Dubrovnik, the historic Ragusa Republic

Onofrio's Fountain

The large Onofrio’s Fountain, a circular spring water fountain built in 1438 and decorated with ornate, carved-stone masks, built near the Pile Gate at the western entrance of Dubrovnik’s Old Town. Dubrovnik in the old days had big problems with water. The Ragusa Senate decided to bring water into the city from a spring near the village Knežice (near Šumet) which is nearly 12 kilometres away from the city walls. Water pours out from 16 spouts. It had lush decorations when built, but it was severely damaged in the great earthquake of 1667. It suffered damage again in 1991 during the siege of Dubrovnik in the “Homeland War” of the 1990s.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Sep 29, 2018
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