Old City of Dubrovnik
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration programme co-ordinated by UNESCO.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/95
The Old City of Dubrovnik is a late-medieval walled city known for its Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. It developed under the name of “Ragusa” from the 14th century on as a maritime city-state. In its heydays during the 15th and 16th centuries it was a rival of Venice. A devastating earthquake in 1667 destroyed most of its public buildings and ended the city’s prosperity.
Dubrovnik’s city walls, which were mainly during the 12th-17th centuries, are fully intact. They encircle most of the Old City, and are almost 2km long.
The city was besieged in 1991 by the Yugoslav Army and suffered from bombardments. Because of that it was put on the Danger list in the same year.
The core zone of this site was extended in 1994 to include part of the suburbs, more fortifications and the island of Lokrum.
http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/dubrovnik.html
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