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Luža Square Clock Tower
The Clock Tower dominates the square and makes an elegant punctuation point at the end of Placa. First built in 1444, it was restored many times, most recently in 1929, and is notable for the two bronze figures in the bell tower that ring out the hours.
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Memorial Room of the Defenders of Dubrovnik
Also in the interior is the Memorial Room of the Defenders of Dubrovnik, a heartbreaking collection of portraits of young people who perished between 1991 and 1995.
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Orlando Column
The Luža Sq was formerly used as a market place. The Orlando Column is a popular meeting place that used to be the place where edicts, festivities and public verdicts were announced. Carved in 1417, the forearm of this medieval knight was the official linear measure of the Republic - the ell of Dubrovnik, which measures 51.1cm.
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Pile Gate
Begin your visit at Old Town's Pile Gate, which dates from 1537. Notice the statue of St Blaise, the city's patron saint, set in a niche over the Renaissance arch. Originally, the drawbridge at the gate's entrance was lifted every evening, the gate was closed and the key handed to the prince.
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Rector's Palace
This elegant 15th-century building was erected on the site of an old fort in order to house the rector, Dubrovnik's ruler. Though predominantly Gothic, it also contains Renaissance elements, particularly in the lavishly sculptured capitals on the exterior porch.
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Sponza Palace
Across the square is the 16th-century Sponza Palace which was originally a customs house, then a minting house, a State treasury and a bank. Now it houses the State Archives, which contains a priceless collection of manuscripts dating back nearly a thousand years. This superb structure is a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles beginning with an exquisite Renaissance portico resting on six columns. The 1st floor has late-Gothic windows and the 2nd-floor windows are in a Renaissance style, with an alcove containing a statue of St Vlaho.
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