Split noću through time

Split 1901–2018 8 photos of this spot

8 photographs taken at the same spot in Split, spanning 1901–2018 — 6 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

The Riva promenade in Split, Croatia, photographed in 1901, facing part of Diocletian's Palace. The Roman emperor Diocletian built the palace in the early fourth century, and the old town of Split later grew up within and around its walls.

A Riva, Split sétatere (Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda), szemben Diocletianus palotájának részlete. Fortepan 1901 The Riva promenade in Split, Croatia, photographed in 1901, facing part of Diocletian's Palace. The Roman emperor Diocletian built the palace in the early fourth century, and the old town of Split later grew up within and around its walls.

Split noću 1934 Postcard depicting the city of Split at night around the year 1934

Fragment miasta, corso - Split 1960 A view along the corso, the main pedestrian street through Split's old town, in 1960. The route runs through the fabric of the former Roman imperial palace around which the city grew.

A Riva, Split sétatere (Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda). Fortepan 1963 Strollers pass along the Riva, Split's palm-lined waterfront promenade fronting Diocletian's Palace, in this 1963 photograph from the Fortepan archive, a scene typical of the Dalmatian city's harborside daily life.

A Riva, Split sétatere (Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda). Fortepan 1963 The Riva promenade in Split, running along the harbor in front of the Roman-era Diocletian's Palace, is pictured in this 1963 Fortepan photograph, showing the waterfront that has served as the city's civic gathering place since the nineteenth century.

A Riva, Split sétatere (Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda). Fortepan 1963 This 1963 Fortepan photograph shows the Riva, Split's seafront promenade, a gathering place along the Dalmatian coast since the waterfront was laid out in the nineteenth century in front of the ancient walls of Diocletian's Palace.

Ju Split Riva 1989 The Riva, Split's palm-lined waterfront promenade along the Adriatic, is shown in this 1989 photograph. Running along the seaward wall of Diocletian's Palace, it has long served as the city's principal gathering place.

Split 2018 A street-level view in Split, Croatia, photographed in October 2018, facing roughly east-southeast through the historic city center near Diocletian's Palace.