View of Sibenik reveals unique harmony of urban poetics of the city and its natural environment. Port, linked the St. Ante with the open sea, for centuries the driver of maritime trade and the whole of the economic upswing. At the entrance of the channel is located the most important Renaissance fortress on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea - St. Nikola. This is a fortress, fortresses along St. Michael, St.. And Šubićevac, which surround the city, the symbol of the centuries nepokorenosti Sibenik, confirmed in the war.
Sibenik's Cathedral of St.. James, built over a hundred years is a testimony of perseverance, sacrifice and faith of generations of inhabitants of Sibenik. Stands out in many ways, not only in Croatian, but also in the European construction: the whole is built of stone, without any other material. Has unique structural daring of stone slabs and ribs, and this without any binding material, is also unique among renesansnirn church's facade in the shape of a trefoil, ultimately, by a unique harmony of architecture and a series of 71 realistic portraits from the period apsidama.Dokumenti building cathedrals testify to the contribution of all communities, raising her, and many individuals, among whom the largest number of local masons, builders and craftsmen. Among them the most is George Matthew Dalmatians, originating from Zadar, Sibenik, with whom 1441st The contracting authority of his taking office protumajstora Sibenik cathedral. The cathedral, together with a Renaissance town hall and surrounding churches, palaces and the Ducal Palace, which today houses the county museum, constitutes certainly the most beautiful square in the Croatian urban heritage.
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