Marmont's Gloriette

You are located along the seashore, on the south side of the old town center of Trogir, not far from the St. Mark's Tower and the Kamerlengo Fortress - right in front of the Marmont's Gloriette. It was built in the early 19th century, in 1808, during the French administration of Dalmatia, as a monument of gratitude under the leadership of General Auguste Marmont, the then governor of Dalmatia. The building represents one of the rare preserved traces of French rule in this part of Croatia. The neoclassical gloriette has a hexagonal ground plan with a simple colonnade of six Doric columns and was originally set in a shallow area, surrounded by the sea, connected to the mainland by a small bridge. It was designed as a representative viewpoint and gathering place, without a defensive function. The plan was to have a bust of Napoleon in its center, but this element was not realized. During the 20th century, due to the development of sports fields, the gloriette was moved a few dozen meters west of its original position. Stones from the old city walls were used for its construction, further connecting it to local history. The Marmont Gloriette symbolizes the period of modernization and administrative changes that the French authorities brought to Trogir and the wider region in the short period from 1806 to 1813. Today, the Gloriette is a protected cultural monument, offering visitors an insight into a lesser-known but important part of Trogir and Dalmatian history.