Where can I find information about the Old Town of Bakar?
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Old Town of Bakar
by Luluna on Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:02 pm
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by franeymoon on Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:03 pm
I found this information on croatia.hr:
The old part of the town (Grad) has maintained its urban structure. At the highest point of the town is the Citadel, built in the first half of the 16th century; gradually it gained a residential character, while in the 18th century its southern two-storey façade was built to resemble a small palace. Below the Citadel is a three-nave church of St. Andrew, built in 1830. The church contains Baroque altars, the altarpiece by Girolamo da Santacroce (Holy Trinity) and the painting above the main altar by Janez Subic. The church treasury shelters a Romanesque cross from the 14th century, the reliquary of St. Ursula from the 16th century and several Baroque chalices. On the main altar of the church of the Holy Cross, which was reconstructed in the 17th century, is a crucifix from the late Gothic period. Primorje has the small Baroque church of St. Margaret, built in 1668, with paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. At the cemetery there is a small church of St. Mary from the 16th century, containing several paintings by anonymous Venetian masters from the beginning of the 18th century. Several buildings have interesting architecture: "plovanija" (Parish) from 1514, "hospicij" (Hospice) from 1526, "biskupija" (Bishopric), displaying the old episcopal coat of arms from 1494, "turska kuca" (Turkish House) and "rimska kuca" (Roman House). - In the Town Museum, located in a building from 1690, there are archaeological exhibitions, archives consisting of cultural-historical docu--ments (Glagolitic inscriptions), several old portraits, navigational instruments, applied art exhibits, etc.
The old part of the town (Grad) has maintained its urban structure. At the highest point of the town is the Citadel, built in the first half of the 16th century; gradually it gained a residential character, while in the 18th century its southern two-storey façade was built to resemble a small palace. Below the Citadel is a three-nave church of St. Andrew, built in 1830. The church contains Baroque altars, the altarpiece by Girolamo da Santacroce (Holy Trinity) and the painting above the main altar by Janez Subic. The church treasury shelters a Romanesque cross from the 14th century, the reliquary of St. Ursula from the 16th century and several Baroque chalices. On the main altar of the church of the Holy Cross, which was reconstructed in the 17th century, is a crucifix from the late Gothic period. Primorje has the small Baroque church of St. Margaret, built in 1668, with paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. At the cemetery there is a small church of St. Mary from the 16th century, containing several paintings by anonymous Venetian masters from the beginning of the 18th century. Several buildings have interesting architecture: "plovanija" (Parish) from 1514, "hospicij" (Hospice) from 1526, "biskupija" (Bishopric), displaying the old episcopal coat of arms from 1494, "turska kuca" (Turkish House) and "rimska kuca" (Roman House). - In the Town Museum, located in a building from 1690, there are archaeological exhibitions, archives consisting of cultural-historical docu--ments (Glagolitic inscriptions), several old portraits, navigational instruments, applied art exhibits, etc.
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