National park
Krka National Park
Sibenik, Croatia
A series of cascading waterfalls and pools along the Krka river, with boardwalk trails through reeds and woods...
Church, mosque or temple · Croatia · Sibenik-Knin
Cathedral of St James
A Renaissance cathedral built entirely of stone, famed for a frieze of carved faces on its apses.
UNESCO World Heritage Paid entry about 40 min
For storytellers
Why Cathedral of St James matters
Look at the outside wall of the apse and you will see dozens of stone faces staring back, each one different. The whole cathedral was built without brick or wood, using carefully fitted stone slabs, even for the barrel vault. It is a masterpiece of engineering and craftsmanship, tucked into a small square in Sibenik's old centre.
Talking points
- It is built entirely of stone, even the vault.
- A frieze of carved human faces runs around the apses.
- It took more than a century to complete.
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