Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Split: More Roman Bits

More of the Roman bits of Split, Croatia...
Back in the peristyle area of the palace; a nice sphinx, one of more than a
dozen originally



Oculus 


Certainly the coolest thing about the palace is the basement, which extended
over about half the complex (it was built on an incline), and which you can
visit; about 1/3 is the souvenir shoppes area, here (Diocletian's Bargain
Basement)

For a few kuna, you can go into the other 2/3s

Vicki points to...well, I think that's where our campground is

This is the large hall where Daenerys locked up the dragons; much more GoT
stuff coming up in the out-takes..

Abundant spare parts in the basement

Also abundant centuries of sludge and refuse the residents
dropped down through holes in the floor above;
archaeologists are drooling to get into it

Another of the sizable halls; barrel vaulting

Ever more Roman stuff


Bust, I would guess recent, of the Emperor (ret.)

Sphinx bit

And ever more spare parts


Outside, the only mosaic we saw in the place

Restaurant between the arches

1 comment:

Tawana said...

Aahh...all the sights I missed because of a broken leg!