Prokurative (Trg Republike / Republic Square)
On Gingerguide's self-guided Split audio tour, Prokurative (Trg Republike / Republic Square) is a stop worth about ~20 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type square
- Suggested visit ~20 min
- Split Split guide
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About Prokurative (Trg Republike / Republic Square)
It looks like a slice of Venice dropped onto the Adriatic, but the Prokurative is a nineteenth-century neo-Renaissance square, built after Venetian rule, and now one of Split's favourite open-air concert stages.
The Prokurative, officially Trg Republike, Republic Square, is a monumental square just west of Diocletian's Palace, one block back from the Riva. Framed on three sides by arcaded red buildings and open on the fourth directly to the sea, it is the only large square in Split with such a sea-facing side. Its neo-Renaissance design and its name are consciously modelled on the Procuratie of St Mark's Square in Venice.
Despite that Venetian look, it is not a Venetian-era square: it was built in the nineteenth century, under Austrian rule of Dalmatia. The project was initiated by mayor Antonio Bajamonti; the first element, the Teatro Bajamonti on the north side, was begun around 1859 and later burned down. The square rose in stages, the west wing about 1867, the east wing only in 1928, and was never fully realised as envisioned. Today it is a leading venue for concerts, most famously the Split Festival.
Did you know? For all its Venetian looks, the Prokurative is not Venetian at all. It was built in the nineteenth century, under Austrian rule, long after Venice lost control of the Dalmatian coast.
How much time do you need at Prokurative (Trg Republike / Republic Square)?
Around ~20 min works well for Prokurative (Trg Republike / Republic Square) — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at Prokurative (Trg Republike / Republic Square)?
Yes — Prokurative (Trg Republike / Republic Square) made the cut as one of 20 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Split. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
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