Tag: Croatian limestone

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  March 1, 2020

  Brač, Croatia: Hunting for Hercules in a Roman Quarry

  For nearly 2,000 years, limestone has been extracted from quarries on the Croatian island of Brač. In the 3rd century, laborers used this dazzling white stone to build the palace of Emperor Diocletian in the city of Split. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Brač limestone was used to construct the Saint James Cathedral…