An interpretation center dedicated to the life of the famous traveler Marco Polo. Marko Polo Center is an interpretation center dedicated to the life and adventures of the famous traveler, Marco Polo, a historical figure who changed the course of history through his remarkable journeys. Whether you are a history …
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Marco was sitting on the straw in his cell, occasionally a rat would run across the floor. Marco was not bored since everybody knew he had spent twenty-four years travelling, of which seventeen were lived on the court of Kublai Khan. The cell door opened regularly to let guards, captains, …
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Nicholas, Matthew and Marco Polo once again stepped before the Khan, nine time touching the floor by theirforeheads asking him to give them permission to return to beloved Venice and Korcula. Prior to their speech,Kublai Khan explained that Persian ruler’s wife, his niece, had died. Her last will was that …
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Returning from inspection into eastern provinces of the Empire, Marco Polo entered with his guards Cambala, the headquarters of the ruler above all rulers- Kublai Khan. The town had twelve gates and Marco was given a cordial welcome with drums and flutes at one of them. The ruler was waiting …
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From Acra our travellers reached Sis and Layasa by sea. In Sis they purchased horses, passed Mosul and entered Baghdad. There they boarded a ship and sailed down the Tigris River to Hormuz. In the port of Hormuz Marco Polo spotted vessels full of valuable spices, gold embroidered cloths, ivory …
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The ship is rolling on the waves of the Adriatic, ready to set off. The isle of Korcula is clearly visible in front of her, its streets, its church towers, houses. Marco Polo, his father Nicholas, and his uncle Matthew are on board. Marco Polo is looking at Korcula, his …
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Museum about Marco Polo – the greatest traveler of all times @ 33, Plokata Square (14.Travnja 1921), 20260 Korcula // opening times: every day 9:00 – 24:00 – tel: +385 98 970 5334 Exhibition Scenes in the Museum: Photos of Marco Polo Museum browse > Photo gallery of Marco Polo …
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Can the explorers POL-s (alias Polo and Pollo) be called “The Venetian Polos” Contrary to the Venetian documents, which say that they “came from Dalmatia”, a Croatian maritime province. CHRONICON IUSTINIANI, 1358 (annotation) in the Venetian Bibliotheca Marciana. The Venetian manuscripts from: 1423., 1446., 1450/60., and the two documents from …
Read more » Summary: Ethnic Origin Of The Explorers POLs (alias POLO-s) by Andjelko Nedo Paveskovic, Montecarlo
Essay on theme of Italo Calvino’s book “Invisible Cities” applied to work of some contemporary artists as well as to work of Edita Pecotic Trying to find the right framework around which to build my essay for the module Themes and Concepts 2’of my Fine art Degree, I visited the …
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About Marco Polo and Korcula Marco Polo (1254 – 1324) was a medieval Venetian merchant, though he is more prominent as a world renowned writer and traveller.Together with his father Nicolas and his uncle Maffeo, Marco Polo was amongst the first Europeans to travel the famous Silk Road trade route, …
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