Fountain near the Pile Gate, Dubrovnik

December 1969 Issue

Fountain near the Pile Gate, Dubrovnik

The pause that refreshed. . . if you were a 15th-century Dubrovniki, that is. It was in 1438 that the Italian Onofrio dell Cava built a fountain near the Pile Gate in Dubrovnik. It brought springwater from 12 kilometers away to the city’s thirsty inhabitants. Today the Big Onofrio fountain is one of the Croatian city’s major landmarks. (Onofrio built a smaller fountain in Dubrovnik as well; it is in Luza Square.)

Sixty-two readers sent in the correct answer, and RUSTI OSEN of Shoreline, Washington, was the second entry we drew and the winner. Why, you may ask, did the second entry win? The first entry we drew had the correct answer, but the sender didn’t include his or her name and address. Dear readers, please don’t forget that crucial information!

We thank Patricia Minami of Rockville, Maryland, for sending in the photo.