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Catedral de San Jacobo en Sibenik

Name: Catedral de San Jacobo en Sibenik
Address: 1 Trg Republike Hrvatske, Šibenik, Šibensko-kninska županija, HR

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Milena

July 12, 2021

The Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik is one of the most significant and most beautiful architectural achievements in Croatia and was included on the UNESCO Cultural World Heritage List in 2000. It was built in a stretch of more than a hundred years, during the 15th and 16th century, and is unique for it is entirely built of stone. The most important builders of the Cathedral were Juraj Dalmatinac (Georgius Mathei Dalmaticus) and Nikola Firentinac (Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino). The Cathedral was first built in Gothic, and completed in Renaissance style. Its beauty is especially emphasized by the imposing Renaissance dome, the work of Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino, which was damaged in the Croatian War of Independence, and nowadays is a special symbol of Šibenik. The Cathedral is also known for its iconographic innovations, among which a special place is occupied by sculptures of 71 heads on the outside part of the shrine, the work of Georgius Mathei Dalmaticus, for which scientists are still not quite sure who they represent.

Danijela&Alan

September 18, 2019

Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik is the most important architectural achievement of the Renaissance on Croatian soil. Due to its exceptional value, this Gothic-Renaissance monument is on UNESCO’s World Heritage list since 2000th.

Dubravko

March 29, 2019

Dedicated to saint James the Greater, St. James’s Cathedral is the most important architectural monument of the Renaissance in the entire country and is located on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It is most famous for the wreath of humane heads decorating the Cathedral.