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Croatia11 Porec2 The Euphrasian Basilica

Poreu010d/Parenzo is a town on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula. Poreu010d is almost 2,000 years old, and is set around a harbor protected from the sea by the small island of Sveti Nikola/San Nicola (Saint Nicholas).

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Croatia11 Porec2 The Euphrasian Basilica

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  1. CROATIA 11 Porec 2

  2. Poreč/Parenzo is a town on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula. The town's population of approximately 12,000 resides mostly on the outskirts. Poreč is a town with a long and turbulent history which nurtures remnants of its past in the heart of its old town. From Ancient Roman times to the present day more than two thousand years have passed, and the streets of Poreč continue to preserve their original architecture and numerous cultural and historical monuments. Of these we can especially note the Euphrasian Basilica with its distinctive mosaics dating from the 6th century which UNESCO recognised and protected as a world heritage site in 1997

  3. The Euphrasian Basilica or the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary is a basilica in Poreč, Croatia Basilica entrance

  4. Basilica entrance

  5. The Episcopal complex, including, apart the basilica itself, a sacristy, a baptistery and the bell tower of the nearby archbishop's palace, is one of the best examples of early Byzantine architecture in the Mediterranean region

  6. The Euphrasian basilica has for the most part retained its original shape, but accidents, fires and earthquakes have altered a few details. Since it is the third church to be built on the same site, it conceals previous buildings, for example the great floor mosaic of the previous basilica from the 5th century

  7. Because of its exceptional value, it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997. The Basilica is also the Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč-Pola The 16th-century bell tower

  8. Euphrasian Basilca Western facade seen from the Bell Tower

  9. Euphrasian Basilca Western facade seen from the Bell Tower

  10. Bishopric cathedra- end of the 8th century The colonnaded atrium - Built after the basilica, it is covered on all four sides by a portico which houses a rich collection of stone monuments

  11. Medieval Agnus Dei

  12. The 6th-century octagonal baptistery - Built in the 5th century together with the pre-Euphrasian basilica, and underwent considerable alterations

  13. The "Mosaics Museum": a collection of loose stones and tiles that have been recovered from this site. It includes some excellent early mosaics of subjects like vines, reminiscent of Roman pieces 

  14. The earliest basilica was dedicated to Saint Maurus of Parentium and dates back to the second half of the 4th century. The fish on the floor mosaic dates from this period  

  15. The 16th-century bell tower Remains of Early Christian church

  16. Remains of Early Christian church

  17. Euphrasian Basilca Museum

  18. Euphrasian Basilca Museum

  19. Euphrasian Basilca Museum

  20. The Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Porec is one of the best examples of early Byzantine architecture and art (mosaics)

  21. The two aisles are separated from the nave by 18 elegant Greek marble colonnades with richly sculpted Byzantine and Romanesque capitals, decorated with depictions of animals

  22. The basilica was rebuilt from the year 553 under the Byzantine Empire and bishop Euphrasius on the site of the older basilica that had become dilapidated

  23. For the construction, parts of the former church were used and the marble blocks were imported from the coast of the Sea of Marmara. The wall mosaics were executed by Byzantian masters and the floor mosaics by local experts. The construction took about ten years

  24. The arches between the capitals are decorated with stucco work

  25. All capitals, decorated with depictions of animals, carry the monogram of Saint Euphrasius

  26. Arch between the capitals 

  27. The apsis is dominated by the marble ciborium, modeled after the one in St. Mark's in Venice; it was built in 1277 on the orders of by Otto, Bishop of Poreč

  28. The canopy, decorated with mosaics, is carried by four marble columns that belonged to the previous 6th-century ciborium

  29. The front side of the canopy depicts representations of scenes from Mary's life, the Annunciation

  30. The lower part of the apse is decorated with stone slabs encrusted with mother-of-pearl. Part of these came from an earlier wainscoting. They consist of 21 fields with 11 different decorations. In the middle stands the bishop's throne, flanked by candlesticks.

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