Room: Monumental Central Dome of the Imperial Residence
This room is within Palace of Diocletian.
Center map on Monumental Central Dome of the Imperial Residence
Monumental Central Dome of the Imperial Residence - N - (-------------------------------------------------) W <---(M)---> E - S - Four arches spring into a center circle above you, supporting the dome that is strongly fixed upon them. Forty large windows at the base of the dome create the peculiar illusion that the dome is resting on the light that floods through them. Vastness of space shot through with light provide ample atmopshere for this centralized interior. This mystic light glitters in the mosaics, shines forth from the marbles, and pervades and defines spaces that, in themselves, seem to escape defination. Light becomes the agent that seems to dissolve material substance and transform it into an abstract, spiritual vision. At the very center of the dome is a small circled design, barely visble on account of the dramatic height distance. This dome and its surrounding construction testifies to the royal divinity of the great leader Diocletian.