• Built as part of Diocletian's Palace, it served as the main gate through which the Emperor entered the complex and was elaborately decorated to mark its status.
  • Diocletians Palace is one of the best preserved monuments of the Roman architecture in the world and if you are staying in Split it is a must see.
  • The Golden Gate of Diocletians Palace (Croatian: Zlatna vrata, Latin: Porta Aurea) is one of the four entrances into the palace (the northern entrance).
  • Built as part of Diocletian's Palace, it served as the main gate through which the Emperor entered the complex and was elaborately decorated to mark its status.
  • Over time, the sea receded, and a city emerged around the palace. Not much is left in Split from the era of Diocletian - only the palace, the remains of walls and gates.
  • As the main entrance to Diocletians Palace, the Golden Gate was the largest and most decorated of the four palace entrances.
  • The unmarked and inconspicuous Bronze Gate is the southern entry from the Split Riva into Diocletians Palace basement.
  • With a fetching location on the dramatic Split harbor, Diocletian's Palace is one of the most imposing ancient Roman structures in existence today.
  • The Golden Gate (Zlatna vrata), originally in Latin, Porta Aurea is the Northern and the main entrance of the Diocletians Palace.