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The biggest, longest and widest street in Dubrovnik, the Stradun (also Placa) dates back to the 13th century. The street is 958 feet (292 metres) long and is the commercial, entertainment and spiritual centre of Dubrovnik. The shiny, slippery, marble-paved Stradun is the main walkway of Dubrovnik's Stari Grad.
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La más grande, larga y ancha calles de Dubrovnik, el Stradun (también Placa) data del siglo XIII. La calle mide 292 metros de longitud y constituye el centro comercial, espiritual y de ocio de Dubrovnik. El brillante y resbalazido pavimento de mármol del Stradum es la calzada principal del Stari Grad de Dubrovnik.
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The Minčeta Tower is the most prominent point in the defense system toward the land. The tower's name derives from the name of the Menčetić family, who owned the ground the tower was built upon. By its height and impressive volume the tower dominates the northwestern high part of the city and the walls. Minčeta Tower was build by a local builder Nicifor Ranjina and Italian engineers sent by Pope Pius II in 1463 at the height of the Turkish treat, originally as a strong four-sided fort. In the middle of the 15th century, around the earlier quadrilateral fort, Michelozzo built a new round tower adapted to the new technique of warfare and joined it to the new system of low scarp walls. The walls of the new tower were full 6 meters (20 feet) thick and had a series of protected gun ports. The architect and sculptor Giorgio da Sebenico of Zadar, continued the work on the Minčeta. He designed and built the high narrow round tower, while the battlements are a later addition. The tower was completed in 1464, and is the symbol of the unconquerable city of Dubrovnik. Since it is the highest point of the wall, it is considered to offer a seemingly "unforgettable" view on the city.
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La Torre Minceta es el punto más alto de las murallas de Dubrovnik (Croacia). Se sitúa en la parte noroeste mirando desde el mar. Consiste en una torre circular con acceso por un portal con escalones amplios, y en el interior una sala redonda con unas escaleras de acceso hacia la parte superior almenada desde donde se domina la bahía o Puerto de Dubrovnik, el mar, el monte Sred y Pile y Ploče. En esta parte superior hay una garita para la guardia de la vigilancia, protegida por una reja de hierro.
Fuente (en catalán): ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Minceta
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The St. John Fortress (Croatian: Sveti Ivan), often called Mulo Tower, is a complex monumental building on the southeastern side of the old city port, controlling and protecting its entrance. The first fort was built in mid 14th century, but it was modified on several occasions in the course of the 15th and 16th centuries, which can be seen in the triptych made by the painter Nikola Božidarević in the Dominican monastery. The painting shows Saint Blaise, the patron saint of Dubrovnik. Dominant in the port ambiance, the St. John Fortress prevented access to pirates and other enemy ships. Always cautious at the first sign of danger, the inhabitants of Dubrovnik used to close the entry into the port with heavy chains stretched between the fortress the St. John Fortress and Kase jetty, and they also used to wall up all the port entrances of the Great Arsenal.
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La Fortaleza de San Juan (en croata: Sveti Ivan), también llamada torre de Mulo, es un edificio monumental en el lado sudeste del viejo puerto de la ciudad, controlando y protegiendo su entrada. La primera fortaleza fue construida a mediados del siglo XIV, pero fue modificada en varias ocasiones entre los siglos XV y XIX, como se puede en el tríptico obra del pintor Nikola Božidarević en el monasterio dominico. La pintura muestra a San Blas, el santo patrón de Dubrovnik. Dominando en el entorno purtuario, la fortaleza de San Juan previno el acceso de barcos piratas y de otro enemigos. Al primer signo de peligro, los habitantes de Dubrovnik cerraban la entrada del puerto con unas pesadas cadenas estiradas entre la fortaleza de San Juan y el embarcadero Kase, y también se usaban para tapiar todas las entradas portuarias del Gran Arsenal.
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The Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected citizens of the afterward proclaimed maritime city-state of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), situated in southern Croatia, since the city's founding prior to the 7th century as a Byzantium castrum on a rocky island named Laus (Ragusia or Lave). With numerous additions and modifications throughout their history, they have been considered to be amongst the great fortification systems of the Middle Ages, as they were never breached by hostile army during this time period. In 1979, the old city of Dubrovnik, which includes a substantial portion of the old walls of Dubrovnik, joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
The oldest systems of fortifications around the town were likely wooden palisades. Today's intact city walls, constructed mainly during the 12th–17th centuries, mostly a double line, have long been a source of pride for Dubrovnik. The walls run an uninterrupted course of approximately 1,940 metres (6,360 ft) in length, encircling most of the old city, and reach a maximum height of about 25 metres (82 ft). The bulk of the existing walls and fortifications were constructed during the 14th and 15th centuries, but were continually extended and strengthened up until the 17th century.
This complex structure, amongst the largest and most complete in Europe, protected the freedom and safety of a "civilised" and "sophisticated" republic that flourished in peace and prosperity for five centuries. Walls were reinforced by three circular and 14 quadrangular towers, five bastions (bulwarks), two angular fortifications and the large St. John's Fortress. Land Walls were additionally reinforced by one larger and nine smaller semicircular bastions, and the casemate Fort Bokar, the oldest preserved fort of that kind in Europe. The moat that ran around the outside section of the city walls which were armed by more than 120 cannons, made superb city defense.
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Las Murallas de Dubrovnik (Croacia) son una construcción monumental hecha entre los siglos XIII y XVI, de más de dos kilómetres de longitud y veinticinco metros de altura, que rodean la ciudad vieja, antes Ragusa, y la protegieron durante su periodo de independencia de los ataques exteriores. Dispone de 16 torres, las principales de las cuales son la Torre Minceta en el punto más alto, la torre Bokar en el flanco izquierdo del lado de mar, la de Sveti Ivan (San Juan) en el flanco derecho (e izquierdo del puerto), y la de Sveti Luka (Sant Lluc) en el flanco derecho del puerto. Se complementa con dos fortalezas separadas: Lovrijenac, en el flanco izquierdo por el lado de mar, separada de las murallas por una cala, y la de Revelin, protegiendo la entrada por Ploce.
Fuente (en catalán): ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muralles_de_Dubrovnik
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