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Cloister’s Colonnade of Franciscan Monastery

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Colonnade in Franciscan Monastery’s cloister

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At the top of the each column there is an unique capital – click to have a look at the photos

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Closer look at the capitels (capitals) of colonnade – see more info here

The late Romanesque/Gothic style cloister, framed by a colonnade of  120 columns and 12 large pilaster was built in 1360  by Mihoje Brajkov who, as a talented sculptor came to work in Dubrovnik from Montenegro (Bar)  – (see his self-portrait at the one of the capitals)