The Ploce Gate (1628), the eastern main entrance, to the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia
On the eastern side of the land walls stands the second major entrance to the city, the Gate of Ploce. This gate is protected by the freestanding Revelin Fortress, which are connected by a wooden drawbridge and a twin-spanned stone bridge spanning a protective ditch. The Outer Gate of Ploce was designed and constructed by architect Mihajlo Hranjac in 1628, while the two bridges to the Revelin Fortress were built in the 15th century by Paskoje Milicevic. Milicevic was also designed the Pile Gate bridges, which explains the similarities between the bridges. Over the bridge, just like with the Gate of Pile, there is the statue of Saint Blaise, the patron saint of Dubrovnik.
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Location: Ploce Gate, Old Town, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia, Balkans, Southern Europe
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