Caption
Porta Aurea of the Palace of Diocletian in Split, Porta Aurea, Spalato und seine Alterthümer, photograph, page, photographer: Franz Thiard de Laforest, Split, c. 1868 - in or before 1878, Yugoslavia, Splitsko-Dalmatinska Županija, paper, albumen print, height 100 mm x width 137 mm, city-gate, Diocletian's Palace, A sepia-toned photograph showing the façade of a stone building with a series of arched openings along its upper portion and a large arched doorway below, flanked by rectangular stone blocks and architectural detailing. Trees and foliage frame the left and right edges of the image, partially obscuring the upper wall on the left. A slope or ramp leads up to the entrance area, casting diagonal shadows across the lower façade. A person stands near the base of the entrance with a small dark animal nearby. The stone surfaces show weathering and irregular texture across the entire structure.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B09_307
License type
Rights managed
Available size
51.7Mb (11.4Mb) / 16.6in x 12.1in / 4972 x 3634 (300dpi)