Guidebook for Zadar
Sightseeing
ST. DONATUS CHURCH
The symbol of the city of Zadar and the most famous monumental edifice in Croatia from the early Middle Ages (9th c.)
Church of St.Donat is round pre-Romanesque church which was called the Church of the Holy Trinity until the 15th c., and from that time on carries the name of Saint Donat, by the bishop who had it built.
The church was mentioned for the first time in mid 10th c. in the documents of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos. Today its space is used, due to its extraordinary acoustic features, for musical performances ("Musical Evenings in Saint Donat").
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Kerk van St. Donatus
Grgura Mrganića
ST. DONATUS CHURCH
The symbol of the city of Zadar and the most famous monumental edifice in Croatia from the early Middle Ages (9th c.)
Church of St.Donat is round pre-Romanesque church which was called the Church of the Holy Trinity until the 15th c., and from that time on carries the name of Saint Donat, by the bishop who had it built.
The church was mentioned for the first time in mid 10th c. in the documents of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos. Today its space is used, due to its extraordinary acoustic features, for musical performances ("Musical Evenings in Saint Donat").
SEA ORGAN
Sea Organ is situated on the western end of Zadar´s Riva and can be observed as a differently shaped part of the coast which consists of several stairs that descend into the sea.
The organ looks like a series of broad steps leading down into the water, but there´s actually very clever engineering hiding under the surface. The lower steps allow water and air to flow in. That water and air are then funnelled into resonant chambers under the steps and pushed out through the channels on the upper stairs, seen here. These cause the undulating, chime-like notes to be produced. Because the sea is always shifting and changing, the sea organ never sounds exactly the same.
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Zeorgel
Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IVSEA ORGAN
Sea Organ is situated on the western end of Zadar´s Riva and can be observed as a differently shaped part of the coast which consists of several stairs that descend into the sea.
The organ looks like a series of broad steps leading down into the water, but there´s actually very clever engineering hiding under the surface. The lower steps allow water and air to flow in. That water and air are then funnelled into resonant chambers under the steps and pushed out through the channels on the upper stairs, seen here. These cause the undulating, chime-like notes to be produced. Because the sea is always shifting and changing, the sea organ never sounds exactly the same.
THE GREETING TO THE SUN
On Istarska obala, at the very end of the Zadar peninsula, next to the famous Sea Organ, shines the Greeting made by the same architect Nikola Bašić.
The Greeting to the Sun consists of three hundred multi-layered glass plates placed on the same level AS the stone-paved waterfront in the shape of a 22-meter diameter circle. Under the glass conduction plates, there are photo-voltage solar modules through which symbolic communication with nature is made, with the aim to communicate with light, just like the Sea Organs do with sound.
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De Groet aan de Zon
Istarska obalaTHE GREETING TO THE SUN
On Istarska obala, at the very end of the Zadar peninsula, next to the famous Sea Organ, shines the Greeting made by the same architect Nikola Bašić.
The Greeting to the Sun consists of three hundred multi-layered glass plates placed on the same level AS the stone-paved waterfront in the shape of a 22-meter diameter circle. Under the glass conduction plates, there are photo-voltage solar modules through which symbolic communication with nature is made, with the aim to communicate with light, just like the Sea Organs do with sound.
KALELARGA
Kalelarga, also known as the Wide Street, is the main and most famous street in the city of Zadar. Some people say it is even older than the city itself, spreading in the direction west - east from People´s Square to the city’s famous Forum.
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Široka ulica
Široka ulicaKALELARGA
Kalelarga, also known as the Wide Street, is the main and most famous street in the city of Zadar. Some people say it is even older than the city itself, spreading in the direction west - east from People´s Square to the city’s famous Forum.
Parks & Nature
Kornati
Natuurpark Telašćica
Nationaal Park Krka