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the town hall, with a reconstructed old pharmacy and the TIC on the ground floor, and ex-
hibits on the history of Koper and a ceremonial hall for weddings on the 1st floor. The
facade of the palace, once the residence of Koper's mayor who was appointed by the doge
in Venice, is festooned with medallions, reliefs and coats of arms.
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was a munitions dump four centuries ago. Opposite is the
Cathedral of the Assump-
9am-2pm & 4-9pm)
, with 204 climbable stairs. The cathedral, partly Romanesque and
Gothic but mostly dating from the mid-18th century, has a white classical interior with a
feeling of space and light that belies the sombre exterior.
Behind the cathedral to the north is a circular Romanesque
Rotunda of John the
from the second half of the 12th century with a ceiling fresco.
Trg Brolo
Linked to Titov trg to the east, Trg Brolo is a wide and leafy square of fine old buildings,
Brutti; Trg Brolo 1)
, now the central library, to the north. On the eastern side is the 17th-
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, a granary (1416) where the town's wheat was once stored, with wonderful medallions
and reliefs. Just south is the disused
Church of St James
(Cerkew Sv Jakoba) dating to
the 14th century.
SQUARE
Čevljarska Ulica
Historic Čevljarska ulica (Cobbler Street), a narrow commercial street for pedestrians,
runs south from Titov trg. As you walk under the arch of the Praetorian Palace, have a
look to the right. The little hole in the wall with the Italian inscription '
Denontie'
was
where anonymous denunciations of officials and others could be made.
At the end of Čevljarska ulica is the
Almerigogna Palace
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(Palača Almerigogna; Gortanov trg 13)
, a painted 15th-century Venetian Gothic palace
(now a pub) and arguably the most beautiful building in Koper.
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