Kuća Užižić (Hektorović) u Hvaru

Užižić Palace stands on Hvar's southern town wall and is one of the historic core's most striking Gothic houses. Reconstruction of an older house began in the fifteenth century, and a vaulted public passage, locally called a volat, was created on the inner side. The project is associated with Nikola Užižić, but the building remained unfinished for a long period and later passed to the Gazarović family. Part of the house continued to be inhabited into the second half of the twentieth century, while its completion and roof came only in 2010. It is best appreciated from outside during an old-town walk, with attention to the floral-Gothic details and the way the house incorporates the defensive wall.