Review article
Lazaretto Complex in Ploče from the Fall of the Republic of Dubrovnik to Present (1808-2013)
Antun Baće
Ivan Viđen
Abstract
This paper presents the recent history of the Lazaretto complex in Dubrovnik’s area called Ploče. It is a unique architectural monument and a quarantine facility built in the period between 1627 and 1647. After the Lazaretto quarantine hospital had lost its primary function in the second half of the 19th century, the complex fell into decay for a long time. Numerous projects for its conversion into a hotel were conceived in the first half of the 20th century. After a gradual evaluation process and exhausting debates on its future program, the Lazaretto complex was renovated in the late 1960s. However, its renovation did not resolve a dilemma about its use.
Keywords
Dubrovnik; quarantine; Lazaretto complex; modern architecture; monument protection
Hrčak ID:
113244
URI
Publication date:
23.12.2013.
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