Diocletian palace

Diocletian's Palace is by all means the most precious well preserved architectonic creation from the turn of the third and the fourth centuries. With its conception and details it is a witness to the permeation of Roman architecture with the Hellenic spirit. Here you'll feel like a Roman citizen. The Roman Emperor Diocletian spent his declining years in this enormous palace that he had built near his birthplace, Salona, in Dalmatia. Salona used to have around 200.000 citizens and was the largest Roman establishment on the east Adriatic coast. With the passing of the centuries the original architecture of the palace has been altered, because its inhabitants, looking for a shelter and protection, were using the stones of the palace to make small houses within the palace's walls. That is the most appealing aspect of Diocletian's palace and Split historical centre: the heritage that former inhabitants have left showing its way of living, visible through many different architectural layers of the palace and its immediate surroundings.