The main function of the "urn walls" was to strengthen defense capabilities of the garrison troops protecting the city. "Urn towers" on top afforded protection to archers inside while allowing ...

The first thing you'll see as you approach Dubrovnik from the sky or the sea is the city walls. These ancient fortifications were built and rebuilt in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries as the ...

"The conditions in the walls were such that the body ... in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation," the city says on its website. Anyone with information ...