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July 23, 2020

Base of Fort Lovrijenac in Kolorina Bay, Dubrovnik, Croatia

© Barbara Vallance/Getty Image

At the foot of 'Dubrovnik's Gibraltar'

The stairs in today's photo lead to Fort Lovrijenac, an 11th-century fortress jutting out into the Adriatic Sea just outside the western wall of Dubrovnik, Croatia. 'Game of Thrones' fans will recognize these doors as entrances to a dwelling in the fictional city of King's Landing. Legend claims that when the fort was built on this rocky coastal outpost, it took just three months to construct. The locals of what was then Ragusa knew they had limited time before their rivals, the Venetians, would arrive to build their own outpost and rule over them. According to 'The Chronicles of Ragusa,' the plan worked—the fort was completed just as the surprised Venetians arrived in ships heavy with supplies.

As the centuries marched on, Fort Lovrijenac was reinforced and added to until an earthquake in 1667 nearly destroyed it together with the rest of the town. What would eventually become Dubrovnik was rebuilt, as was the fort, complete with an inscription above the gate that translates to 'Freedom is not to be sold for all the treasure in the world.' Today the walled city of Dubrovnik is a UNESCO World Heritage site, safeguarding much of its Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture, including churches, monasteries, palaces, and fountains.

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