’s Split was added to the
ages, the overall structure UNESCO World Heritage list in
changed very little. Within 1979.
the Roman walls, a city
developed.

8. THE ŠIBENIK CATHEDRAL
• The Cathedral of St. Jakov (St. • In the first phase of
Jacob) in Šibenik is a triple construction, the Italian
nave basilica with three apses masters Francesco di
and a cupola (height of interior Giacomo, Lorenzo Pincino
is 32 m). The cathedral and Pier Paolo Bussato
construction began in the participated, together with
Venetian Gothic style, and was the domestic master
completed in the Toscano stonecutters Andrija Budčić
Renaissance style. It was and Grubiš Šlafčić
consecrated in 1555. The (longitudinal walls and both
construction began in 1431 at portals).
the place where a small
cathedral had earlier stood,
and as such, the cathedral was
built using much of the material
of the former church.

9. AND ALSO…
• The Šibenik Cathedral has no masonry • The Šibenik
elements, and the walls, vaults and cupola are Cathedral was
constructed in a simple manner (first used by listed among the
Juraj Dalmatinac) where the entire unit of UNESCO World
precisely cut stones are fit together, a method Heritage
used in the masonry craft. The gable of the main Monuments in
façade was built in the form of a trefoil, as one of 2000.
the oldest in Europe and naturally continued as
part of the triple nave structure of the church, in
harmony with the shape and size of the arcs.
Within the Cathedral, several altars are present
in the naves, with two rows of galleries about the
side naves.

10. THE ROMANTIC CITY OF
TROGIR
• Trogir was established by the • The most significant
Greek colonists from the Island of structure is the Trogir
Vis in the 3rd century B.C. Upon Cathedral, with its portal of
this historical site lies the historical the west gates, a
core of the Trogir Old Town, the masterpiece by Radovan,
best preserved Romantic-Gothic the most significant example
city in central Europe. The of Romantic-Gothic art in
medieval Trogir Old Town, Croatia.
surrounded by walls, unites the
well preserved castle and tower
and numerous structure and
palaces from the Romantic,
Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque
periods.