Palace Grgurina
   Photo: Palace Grgurina

Grgurina Palace is in the old Kotor, north of the famous Cathedral of St. Tryphon. This is one of the landmarks of the old style, which in mature Baroque.

The building was built in the XVIII century and belonged to a noble family Grgurina who acquired his fortune doing maritime trade. For the construction of the palace was used korchulsky famous stone of it is made with a balustrade balconies, brackets for balconies, window and door openings. Symmetrically about the middle of the building main facade of the dominant stone balcony balustrade refers to the architectural style of the Baroque. On the north side of the palace there is a spacious terrace with a gazebo, where you can see the family coat of arms family Grgurina - goat image - a symbol of the city of Koper, where the family moved to Kotor.

The interior of the palace is also made in the Baroque style. Of particular interest are restored after the earthquake in 1979. The wooden ceilings, the floors in the main hall and hallway, lined with stone tiles on the diagonal white and red. In one of the rooms on the first floor still has its original decorative parquet of different wood.

Since the beginning of the nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War the palace Grgurina housed the city government and various military services. At present the building of the palace occupies the Maritime Museum, which is the collection of the visitors related to the maritime history of the region. Here you can see ship models, old maps, a variety of navigation devices, portraits became famous sailors, seascape paintings and other valuable artifacts.

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