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Church of the Holy Cross

Crkva svetog Križa
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Address: Ul. Petra Zoranića 8 23232, Nin
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Ranked #107 of 118 in Croatia

Ranked #2 of 2 in Nin

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Church of the Holy Cross, Nin

Church in Nin, Croatia

Church of the Holy Cross (Croatian: Crkva svetog Križa) is a Croatian Pre-Romanesque Catholic church originating from the 9th century in Nin.

According to a theory from an art historian Mladen Pejaković, the design has an intentionally unbalanced elliptical form designated to "follow" the position of the Sun, retaining the functionality of a calendar and sundial. In its beginning, in the time of the Croatian principality, it was used as a royal chapel of the duke's courtyard nearby.

The church is that of a central type, it features the Croatian interlace (or simply "troplet") and a carved name of the Croatian župan "Godečaj".

The church is known under the moniker of "the smallest cathedral in the world", but it does not actually contain the seat of a bishop of Nin today.

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The entrance with an altar fence

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