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In 1203, Dobroslav, provost of Knin, initiated the construction of a new cathedral on the site of the previous royal monastery. The church was dedicated to Saint
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Croatian rulers. Based on the archaeological findings from that location, the complex can be traced back to the 10th century, at the latest. Its excavated remains are conserved at the
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made an arrangement with construction workers to hand over "anything they find underground, that might seem interesting." The 10th century stone tablet containing the names of
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In antiquity, a Roman bridge used to stand on the location of a modern railway bridge. Next to it, on the location of the later medieval capitol, was a
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built the Knin-Siverić railway line across the location of the old medieval monastery. Croatian archaeological pioneer
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completely destroyed the cathedral's remnants to build a barracks, after which the site was then settled by
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The Knin cathedral complex as it appeared on a 16th century
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