Palace of Diocletian

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UNESCO World Heritage Site ancient Roman palace archaeological site fortress

The Palace of Diocletian is a vast Roman imperial residence and fortress complex in present-day Split, Croatia, renowned as one of the best-preserved monuments of Roman architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form Occurrences
Diocletian's Palace 7
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian 2
Brass Gate of Diocletian's Palace 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient Roman palace ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
builtFor Diocletian ⓘ
surface form: Roman emperor Diocletian
constructionEnd c. 305 ⓘ
constructionStart c. 295 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Croatia ⓘ
currentUse historic city center of Split ⓘ
residential area ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasPart Brass Gate ⓘ
Golden Gate ⓘ
Iron Gate ⓘ
Silver Gate ⓘ
Temple of Jupiter ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
Palace of Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: mausoleum of Diocletian

military barracks ⓘ
peristyle courtyard ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
sea gate ⓘ
storage cellars ⓘ
substructures ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Croatia ⓘ
Dalmatia ⓘ
Split ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
marble ⓘ
namedAfter Diocletian ⓘ
partOf Palace of Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
period Late Antiquity ⓘ
region Adriatic coast ⓘ
significance major example of Roman palace-fortress complex ⓘ
one of the best-preserved monuments of Roman architecture ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear 1979 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName Palace of Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 97 ⓘ
use administrative center ⓘ
imperial residence ⓘ
military fortress ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palace of Diocletian → UNESCOSiteName → Palace of Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Diocles → built → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace at Split
Spalatum → developedAround → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace
Spalatum → hasArchaeologicalRemains → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace complex
Spalatum → hasHeritageSite → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace
Split → hasLandmark → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace
Split → hasLandmark → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Golden Gate of Diocletian's Palace
Split → hasLandmark → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Silver Gate of Diocletian's Palace
Split → hasLandmark → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iron Gate of Diocletian's Palace
Split → hasLandmark → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brass Gate of Diocletian's Palace
Split → hasLandmark → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Temple of Jupiter in Diocletian's Palace
Palace of Diocletian → hasPart → Palace of Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: mausoleum of Diocletian
Split → heritageSiteIncludes → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace
Split → knownFor → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace
Salona → nearStructure → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace
Spalatum → notableFor → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocletian's Palace
Palace of Diocletian → partOf → Palace of Diocletian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Diocles → retiredTo → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palace at Split
Diocletian → retiredTo → Palace of Diocletian ⓘ