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Numerous museums, galleries, churches and zero category
monuments from the Croatian cultural heritage which is very
important part of UNESCO World Heritage List.
In this number we present you the UNESCO protected heritage of Split – Dalmatia County which enriched the UNESCO list with 8 properties.
Diocletian palace in Split is one of the most significant works of late
antic architecture as far as the preservation of original parts and whole
complex is concerned, but is also specific considering the number of
architectonic forms that announce early Christian, Byzantine and
medieval art. Romanic churches from 12th and 13th century, medieval
forts, gothic, renaissance and baroque palaces, which are situated
within the Roman walls, constitute one harmonic complex.
Street plan of Trogir dates back to Hellenic age, while all the future
monarchs continued to decorate it with various buildings and forts.
Beautiful Romanic churches are nicely combined with exquisite
renaissance and baroque buildings. The most significant structure
is Trogir Cathedral with main west portal– a great work of art of
Master sculptor Radovan. It is the most significant example of
roman-gothic art in Croatia.
Among the UNESCO world non-material heritage we single out:
Procession Za Križen (‘Following the Cross’) on the island of Hvar.
It is a unique ceremony exceptional for its duration (during 8 hours 25
kilometres are crossed, since the procession connects 6 villages on
the island) and its martyr content. The framework of the procession
is the Cry of Our Lady, a martyr text from 15th century which is
sung in a form of music dialogue by ‘kantaduri’, the chosen singers.
The Sinjska alka, a knight’s tournament in Sinj, is annually held
since 1717. During the competition, knights ride on a horse in a
full gallop along the main road, pointing to an iron ring which is
hung on a rope. Tournament includes religious ceremonies, social
gatherings, family visits and also celebrations both in home
ambient and in public.
Silent wheel dancing from Vrlika is preformed only in the area
of Dalmatian Background (Dalmatinska zagora). It is the oldest
and the only autochthonous wheel dance, unique for its way of
performance – without music or independent of it.
The Benedictine Sisters’ Monastery is famous worldwide for
its Agava lace craftsmanship. The tradition was conceived
130 years ago and has survived solely in this monastery. The
laborious work commences by extracting fibres from the fresh
agave leaves and processing them in a specific way. The lace
design does not follow a defined pattern; instead, each lace is
the original product of imagination of its creator and as such
represents a unique artistic creation. Agava Lace is inlisted on
UNESCO representative list of intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity in 2009.
Klapa singing is accapela part-singing. It is a traditional vocal
music that originated in Dalmatia. Originally it was sung ‘by ear’,
without the leader. The highest voice starts singing and then
everybody else joins. Today klapa singing is performed in urban
and rural regions. In December 2012, UNESCO included klapa
singing on World Non-material Cultural Heritage List in Europe.
As a country with the highest number of protected non-material cultural phenomena
in Europe, Croatia has become unavoidable chapter of the UNESCO World Cultural
Heritage List. We proudly point out that considerable part of this treasure is hidden in
Middle Dalmatia!
Turistička zajednica Splitsko-dalmatinske županije
Prilaz braće Kaliterna
10/I, p.p. 430, 21000 Split
Tel: 021/490-032
www.dalmatia.hr
mail: [email protected]
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