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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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The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration program coordinated by UNESCO
The Old Town of Dubrovnik and the front of the Rector's Palace, dating from the 15th century. A portrait of Ivan Gundulić, (1589-1638) born in Dubrovnik, the rector of Konavle and one of the greatest Croatian poets, displayed on the right side of the banknote, in the central part of the blank area, visible when the banknote is viewed against the light.
Saint John Fort Saint John Fort was the main defense for the city port and one of the most important defense fortresses of the city. The first tower in this location was erected in the middle of the 14th century and today is a constituent part of this fortress
Later, over several decades, the tower was expanded, fortified and adapted
Saint John Fort Saint John Fort received its current semicircular form and the monumental appearance of the entire structure in the 16th century
Standing guard on the other side of the harbour is the tower of St. Luke, one of the oldest preserved city towers, constructed in the 13th century The city port was closed off at night, by a chain which stretched from the Tower of St. Luke to the Mula Tower, today the Fort of St. John
At the end of the 15th century, the port jetty, called Kase, was built by the renowned Dubrovnik engineer Paskoje Milicevic
Breakwater Porporela in front of St. John fortress and Kaše breakwater going perpendicular across the port bay
Walkway along the port and breakwater Porporela was made in the 19th century during the Austrian rule of Dubrovnik
With the construction of the Kase jetty, the port was doubly protected: from high waves and adverse sea conditions while also reinforcing the defence system in the port to protect from the eternal threat of attack from the sea
The building with three symmetrical vaults is the old Arsenal, a place where ships were built in the time of the Dubrovnik Republic
The vaults would be sealed by bricks in the period the ship was built in order to avoid foreign spies noting shipbuilding secrets
After the ship was built, the brick wall would be demolished and the ship launched into the sea
One of the most important and well preserved historical sites of Dubrovnik is the Lazareti, a series of interconnected buildings located just outside the old city harbour on rocky cliffs overlooking the sea Lazareti
Lazareti was once Dubrovnik's quarantine facility, the greatest defense against diseases that ravaged Europe in the middle ages
Merchants, sailors and goods arriving from foreign lands were held here for as long as 40 days, under careful observation for any sign of disease. A public health quarantine was established by a decree of the Great Council of the Republic in 1377, making Dubrovnik one of the first municipalities in Europe to establish this progressive public health measure
Saint John Fortress Bell tower The Old Arsenal Rector’s Palace Sponza Palace Saint Blaise Church
Fort Bokar The Pile Gate St. Lawrence Fortress
Land Walls were additionally reinforced by one larger bastion and nine smaller semicircular ones, like the casemate Fort Bokar, the oldest preserved fort of that kind in Europe
The only fortress in the Dubrovnik fortifications that isn’t connected the city wall complex is the Lovrjenac Fort. Lovrjenac is built on a high rock face 37 metres high and offers a 360 degree panorama
Above the entrance to the Saint Lawrence Fortress (Lovrijenac) is the Latin inscription “Non Bene Pro Toto Libertas Venditur Auro” which translated reads “Freedom is not sold for all the gold in the world”
St. Lawrence Fortress (Lovrijenac) The walls were designed with a special feature, on the seaside the walls are up to 12 metres thick but on the land side only a couple of metres thick. This was designed so that if the captain of Lovrjenac decided to mutiny against the Republic the walls could be destroyed with one cannon shot from the city
Big Onofrio’s Fountain Placa Street - Stradun Pile Gate consist of Inner and Outer City Gates. Outer City gates with a Renaissance arch in the form of a semi-circular fortress were built in 1537 Holy Savior Church Franciscan monastery
The Pile Gate Placa Street - Stradun The Cathedral Sea Walls are much smaller than the land walls, due to additional protection by the high seaside cliffs
The Pile Gate The traffic-free Old Town is bisected by the main promenade, the Stradun. This is the heartbeat of the city: an Old World shopping mall by day and sprawling cocktail party after dark, when everybody seems to be doing the traditional evening stroll The Cathedral
Rector’s Palace The Bell tower Saint Blaise Church Dubrovnik is nicknamed "Pearl of the Adriatic" and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Sponza Palace
Rector’s Palace The Cathedral George Bernard Shaw once said that "those who seek paradise on Earth should come to Dubrovnik and find it"
The Cathedral The present shape of the walls was defined in the 14th century
