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Šibenik Cathedral

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“When something from our imagination becomes reality, it seems ‘normal’ and ‘natural’ to us afterwards that it happened exactly as it did. However, countless examples throughout history prove that conservative and spiritually narrow-minded environments rejected creative projects – in any field – if they were extremely new and unconventional. The construction of St. James Cathedral … Read more

The Arena in Pula

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The term “arena” for the amphitheater only emerged in the Middle Ages. Older writers also mention this word as “La Rena” because the Italian words “arena” and “rena” have the same basic meaning – sand. Namely, the central area of the amphitheater was a round or elliptical fighting pit covered with sand, and the entire … Read more