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ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL (KATEDRALA SVETOG JAKOVA)

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Trg Republike Hrvatske, Šibenik, Croatia
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2024
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Cathedral among the buildings remaining unchanged, with the frieze in high relief of portraits of women, men and children.

A true work of architects, the construction of the Cathedral of Santiago (1431-1535) saw the Italian Francesco di Giacomo, Juraj Dalmatinac, known as George the Dalmatian, and the Tuscan Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino succeed one another. From 1444, Juraj Dalmatinac redrew the plans, supervised the unique elevation technique, and erected the building with dry stones cut to size. Nicolas the Florentine adorns the building with a Renaissance dome. If the Gothic building is increased by a transept, a baptistery and then a dome of Venetian influence, the successful transition from the Gothic to the Renaissance gives the whole an exceptional external and internal harmony. This example of balance in the stylistic components is the fruitful result of exchanges of influences between the three cultural areas in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was one of the major criteria for UNESCO, which declared it a World Heritage Site in 2000. This cathedral is one of the few buildings of the Western clergy that has not been modified over the centuries.

The work of the sculptors is also remarkable. On the front, do not miss the frieze in high relief of the 71 portraits of women, men and children representing the face of civil society at the time. The stones were renovated in the quarry that served as the original building. Even today, the work of stonemasons in situ is still the masterpiece of Dalmatinac.


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Visited in september 2018
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Il est vrai que la visite est payante comme dans la plupart des sites en Croatie, mais ne serait que l'extérieur vaut le coup d'oeil et les photos. Quelle blancheur on a l'impression que c'est tout neuf. Les façades sont remarquables et les sculptures intéressantes si l'on ose lever la tête et détailler. L'édifice est sur une belle place avec un bel ensemble de bâtiments du plus bel effet.
Emeric38
Visited in may 2017
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Belle et grande cathédrale située à 2 pas de la mer, les ruelles aux alentours sont mignonnes.
Delfine35
Visited in september 2017
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Très jolie cathédrale, malheureusement il y a les échafaudages qui sont important à l'intérieur. Belle petite promenade à faire autour.
Arvernho
Visited in june 2017
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Un peu frustrante la visite de la cathédrale Saint-Jacques : je me faisais une joie de voir ce chef-d'oeuvre de Georges le Dalmate mais j'ai découvert une cathédrale à moitié masquée par les échafaudages des gradins d'un quelconque spectacle « çon et lumière ». Le « syndicat d'initiative » de Šibenik devrait plutôt éviter ce genre d'initiatives.
Visited in september 2016
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Une jolie cathédrale à découvrir sous tous les angles. Entrée payante.
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