Ploce Gates has also Inner and Outer Gates. The Inner Ploce Gate was built in Romanesque style and are really small. Above the gate stands a stone statue of the patron of Dubrovnik, St. Blaise, also in a Romanesque style. During the period of Austrian occupation at the end of the 19th century, the new, larger gates were opened next to these. The Outer Ploce gate was built in by Simeone della Cava.
In the 19th century, the gate was widened. Ploce Gate is the main entrance to the Old Town from the eastern side which also has a bridge like Pile Gate. When you exit the Old Town by this gate, you will see the circular St. John Fort on the right side. This street was named after the native house of Ruder Boskovic Croatian astronomer, poet, and scientist from the 18th century. Buza Gate was opened in the city walls in It also displays important artworks from ancient Dubrovnik.
A hidden gem in Dubrovnik, this Museum is a must-visit to understand the culture and the effect of communism on the people of Croatia. The explanations of how the secret police operated are chilling because it is juxtaposed with this seeming normality of everyday life.
The Red Museum is quickly becoming a global museum sensation. It is dedicated to the patron Saint of Dubrovnik St. Blaise who is credited with saving the citizens of Dubrovnik from the Venetian army in the 10th century. In a devastating fire during the earthquake of , the only remaining treasure of the Church was a silver statue of St. Today this statue is considered not only miraculous but is one of the most important in Dubrovnik and the model held in the hands of the statue reveals a miniature of the city at that time.
Lying just outside the Old Town this 13th-century, Lovrijenac fortress is well worth a visit although you do have to climb up 1 75 steps to the upper levels. However, once there you will be afforded some stupendous views of the City Walls. A statue of Sveti Vlaho which translates as St. Blaise, the patron saint of Dubrovnik , is set above the gate which is now approached by a stone bridge that crosses what was the moat of Dubrovnik.
The entrance to Dubrovnik is through the front gate — the Pile Gate one of the four original gates into the walled city.
Built in the 15th century in Romanesque style, it once had a wooden drawbridge to keep out unwanted guests arriving from the port. The eastern entrance to the city is through the Ploce Gate with a bridge similar to that at the Pile Gate entrance. This gate was constructed in the 14th century and there is a statue above the gate of St.
Blaise , the patron saint of Dubrovnik. This sixteenth century it became a cultural center for the Republic of Ragusa but its atrium was a center of trading, commerce, and business dealings. Laus eventually changed to Raus which in turn became Ragusa — which is the historic name for Dubrovnik.
Around this time, Dubrovnik itself was founded by Croats. The name stems from dub which means oak and dubrava which means wood. Unsurprisingly, the settlement was by an oak forest.
Dubrovnik expanded considerably from the 9th century onwards and as part of the Byzantine Empire. By the 12th century it was even considered somewhat of a threat to Venice and its Republic. Venice tried to prevent the economic development of Dubrovnik, especially regarding maritime trade, while Byzantium did not limit the trade, crafts and maritime affairs of Dubrovnik.
It was in The sovereignty of the Croatian-Hungarian state was recognized by Dubrovnik until It was during this period that the free and independent Dubrovnik attained it's peak in maritime affairs, also extending and completing the area of the Republic. The aristocracy was the moving force behind the economic and cultural life in Dubrovnik.
All governing positions were held by them, while other wealthy citizens were prevented from obtaining any influence regarding government. Instead, they formed brotherhoods, the Antunini being the most respected one. The brotherhood Lazarini were merchants, craftsmen, ship owners and other educated persons.
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