Historic site
Sponza Palace
238 locals recommend,
Location
2 Stradun
Dubrovnik, Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija
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The palace has served a variety of public functions, including as a customs office and bonded warehouse, mint, armoury, treasury, bank, and school. I academy, in the 16th century. An inscription on an arch testifies to this public function: Fallere nostra vetant et falli pondera. Meque pondero cum merces ponderat ipse deus." ("Our weights do not permit cheating. When I measure goods, God measures with me.") The palace is now home to the city archives, which hold documents dating back to the 12th century. (Source: Wikipedia).
The palace has served a variety of public functions, including as a customs office and bonded warehouse, mint, armoury, treasury, bank, and school. I academy, in the 16th century. An inscription on an arch testifies to this public function: Fallere nostra vetant et falli pondera. Meque pondero cum m…
Westwards from the Bell-Tower stands the exquisite Customs Palace Divona, called Sponza, built in Dubrovniks specific Gothic-Renaissance style. The Palace that also served as the mint and arsenal, was constructed in the 16th century according to the design of Paskoje Miličević. Built in a rectangular shape, it has a shady portico and atrium. The stone-mason’s works were mainly performed by the Andrijić Brothers. The doors in the atrium and the first floor portico lead to the storages. The following inscription can be read on the main wall: FALLERE NOSTRAVETANT; ET FALL PONDERE: MEQVE PONDERO CVM MERCES PONDERAT IPSE DEUS (We are forbidden to cheat or falsify measures, and when I weigh goods, God himself is weighing them with me). This Palace was the liveliest commercial centre of the City, and in the 17th century it became the meeting place of members of the Academy of the Learned, who used to discuss literature, arts and science. Today the Sponza Palace houses the Dubrovnik Archives, considered to be among the richest in Europe."
Westwards from the Bell-Tower stands the exquisite Customs Palace Divona, called Sponza, built in Dubrovniks specific Gothic-Renaissance style. The Palace that also served as the mint and arsenal, was constructed in the 16th century according to the design of Paskoje Miličević. Built in a rectangula…
For many, the most romantic of Dubrovnik’s buildings, with its gallery on Stradun and its mix of gothic and renaissance detail, this was always a public building. Directly facing Orlando’s column, the scene of all dramas of public life, Sponza housed the Republic’s mint and customs house – all the Republic’s trade passed through here. It was built 1516-1522 according to designs by Paskoje Miličević. Today, the graceful atrium is used as an exhibition space and venue for recitals. Open 10:00 - 22:00. Admission free. From May admission 25kn.
For many, the most romantic of Dubrovnik’s buildings, with its gallery on Stradun and its mix of gothic and renaissance detail, this was always a public building. Directly facing Orlando’s column, the scene of all dramas of public life, Sponza housed the Republic’s mint and customs house – all the R…
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