The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
World Heritage
Croatia
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The Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the great exchange of ideas in monumental art between northern Italy, Dalmatia, and Tuscany during the 15th and 16th centuries. The three architects who succeeded each other in building the cathedral—Francesco di Giacomo, Giorgio Mattei Dalmatius, and Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino—designed a structure built entirely of stone and employed unique architectural techniques in the cathedral’s vaults and domes. The cathedral’s form and decorative elements, such as the striking frieze featuring the faces of 71 statues of men, women, and children, also illustrate a successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art.
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Information extracted from Wikidata
country | Croatia |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HR-Sibenik-Kathedrale-01.jpg |
architectural style | Renaissance architecture |
executive body | Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik |
number of rooms | lccn-no2001027207 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/077809 |
Commons category | Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik |
inception | 1431-01-01T00:00:00Z |
coordinate location | Point(15.889166666 43.735555555) |
start time | 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
date of official opening | 1536-01-01T00:00:00Z |
native label | Katedrala Sv. Jakova u Šibeniku |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
category for the interior of the item | Category:Interior of the Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik |
uses | 4555533-3 |
instance of | minor basilica |
start time | 1895-11-02T00:00:00Z |