Walls of Dubrovnik (Croatia)
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The Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls and towers surrounding the old part of the city of Dubrovnik. They are considered to be amongst the great fortification systems of the Middle Ages.
Waymark Code: WMGH23
Location: Croatia
Date Posted: 03/05/2013
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The Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls and towers that run uninterrupted for 1940m around the old part of the city of Dubrovnik.
Per excerpts from Wikipedia:
"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 a hostile army during [that] time period."
"[The] complex structure, amongst the largest and most complete in Europe, protected the freedom and safety of a [...] republic that flourished in peace and prosperity for five centuries. The 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 bastion and nine smaller semicircular ones, like 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."
"The main wall on the landside is 4 metres (13 ft) to 6 metres (20 ft) thick, and, at certain locations, the walls reach up to 25 meters (80 feet) in height. [...] On the landside, the wall is protected with an additional range of slanted supporting walls as defense against artillery fire, especially against possible Ottoman attacks."
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