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Rector's Palace
The Gothic and Renaissance palace of the republic's rector, now the city's museum of history.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; included in the Dubrovnik Pass
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Pred Dvorom 3, 20000 DubrovnikDirections
- Getting There
- At the east end of Stradun, by the cathedral.
Why Go
The rector, the head of the republic, was elected for just one month and couldn't leave the palace during his term without the senate's permission. The rooms show the republic's furniture, portraits and coins, and the old prison cells.
Concerts are held in the arcaded atrium in summer.
Nearby in Dubrovnik
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