Fort Revelin

Fort Revelin (Croatian: tvrđava Revelin) – a fort in the complex of fortifications of Dubrovnik, outside the circuit of the town walls. A single structure on an irregular quadrilateral plan, on the extension of the north-eastern corner of the town walls, in the vicinity of the Ploče gate.

It was erected in 1463–1551 under the direction of, among others, Antonio Ferramolino of Bergamo. During its construction a regulation was in force that everyone arriving in Dubrovnik by sea had to bring a stone of their own body weight. The fort survived the catastrophic earthquake of 1667, after which it became the seat of the cathedral treasury, the town treasury and the authorities of the Republic of Ragusa. In 1983–86 fruitful archaeological research was carried out here. Today it serves as a stage for performances and concerts.

Sławomir Adamczak, Katarzyna Firlej, Chorwacja i Czarnogóra. Praktyczny przewodnik, first edition, Wydawnictwo Pascal, Bielsko-Biała 2003, ISBN 83-7304-154-0, pp. 234-252 Zuzanna Brusić, Salomea Pamuła, Chorwacja. W kraju lawendy i wina. Przewodnik, third updated edition, Wydawnictwo Bezdroża, Kraków 2006, ISBN 83-60506-45-0, pp. 260-282 Piers Letcher, Chorwacja. Przewodnik turystyczny National Geographic, Polish edition, Wydawnictwo G+J RBA, no place of publication, 2008, ISBN 978-83-60006-70-2, pp. 343-381 Robert Župan, Dubrovnik. Plan grada - city map - Stadtplan - pianta della citta, TRSAT d.o.o., Zagreb 2006, ISBN 978-953-6107-35-3 Dubrovnik. Gradske utvrde i vrata od Grada (in Croatian)

Machine-translated from “Revelin” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Revelin ranks #4,589 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 61 mapped in Croatia. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nikšić, 70 km away. It is one of the 23 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Dalmatia. It is stop 10 of 14 on the Dalmatian fortress coast, Zadar to Dubrovnik. See how Croatia compares in the castle statistics.

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