Most Beautiful Places In Croatia #10 - Cathedral Of St. Jacob

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I'm continuing my serial.

And I have one more cathedral on the list.

After Zagreb, we're moving to the city on the shore.

It's called Šibenik.

And the cathedral is St. Jacob's.


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The previous one was special because of it's height (and some other things, but mostly height), and this one is special in a different way.

In the wall of the cathedral, heads of people are sculpted.


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And from what I know, those are heads from people that actually lived there.

That cathedral was builit in 15th century.

It would be amazing if people could see your head even after 500 or more years.

Also, it is on UNESCOs list of world heritage.


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That has to mean something.

It is only one of the few on that list from Croatia.

And, it was actually damaged by a grenade in the war.

That part has been repaired, though.


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I visited that place few times.

I remember visiting it with my parents when I was like 10yo.

And few years later, on a school trip.

I really liked the city of Šibenik.


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It's a pretty nice city.

It has a lot to offer.

It is definitely great for the tourists.

You can visit great places, see some great archicture, and you can take a swim.

I would definitely recommend it for a visit.


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Hopefully, I'll visit Sibenik in the next few weeks.

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man, those faces are creepy! Cool pics, here.

Some are creepy, but some look pretty realistic, tbh.

And when you know that it's like 500 years old, it becomes even more impressive.

Hi @johnz14 This is a wonderful post. Excellent work done.

St. Jacobs Cathedral in Sibenik is a unique monument of sacral architecture, added to UNESCO's list of world heritage sights in the year 2000. The cathedral was built on the south side of the cities old central square. The idea of building a cathedral dates back to 1298 when Sibenik gained its own diocese and the status of a city.

Building of the cathedral only began in 1431 and lasted with a few pauses until 1536. Juraj Matejev Dalmatinac (Georfius Mathei Dalmaticus), was educated at the Arts Academy in Venice, and was invited to manage the building of the temple. A master in the late gothic era, he changed the original conception of the church, and under his direction the enclaves, the sanctuary, the apse which is decorated with 72 stone chiselled portraits of citizens who at that time lived in Sibenik and the sacristies were built. Making the cathedral even more magnificent is the fact that it was built entirely with stone, without using any other materials.

Stone used for the cathedral was brought from the islands of Korčula, Susak, Brač, Rab and Krk. After the death of Juraj Dalmatinac, Nikola Firentinac continued with building (finishing the side enclaves, domes and the roof arches) in a renaissance style. After Firentinac's death in 1505, building of the cathedral was finished by Bartholomew and Giacomo de Mestre.

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que admirable trabajo fotografico genial gracias por mostrarme un poco del mundo a traves de tan impresionantes fotografias

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