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Rectors Palace was the residence of the Dubrovnik's Republic Rector. It was built in a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles, probably due to two explosions that happened in 1435 and 1463, and the Great Earthquake in 1667, after which the Rector's Palace was badly damaged. Thereby, the reconstruction’s were done by Onofrio di Giordana della Cava, Michelozzo and Juraj Dalmatinac (renaissance arcade - ground floor), Salvi di Michiele, Jerolim Skarpa of Korčula, Bogosalić, Bogojević, Grubačević (Gothic bifores at the first floor).
The columns and four of the Capitals (first, second, sixth, and seventh from the right) are Gothic in manner. Two of Onofrio's original capitals flank the entrance, one depicting justice with a pair of lions, the other the Rector administering justice to the citizens. The loggia is vaulted with graceful Gothic ribs which spring fan wise from carved Renaissance corbels. Arcaded marble seats line the rear wall and that to the left.
The inner atrium has a Renaissance arcade on three sides and on the fourth side there is an imposing staircase that leads to an arcaded balcony. Below the stair arch is a Venetian Gothic fountain and a doorway (angel in niche above) leading to the offices of the Conservation Department in the former repository of the State Archives. The bust of Miho Pracat (Michaeli Prazzato) by Pietro Giacometti da Recanati (1638) was the only monument to a citizen ever erected (or even allowed) by the Dubrovnik Republic. Pracat, a 16th C merchant adventurer from Lopud, bequeathed his riches to the Republic. A small staircase leads to the mezzanine and former hall of the Lesser Coundi, which now houses temporary exhibitions. At the first floor the Rector's working and private rooms were situated. Today, these rooms are part of the museum. The Rector's Palace also contains the rooms of the palace guards, on the mezzanine, and a small Pinacotheca with works by local painters from the 15th -16th C (notably Blaž Jurjev Trogiranin, the first important personality in local painting and a major figure in the late Gothic art of Dalmatia, and Lovro Dobričević Marinov, who introduced the renaissance style), and by artists from Italy and Northern Europe. There is also an extensive collection of Ragusan coins, seals, and measurements.

3		Rectors Pallace in Dubrovnik, Croatia
South facade of the Recotr's palace is facing an old chatedral and is near the way to an old harbour. NIGHT VIEV >>>		by Ranko Skansi, M.Sc. Rectors Palace was the residence of the Dubrovnik's Republic Rector. It was built in a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles, probably due to two explosions that happened in 1435 and 1463, and the Great Earthquake in 1667, after which the Rector's Palace was badly damaged. Thereby, the reconstruction’s were done by Onofrio di Giordana della Cava, Michelozzo and Juraj Dalmatinac (renaissance arcade - ground floor), Salvi di Michiele, Jerolim Skarpa of Korčula, Bogosalić, Bogojević, Grubačević (Gothic bifores at the first floor). The columns and four of the Capitals (first, second, sixth, and seventh from the right) are Gothic in manner. Two of Onofrio's original capitals flank the entrance, one depicting justice with a pair of lions, the other the Rector administering justice to the citizens. The loggia is vaulted with graceful Gothic ribs which spring fan wise from carved Renaissance corbels. Arcaded marble seats line the rear wall and that to the left. The inner atrium has a Renaissance arcade on three sides and on the fourth side there is an imposing staircase that leads to an arcaded balcony. Below the stair arch is a Venetian Gothic fountain and a doorway (angel in niche above) leading to the offices of the Conservation Department in the former repository of the State Archives. The bust of Miho Pracat (Michaeli Prazzato) by Pietro Giacometti da Recanati (1638) was the only monument to a citizen ever erected (or even allowed) by the Dubrovnik Republic. Pracat, a 16th C merchant adventurer from Lopud, bequeathed his riches to the Republic. A small staircase leads to the mezzanine and former hall of the Lesser Coundi, which now houses temporary exhibitions. At the first floor the Rector's working and private rooms were situated. Today, these rooms are part of the museum. The Rector's Palace also contains the rooms of the palace guards, on the mezzanine, and a small Pinacotheca with works by local painters from the 15th -16th C (notably Blaž Jurjev Trogiranin, the first important personality in local painting and a major figure in the late Gothic art of Dalmatia, and Lovro Dobričević Marinov, who introduced the renaissance style), and by artists from Italy and Northern Europe. There is also an extensive collection of Ragusan coins, seals, and measurements.
	Main entrance is facing west. This is a tipical view for all the tourists visiting Dubrovnik. NIGHT VIEV >>>
One of the most interesting views inside the Rector's palace. A fountain that once served to all the guests who came inside. NIGHT VIEV >>>
	A view to the first floor arcades. NIGHT VIEV >>>
Computer simulations made with DIALux. Here You can download a complete DIALux project (Rec_Pal.dlx 2.4 MB!) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 >>>