Sponza Palace: Context view of Luza Square, palace and loggia on left, bell tower right

The city bell-tower (h. 31 m; 1444) built by P. Radon\u010Di\u0107, R. Gruba\u010Devi\u0107 and D. Uti\u0161enovi\u0107. The Column of Roland (Orlando) (1417) by Antun Dubrov\u010Danin ( fl 1417-1424) was modelled on those erected in the other merchant republics of the Mediterranean.\u000a\u000aThe combination of Renaissance arcades and Gothic windows in the piano nobile used in the Rector's Palace became so fashionable that it was adopted for other residences, including the Sponza Palace, which has arcades (1519) by Nikola Andriji\u0107 (fl 1512-1553) and Josip Andriji\u0107 (fl 1503-1550) (brothers from Kor\u010Dula). In the time of the [Ragusa] Republic this palace housed the custom office and bonded warehouse, hence it was often referred to as Divona (from dogana, customhouse). The palace also housed the mint, the bank, the treasury, and the armory. It is now home to the city archives.