CROATIA - Trogir Cathedral (Cathedral of St. Lawrence)

The cathedral is part of the historic core of Trogir, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The construction of the Cathedral of St. Lawrence lasted several centuries and it illustrates all the styles that succeeded one another in Dalmatia. It serves now as the most imposing monument in the city of Trogir. It was built on the foundations of an Early Christian cathedral destroyed in the 12th century during the sack of the town by the Saracens in 1123. Most of the work in the construction of the cathedral took place in the 13th century, being largely completed in 1251. This means the building is mainly in Romanesque style, whilst the vault inside is gothic as it was built during the 15th century, in Mannerist style. A large vestibule was added in the 15th century and the artistically well-executed Gothic rosette on the western facade is from the same period. The local architect and sculptor Master Radovan worked on the cathedral’s gateway (main west portal) early in its construction. Most of the portal was carved by the master himself but some other hands are distinguishable, those of his pupils and followers. Finished and signed in 1240, it is a monumental and perhaps unique work of this great Croatian artist, of whom the inscription on the base of the lunette says: “the best of all in this artisanship“. At the far end of the entrance hall there is a Gothic and Romanesque baptistery which was added to the cathedral in about 1467 by Andrija Aleši (1430–1504), a sculptor of Albanian origins and a pupil of Juraj Dalmatinac. Chapel of Blessed Giovanni Orsini: The sculptural apparatus of the chapel can be traced back to Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino, one of the greatest sculptors of the Italian Renaissance, a pupil of Donatello. The lunette under the vault of the chapel is filled with the monumental composition of the Coronation of the Virgin. Among the 12 figures of saints in the niches, many were wrongly attributed to Andrea Alessi but only the figure of San Girolamo can be attributed to him. In the center of the chapel is the sarcophagus of Blessed Giovanni Orsini, Roman patrician and first bishop of Trogir. Source Wikipedia: Music by Whitesand Title: IMPRISONED Link: Website - Support making these tracks - Buy My Music - Spotify: Filmed with SONY RX10M3 in 4K. #croazia #croatia #trogir #trau