This is Dubrovnik (Old Town) Cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. I was enchanted by this building as soon as I saw it, sensing some mystery surrounding the place. Shortly afterwards, I overheard a tour guide explaining in English that Richard the Lionheart is said to have been shipwrecked in Dubrovnik on his way back from the Crusades, and that the Cathedral was built to commemorate this event. Of course, the tour guide stressed that this was only a legend or myth, but still the sense of enchantment remained.
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