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SPONZA PALACE , DUBROVNIK , CROATIA

In the end of Placa (Stradun) street, beside Luža, on the side of the square is the monumental Gothic-Renaissance Sponza Palace .. Sponza is one of the most beautiful palaces in the City, which has preserved its original form. Built 1516-1522, its form suggests possible appearance of the majority of public and private palaces in Dubrovnik before the earthquake of 1667.

 

Sponza palace –16th, century building was fisrt a custom house , then a mint .Has it's name from the word ,where rainwater was collected (Spongia-”alluvium”)

Nowadays the Sponza Palace is the home of the most important cultural institution of Dubrovnik - the archive. The archive found its home on the first floor.

 

Sponza Palace - Dubrovnik Summer FestivalSponza palace has a unique role during the special opening ceremony of the Dubrovnik Summer Festival.

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