Golden Gate

The Golden Gate, or "the Northern Gate", is one of the four principal Roman gates into the stari grad of Split. Built as the main gate of Diocletian's Palace, it was elaborately decorated to mark its status.

Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Sally port
Description: city wall in Split, Croatia
Also known as: “Diocletian’s Palace Golden Gate”, “Porta Aurea”, and “Zlatna vrata”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Diocletian’s Palace and Cathedral of Saint Domnius.

Diocletian’s Palace

Photo: DIREKTOR, Public domain.

Diocletian's Palace is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex in Split, Croatia. It was built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence.

Cathedral of Saint Domnius

Church

Photo: Carpe scaenam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, known locally as the Sveti Dujam or colloquially Sveti Duje, is the Catholic cathedral in Split, Croatia. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, currently headed by Archbishop Zdenko Križić. Cathedral of Saint Domnius is situated 130 metres south of Golden Gate.

Museum

Photo: Argo Navis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grad (Split) and Split.

Grad (Split)

Quarter

Photo: Ballota, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grad (Split) is a quarter.

Split

Photo: Tatyana Peshkova, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Split is a city in Central Dalmatia, Croatia, and the seat of the Split-Dalmatia county. The city was built around the Diocletian palace where the locals sought refuge centuries ago.