Built in 1427, the statue of Roland (alias Orlando, Hruodland and others) stands in front of the Church of St. Blaise. A knight of Charlemagne and a prominent figure throughout Europe and European history since the 9th century, it was erected as a symbol of the freedom of the Ragusan Republic. A freedom that is, due to the events of recent years as well as the past, especially poignant.
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