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   Perched on the mountain above the City of Kotor the Castle of San Giovanni or St. John, occupies a location that has been fortified in some form since antiquity. In the 6th century, the fortress was reconstructed by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. In 1420 the area - which was at that time the independent Republic of Cattaro - came under Venetian rule, this resulted in the fortifications being extended to take on their current form as it was the Venetians who constructed most of the present structures and so provided a good example of defensive Venetian military architecture. READ MORESt Tryphon Cathedral  Located in the centre of the old town of Kotor, Saint Tryphon Cathedral is built on the site of a church consecrated in 809 to hold the relics of Saint Tryphon. In 1124 Kotor’s town council approved funds to build a new cathedral and this was completed and consecrated in 1166, although it has been destroyed due to earthquakes and rebuilt on several occasions. READ MORE Church of St Clara  Church of St Nicholas  St. Luke's Church  Constructed in 1195 as a Catholic Church, St. Luke's Church incorporates Romanesque, Byzantine, and Slavic elements in its architecture. From 1657 to 1812, it housed both Catholic and Orthodox faiths before being given to the Orthodox church. It is the only building in the town that did not suffer any major damage in any of the numerous earthquakes that the town has been subject to. READ MORE |
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