St. John's Tower was the main fortification for the defense of the historic port of Dubrovnik. The city port was closed off with a chain, and this
In between the Penalty tower (Kaznena kula) and the Great Arsenal (Veliki arsenal) there used to be the Fontik, a grain warehouse and market, in
The Kaše breakwater protects the town port from southern and eastern winds. Local architect Paskoje Miličević designed the breakwater which was
The present-day walls of Dubrovnik, in their full extent, were erected in the 13th century, with other extensions added periodically until 1660. The
The most significant intervention in the historic city harbour in the second half of the 19th century was the construction of Porporela breakwater in
There were a number of shipyards in the Dubrovnik area: larger ones were in the town of Suđurađ on the island of Lopud and on the island of Šipan,
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