DESA1002 'Continuous City' Daria Guseva

Abstract

Dubrovnik was founded in the first half of the 7th century by a group of refugees from Epidaurum (today's Cavtat). They established their settlement at the island and named it Laus. Opposite of that location, at the foot of Srđ Mountain, Slavs developed their own settlement under the name of Dubrovnik (named by "Dub" - type of wood). It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It was decided to assemble the Observatory in Dubrovnik due to advantageous location of the entire Site. It is positioned right at the edge of the old city of Dubrovnik and has beautiful views to the ocean. Another important fact that was discovered saying that only in the area of Croatia people can observe gamma-ray bursts which among the most energy-intensive events in the world of stars, leading to the emission of record amounts of high-energy particles. The actual Observatory building has 2 levels. As it is shown on the plans of the structure on the ground floor there are entrances to main Observatory domes (north and south) and Planetarium. There is also a café/restaurant 150m2(which has it’s own entrance) and can hold different events and functions. On the second level there are exhibitions and offices. There is also an opportunity to go up the roof and observe the sky and magnificent Dubrovnik’s views.