Croatia - ZADAR

Zadar, historically known as Zara, is situated on the Adriatic Sea coast and is included in UNESCO's World Heritage Site list as part of Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries. Zadar gained its urban structure in Roman times; during the time of Julius Caesar and Emperor Augustus, the town was fortified and the city walls with towers and gates were built. On the western side of the town were the forum, the basilica and the temple, while outside the town were the amphitheatre and cemeteries. Inside the ancient town, a medieval town had developed with a series of churches and monasteries being built. During the Middle Ages, Zadar fully gained its urban aspect, which has been maintained until today. In the first half of the 16th century, Venice fortified the town with a new system of defensive walls on the side facing land. In the course of the century architectural building in the Renaissance style was continued and defensive trenches (Foša) were also built. They were completely buried during the Italian occupation until that in 1873, under Austrian rule, the ramparts of Zadar were converted from fortifications into elevated promenades commanding extensive seaward and landward views, thus being the wall lines preserved; of its four old gates one, the Porta Marina, incorporates the relics of a Roman arch, and another, the Porta di Terraferma, was designed in the 16th century by the Veronese artist Michele Sanmicheli.
Most important landmarks include:
- Roman Forum – the largest on the eastern side of the Adriatic, founded by the first Roman Emperor Augustus.
- Church of St. Donatus – a monumental round building from the 9th century in pre-Romanesque style.
- St. Anastasia's Cathedral, basilica in Romanesque style built in the 12th to 13th century, the largest cathedral in Dalmatia.
- The churches of St. Chrysogonus and St. Simeon are also architectural examples in the Romanesque style. The latter houses the ark or reliquary of St. Simeon (1380), made in gilted silver by Francesco Antonio da Milano under commission of queen Elizabeth of Hungary.
- St Chrysogonus's Church – monumental Romanesque church of very fine proportions and refined Romanesque ornaments.
- St Elijah's Church.
- St Mary's Church, which retains a fine Romanesque campanile from 1105, belongs to a Benedictine Convent founded in 1066 by a noblewoman of Zadar by the name of Cika.
- The Citadel. Built in 1409 southwest of the Land Gate, it has remained the same to this day.
- The Land Gate – built to a design by the Venetian architect Michele Sanmicheli in 1543
- The unique sea organ.
Source Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadar

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