Raščlanjena socijalna struktura srednjovjekovnog grada Trogira očituje se u organizaciji prostora razdijeljenoga na istočni vlastelinski i zapadni pučki dio grada, što se najbolje percipira iz perspektive gradske rive. Kako je grad u srednjem vijeku doživio svoj najveći procvat, a nakon toga zastoj, Trogir je jedan od rijetkih gradova koji je do današnjih dana sačuvao srednjovjekovni izgled s urbanističkim regulacijama čitavih poteza, samostanima i crkvama građenim u romaničkom slogu. Tako je taj paradigmatski grad-otok najznačajnija zbirka kamene lingvistike istočne strane Jadrana.
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The articulated social structure of the medieval town of Trogir can be read in its spatial organization. The town is divided into the east, or gentle, and the west, or commoner, part of the town. This can be best seen from the perspective of the town quay. Trogir is one of the few towns to have preserved its medieval appearance and the entire urban regulation, with monasteries and churches built in the Romanesque style. This is due to the fact that the town prospered most during the Middle Ages, after which development stopped. Therefore, this paradigmatic town-island is the most important collection of stone monuments along the entire eastern part of the Adriatic coast.
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