Silver Gate - Diocletian's Palace

The Silver Gate (Porta Argentea or Srebrna Vrata) is the eastern entrance to Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia, built around 305 AD as part of the emperor's retirement residence. A secondary gate flanked by two octagonal towers with four additional towers overseeing the eastern approach, it faces toward the ancient Roman town of Epetia (modern Stobrec). Less ornate than the northern Golden Gate, it retains two niches that likely once held sculptures. The gate was extensively renovated in 1952 following Allied bombing damage in World War II, during which controversial restoration removed later medieval and Baroque additions.