Guidebook for Korčula

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Cathedral of Saint Mark

The Cathedral of St. Mark's is a Gothic-Renaissance building which was built from the end of the 15th c., mostly by Korčulan masters and from local stone from the islands of Vrnik and Kamenjak. Three apses bear witness to the existence of an earlier church. Its first builder was the Korčulan Hranić Dragošević, followed by Ratko Ivančić; but the cathedral was finally completed by a genial artist, the best known of Korčula's medieval builders, Marko Andrijić (died 1507). The portal with the lions and St. Mark was built by the master Bonino da Milano in 1412. He designed the door on the south aisle with the figure of St. Jacob and the portal with the figure of St. Peter of the St. Peter′s churc

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Cathedral of Saint Mark

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The Cathedral of St. Mark's is a Gothic-Renaissance building which was built from the end of the 15th c., mostly by Korčulan masters and from local stone from the islands of Vrnik and Kamenjak. Three apses bear witness to the existence of an earlier church. Its first builder was the Korčulan Hranić Dragošević, followed by Ratko Ivančić; but the cathedral was finally completed by a genial artist, the best known of Korčula's medieval builders, Marko Andrijić (died 1507). The portal with the lions and St. Mark was built by the master Bonino da Milano in 1412. He designed the door on the south aisle with the figure of St. Jacob and the portal with the figure of St. Peter of the St. Peter′s churc