Bell tower of St. Arnir - At the northern entrance to Diocletian's Palace there was once a Benedictine monastery and today only the bell tower of St. Arnir remains. The Benedictine monastery was founded in the middle of the 11th century. In 1180, the archbishop of Split, St. Arnir, which is made of stones in Poljica and the bell tower was named after him. The bell tower began to be built in the 17th century and was completed in 1708. The monastery was closed after the French came to Split at the beginning of the 19th century, and the monastery was turned into a military hospital. In 1888, the bell tower was destroyed in a fire, and in 1945 the monastery was completely demolished - only the chapel of St. Arnir and the bell tower remained.
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Ana Lazarević - correspondent for Split
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