Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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Fort of St John

This imposing fortress was one of many bulwarks built

to make the city impregnable. It now houses an inter-

esting museum devoted to the city’s maritime past.

Ploče Gate

Next to the Dominican Monastery

is the Ploče Gate, which leads to the

suburb of Ploče. From there goods

arrived from, and were sent to,

every port in the Mediterranean.

. Dominican Monastery
Since its foundation in
1315, the monastery has
played a leading role in the
cultural activities of the
city. Important sculptors
and architects played a
part in its construction.

The outer

city walls

Old Port

Sponza Palace

Built in the 16th

century, this palace

features Renaissance

arches and Venetian

Gothic win dows.

A Latin inscription

in the court yard

refers to the pub lic

scales that once stood

here. Today, it houses

the State Archives.

Franciscan
Monastery and
the Big Fountain
of Onofrio

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STAR SIGHTS

. Rector’s Palace
. Cathedral Treasury
. Dominican Monastery