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Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea, in the region of Dalmatia, one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
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Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea, in the region of Dalmatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, a seaport and the center of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 43,000. In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The prosperity of the city was historically based on maritime trade; as the capital of the maritime Republic of Ragusa, it achieved a high level of development, particularly during the 15th and 16th centuries, as it became notable for its wealth and skilled diplomacy.
Pile Gate is a grand entrance into Dubrovnik’s Old Town, on its western wall
Built in 1537 to protect the city from invaders and monitor trade, Pile Gate was originally reached via a wooden drawbridge, which was raised every evening, the gate locked and the key handed to the prince in an elaborate ceremony
Pile Gate has an outer and inner gate with statues of St. Blaise, the city’s patron saint. The St. Blaise statue in the niche of the interior arch is done by Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic
commemorative plaque that indicates the extent of the damage caused during the Siege of Dubrovnik in 1991 and 1992
City map with the sites of damage caused by aggression on Dubrovnik by the Yugoslav army, the Serbs and the Montenegrins in 1991-1992
Between the fourteenth and early nineteenth century Dubrovnik was the capital of an independent city state called Ragusa. It maintained its independence by paying an annual tribute to the Ottoman Empire. During most of this time there was a mint at Dubrovnik making silver and copper coins hammer-stamped souvenir coin
Great council issued a rule in 1436 by which construction of an aqueduct system. Documents mention Onofrio della Cava as the architect and builder. Dubrovnik water supply still comes from the same spring, the one in Šumet, and is perfectly potable with quality topping the one of the bottled water. The complex system brought water to Dubrovnik by free fall from 106 meters altitude (above sea level) and over 11.7 kilometres distance. The contract included the section which stipulated that the architects compensation would be penalized for every drop of water lost along the aqueducts way. Interesting to note the final result was flawless hence no penalty applied to the compensation.
After the Aqueduct system, Onofrio della Cava builds two fountains, now known as the Big Onofrio's fountain in front of the St. Savior church, and the Small Onofrio's fountain under the Bell tower next to the building of the City guard The Big Onofrio's fountain (1438 to 1440)
The Dubrovnik city walls are the major attraction for visitors and one of the best preserved fortification complexes in Europe. The 1940-metre long walls encompass five forts and sixteen towers and bastions
St. Saviour church The church of the Franciscan Monestary
The 31-metre high City Bell-Tower with a clock was built in 1444. In 1509 the famous foundryman Ivan Rabljanin cast the bell and the green men Baro and Maro
The monumental Sponza Palace stands on the left. At the time of the Dubrovnik Republic it housed the customs office and storehouses, and was therefore also called Divona (from the word dogana - meaning customs). Between the City Bell-Tower and Sponza Palace is Luža, the old bell-tower.
Sponza Palace today is the home of the major cultural institution of the Dubrovnik Archives, one of the most significant archives in the world.
Particularly valuable is the collection of statutory and law books, including the Dubrovnik Statute from 1272 Saint Blaise (Sveti Vlaho)
Sponza Palace today is the home of the major cultural institution of the Dubrovnik Archives, one of the most significant archives in the world.
The Dubrovnik Orlando Column (1418) is adorned with a statue of the medieval knight holding a sword in his hand. With a characteristic gothic smile on his face encircled with long curls, he is considered one of Europes handsomest Rolands. The Orlando Column is the symbol of statehood
One of Dubrovnik’s most cherished cultural icons is Marin Držić, the sixteenth-century playwright who was (as far as we know) the first person to write major drama in the Croatian language Small Onofrio fountain
St Blaise Church Cathedral and St Blaise Church
