Big Shot No. 23 'The Pile Gate, Dubrovnik Old Town'

RIT Big Shot
$35.00

The Pile Gate is the name for the outside and inside regions of this historic structure. The first Renaissance arch was built as the semicircular tower in 1537. Two bridges lead to the gate across its moat and are complete with a stone bridge and a wooden draw-bridge worked by means of a windlass, chains and counter-weights. When lifted up, it closes the entrance to the city.

The previous single-spanned stone bridge, with stone seats on its sides, was built in 1397 by John from Sienna. It looked like today’s inside bridge of the Pile Gate. In 1471 the moat was widened and a new bridge on three spans was constructed according to the projects of the State architect Paskoje Milicevic. Between 1533 and 1537 one of the spans was destroyed and a wooden draw-bridge added instead. The inside Pile Gate with a Gothic arch and double posts pass throughout the main city wall. It was built in the form of the previous Fishmarket Gate in 1460 and has stood in place of an older gate mentioned in the Statute of 1296.

  • Direct Digital Capture: Camera – Nikon D200 with 20mm lens
  • Exposure time: 90 seconds @ f11
  • All external lighting was provided by multiple hand-held electronic flash units and flashlights operated by approximately people 478 people.
  • Custom printed on Kodak Professional Luster E paper.
  • Allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.
  • Shipping notification and tracking provided via email.