Pile Gate
Pile. Pile is a small but busy suburb of Dubrovnik (see map), situated just in front of Pile Gate, well known Dubrovnik's landmark at the western side of the Old town and home of a popular bus station. The area is an important transport hub for the whole city and well known for frequent traffic jams, so it can be pretty busy around here.
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Entering the Pile Gate brings you back to the time of knights and damsels in distress. Two sentries stand guard as you walk back in time. The draw bridge with its elaborate counte
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We flew into Dubrovnik and took the shuttle bus into town which drops you off just beyond the Pile Gate. It takes you back in time walking through the old drawbridge into the old
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Pile Gate or "Vrata od Pila" is one of the two main gates in this medieval walled city and is the main entrance into the fortified Old Town of Dubrovnik. It is very interesting to see the fortification and the size of the massive city walls when viewed from the top of the wall. The Pile Gate, built in the mid-16th century on the western.
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It's the main gate and an impressive entrance to a remarkable old city. Never will imagine what will be behind this precious gate. Sure it's the best way connecting the old city
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The Gate is a popular filming location, with many recognising it from HBO's internationally famous TV series Game of Thrones. From Pile Gate you can also enjoy views over a nearby small fishing harbour, and two further forts Bokar and Lovrijenac. Getting to Pile Gate. Pile Gate is a half an hour walk from the historic centre of Dubrovnik.
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The inner Pile gates that lead through the main City wall with a gothic arch and double door doorway were built according to the prototype of Peskarija Gate in 1460 on the place of the old City gates that are mentioned in the Statute of Dubrovnik from 1272. The inner Ploce Gate were once called The Gate of St Luka, according to the nearby church.
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Now, of course, the gate stays open 24/7. The outer Pile Gate is embellished with a small statue of St. Blaise, the city's patron saint. The inner gate, built in the 15th century, holds a more modern statue of St. Blaise, created by 20th-century Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović. - Jane Foster.
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Over the bridge, just like with the Gate of Pile, there is the statue of Saint Blaise, the patron saint of Dubrovnik. Gate of Buža. The Gate of Buža (meaning "hole") is located on the northern side of the land walls. This gate is relatively new compared to the other gates, as it was constructed during the early 1900s.
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Dubrovnik Home » Pile Gate. The main entrance to Old Town, busy Pile Gate (the name derived from Greek word pylaj meaning gate) in the old-time (built in the 15th century) used to have a wooden drawbridge which used to be pulled up at night to prevent unwelcome guests entering the medieval, walled city. The drawbridge was replaced by stoned.
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Trough this Gate, the French army led by Napoleon entered Ragusa 1806. Soon after, the Republic was abolished. The word Pile is dervied from the Greek pilai which means door from which we can conclude that for centuries Pile gate has been (and still is) the main entrance to the city. It consists of two doors outside and inside the walls, two.
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Book tours and tickets to experience Pile Gate. Reserve a ticket for your trip to Dubrovnik today.. Constructed in 1537, this sturdy gate on the west wall of Dubrovnik's Old Town was once locked nightly—and the wooden drawbridge leading to it was raised—to prevent intruders from gaining access to the city. More recently, the gate.
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Jul . . Oct . Dec. Pile Gate serves as the main entry point into Dubrovnik, and it is where most every local tour of the city starts off. Considered the city's transport hub, the gate was constructed on the western wall in 1537 in order to provide secure entry to the city's defenders fighting against foreign invaders.
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4. Fort Bokar. 0.07 MILES. The westernmost tower of the city walls was built to protect the approach to Pile Gate. 5. Marin Držić House. 0.08 MILES. Educational but not terribly interesting (unless you're a fan of 16th-century Croatian theatre), this small museum is devoted to Marin Držić (c 1508-67),…. 6.
