![]() During the Venetian rule, this building accommodated the duke and procurator, and today it accommodates the mayor. On the site of the Temple of Diana, the City Hall was built in 1296. Pula was the religious, administrative, judicial and commercial centre of the city. In the middle was the temple dedicated to Jupiter and Minerva, and around it were the Temple of Augustus and a temple believed to be dedicated to Diana. The biggest reminder of the antique Forum is the Temple of Augustus, one of three temples that stood there. ![]() There are also Church of St Nicholas, Church of Our Lady of Mercy and Chapel of St Mary Formoza.įorum is the centre of old Pula and is located in the western part of the city, below the hills where the Citadela is located. Emperor Franz Joseph attended the opening, and legend says that he scraped a marble column looking for gold suggesting that construction coasts were too high. The Church of Our Lady of the sea was built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the 19th century commemorating deceased sailors and sunken ships. The three wings of the monastery and the church close the inner courtyard which hoses a lapidarian. St Francis' Church is one of the most beautiful sacral objects in Pula, a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic style, from the 13th century. The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was finished in the 6th century on the site of a Roman temple, and later an Old Christian basilica. Pula also has numerous churches, monuments of several hundreds of years of Christianity. ![]() Exhibition includes amber necklaces from the Bronze age, a rock crystal dish, a Byzantine ivory chest, etc. Its holdings are divided into three collections Prehistoric, Antique and Medieval. Archeological Museum houses the majority of archeological findings discovered in Istria. Today it houses an exhibition of Antique stone and bronze sculptures. It is 17 m high and 6 m wide and was used as a church and a wheat silo. It was built between 2 BC and 14 AD and it was dedicated to the goddess Roma and Emperor Augustus. The Temple of Augustus is one of the three temples that used to stand on the former main Roman square, the Forum. Its beauty and rich reliefs attracted the attention of many painters. Since the Roman times, arches were built in honour of emperors, but the Sergius' Arch was built in honor of civilians, the three members of the Sergius family that held high functions in Pula. Monuments from the small theatre are kept in Archaeological Museum of Istria. The large one seated 4000 people, and due to its size it was located outside the city walls and the small theatre seated 2000 people. In the first century, Pula had two roman theatres. They used to serve as entrance into the Roman theatre, and today serve as an entrance to the Archeological Museum of Istria. On the top of the arch, there is Hercules's head and club, and on the left side, there is an inscription with the names of Cassius and Calpurnius, that formed the Roman colony. ![]() The Hercules gates are the oldest Roman monument in Pula. Pula used to have 12 gates: 7 on the coastal site and 5 on the mainland. In order to see how Pula looked like 2000 years ago, first visit the Arena, and then walk down Istarska street towards the centre and visit the Twin gates, remains of the small roman theatre, the Hercules gates, the Sergius' Arch and finally the Temple of Augustus at the Forum. To the south of the town lies Punta Verudela, a tourist complex with all types of accommodation, apartments, cycling tracks and promenades, pools and beaches, and numerous other tourist facilities. From Illyrian times to Austro-Hungarian military port, Pula was always a regional centre. Legend says that Pula was established by Colchis seafarers in search of the Golden Fleece some 3000 years ago. Aside from being a priceless cultural landmark, today it serves as a stage for renowned world musicians and Croatian movies. This Roman amphitheatre is the sixth biggest in the world, and exceptionally well preserved. Arena is a symbol of Pula and its most famous monument. ![]() Aside from the glorious Arena, there is an old town and the Archaeological Museum. Pula is the biggest city in Istria, with excellently preserved antique heritage. ![]()
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