Scenes from Korčula - Large & Small Governor’s Towers

Towers Velika & Mala Kneževa Kula (Large & Small Governor’s Towers) are located on the South-West side of Korcula Town.

Large Governor’s Tower, shaped as truncated cone was built in 1483. It has very massive feeling and locals nowadays call this tower “torjun”. There are various WW2 commemorative plaques around the tower. At the top of the crown , below the parapet, there is a rounded crown ring. On its north-western side, facing the harbour was a large plaque featuring Venetian lion and three coats of arms (the Dukes Balbi, Contarinia and Giorgio) – see bottom photo from 1920s for its location. After World War II the coats of arms were removed and replaced by inscription in memory of ww2 liberation of the town.

Coat of arms / plaque removed from this tower
Velika kneževa kula (Large Governor’s Tower) is placed in front of Mala kneževa kula (Large Governor’s Tower). This tower, as well as Small Governor’s Tower, were erected in 15th century to protect Governor’s Palace. It was built of large roughly shaped rectangular cubes.

The interior of the tower at the beginning of the 20th century was converted for storage of drinking water.