Protecting the eastern end of the small harbor across from Fort Lovrijenac, Michelozzo's Fort Bokar (foreground) rises from the Adriatic -- a masterpiece of defensive architecture. Michelozzo was brought to Dubrovnik to help rebuild the walls and he commanded a huge salary as an expert on city wall fortifications, having worked throughout Tuscany. (Obviously his work in Florence has been torn down, but his work at Lucca still stands.) He was considered a master at engineering. And he was not a second class artist: Most of the big architectural names of the Italian Renaissance did fortifications including Brunelleschi, Leonardo, and Michelangelo.
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