Cathedral of St James, Croatia
The Cathedral of St James is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Šibenik, Croatia. The initiative for the building of the cathedral occurred in 1298 when Šibenik became a municipality but the construction works began in 1431 and lasted until 1536.
The cathedral was constructed by Francesco di Giacomo in collaboration with Lorenzo Pincino, Pier Paolo Bussato and the domestic master stonecutters Andrija Budcic and Grubiš Šlafcic until 1441 when Giorgio Orsini was chosen as chief architect. After Orsini's in 1475 the construction was overtaken by Tuscan master Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino who was the chief architect until his death in 1505 when building of the Cathedral of St James was entrusted to a group of Venetian and local craftsmen who completed it in 1536.
Cathedral of St James is an unique mixture of Venetian Gothic and the Tuscan Renaissance styles and represents one of the most beautiful monuments in Dalmatia. The cathedral has been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2000.
