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Interesting sculptures found around the exterior of the cathedral
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| Entrance of the bell tower, you will be rewarded with a good view if you could get up to the top
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| The cathedral used to be the mausoleum of Diocletian but became the Cathedral of St. Domnius in the 7th century
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| The entrance doorway has wooden panels from 1214, with scenes of the life of Christ from the Gospel
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The main Baroque altar that divided the two sides of the cathedral. The vault above the altar is ornamented with Baroque paintings
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| Close up on the main altar, it contains a sarcophagus supported by allegorical female characters of Faith and Constancy. Truly powerful scene...
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| Another altar on the side
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| The altar with the sarcophagus of St. Domnuis consists of three slender octagonal pillars which carry a canopy, under which the sarcophagus with the figure of the bishop lying.
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A piece of sculpture found inside the cathedral. Split was under the Byzantine Empire until the fall of Constantinople
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| The dome of the cathedral
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| This stair leads to the treasury, which contained relics of St. Domnius
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| Underneath the cathedral is the crypt, dedicated to St. Lucia, who now stands above a small altar where the faithful have left scraps of paper scrawled with their prayers and their thanks
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