The Dominican Monastery at the eastern end of the Stradun was established in 1315 and is among the best-preserved Gothic-Renaissance complexes on the Adriatic. The cloister, designed by the Florentine architect Maso di Bartolommeo and completed in the 15th century, has the particular quality of a space that was designed for slow time — arcaded walkways of worked limestone around a central garden, with the quality of silence that comes from stone and enclosed proportion. The monastery museum holds one of the most significant collections of early Croatian Renaissance painting: altarpieces by Nikola Božidarević and the triptych by Lovro Dobričević are the reason for the visit. The bell tower, visible above the rooftops at golden hour, is the architectural signature of the eastern old town. The monastery is in daily use for worship; the museum and cloister are open to visitors through the main entrance off the Stradun.
Stari Grad, Dubrovnik, Croatia