“Handrail” at Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia

December 1969 Issue

“Handrail” at Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia

June's photo depicted a "handrail" on a stairway at the Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The palace, which today houses a museum, has had a tumultuous history. The first building on the site was gutted by a fire in 1435, and a new Gothic-style building was constructed. Gunpowder stored in the palace armory exploded in 1463, causing major damage and leading to reconstruction, and strong earthquakes ravaged the building in 1520 and 1667. Much of the reconstruction (which remains intact to this day) was in the Baroque style.

Forty-seven readers sent in the correct answer, and DEB KALIKOW of Westford, Massachusetts, won the drawing. We thank Ann White of Concord, California, for contributing the photo.

Correct answers were sent in by:

Frank Aigner, Bridgewater, VA; Bonnie Agnell; Rita Agnerthal, Yorktown Heights, NY; Eleanore Allanson-Donoho, Elgin, IL; Ronnie Allen, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Kay Amick, Knoxville, TN; Georgene Angrist, Minneapolis, MN; Maureen Babula, Phillipsburg, NJ; Rachel Black, Lincoln, CA; Cathy Briner, Eugene, OR; Patricia Bunyard, Cambria, CA; Sharon Dahme, Covina, CA; Terrel Emmons, Springfield, VA; Deborah Futch, Winter Haven, FL; Donald Gillies, Santa Barbara, CA; Gordon Goebbert, Algonquin, IL; Susan Hart, Delmar, NY; Sam Hellis, Tacoma, WA; Kembell Huyke, Flushing, NY; WINNER: Deb Kalikow, Westford, MA; Karyn Kandell, Kyoto, Japan; Sherrie and Gary Kay, Tucson, AZ; Jack King, Fayetteville, AR; Kathy Kloehn, St. Louis Park, MN; Barbara Koerner, Sacramento, CA; Susan Lemieux, Prescott, AZ; Mary Linnemann, Melrose, MN; Cynthia Lyon, Atlanta, GA; Michelle Mellon, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; John Melton, Palo Alto, CA; Sherri Morgan, Denver, CO; Ron Oakham, Tucson, AZ; Mary Jo Offerman, Fort Collins, CO; Raymond Prince, Maple Valley, WA; Robert Rhoads, Sullivan, MO; Donald Rice, San Jose, CA; Pam Ross, Louisville, KY; Heidi Schuchmann, Ballwin, MO; Marian Spainhower, Red Bluff, CA; Richard Stanish, Tulsa, OK; Pam Strang, Liberty, MO; Claire Troop, Wernersville, PA; Emma Underhill, Frenchville, ME; Dale Vaughan, Tustin, CA; Kathy Whitmer, Bellingham, WA; Martha Wiley, Kaneohe, HI; Kathy Wood, Potomac Falls, VA.