Srebrna vrata

The Srebrna Vrata, also known as the Silver Gate or East Gate, is one of the four main Roman entrances to the Old Town of Split, which once served as Diocletian's Palace. This secondary gate in the middle of the eastern wall was less ornately designed than the Golden Gate, but it had two niches for sculptures and was flanked by two octagonal towers. In the gate's guard tower, a small church in honor of Saint Apollinaris was established in the sixth century; it was expanded over the centuries and took on its present form in the early twentieth century. The gate remained in use until the Middle Ages and was extensively restored in 1952 after war damage. Today it forms a striking entrance, opposite which stands the historic Dominican Monastery of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Here you can experience the fascinating fusion of Roman defensive architecture with later Christian elements in the heart of the Old Town.