Vestibule, Split

Built up to the beginning of the 4th century, as the original part of the ancient palace. It is a circular hall, once topped with a dome, 17 meters in height and 12 meters in diameter. Built as a grand meeting hall only for and selected audiences such as ambassadors. The entrance was adorned with a large door dimension of 2.56 x 3.96 ms with an abundance of relief decorations. The Vestibula area was cleared of four semicircular niches that were filled with statues of unknown deities. Southeast of the vestibule is the Medieval quarter, where the oldest building is the early Romanesque house from the 10th century. On the opposite, inside the church of St. Andrija (now part of the Ethnographic museum). ==Today==

The space is used by klapa groups to perform popular folk songs during the summer months, taking advantage of the acoustics for an a cappella performance. == Gallery ==

File:20130603 Split 181.jpg|The entrance doorway File:Fig 069 Westöstlicher Schnitt durch das Vestibül, Zustand 1904.jpg|Schematic cross section of the Vestibule File:Klapa Žrnovnica u Vestibulu, Split (Croatia).JPG|A klapa group performing music inside the Vestibule File:Fig 073 Horziontalschnitt durch das Vestibül.jpg|Floorplan of the Vestibule File:Tafel 08 Süd-Nordschntt durch das Vestibül.jpg|Schematic cross section of the Vestibule with surrounding buildings Vestibule, Diocletian's Palace at Night, Split, autor Istriana.jpg|View of Milky Way through Vestibule, during night Vestibulum of Diocletian's palace in Split, Croatia (48693400948).jpg|View of Vestibule above Diocletian's Palace ==See also==