Balbi's Arch ( hr, Balbijev luk), in Rovinj,

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, was built in 1678–79. The

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leads to Grisia Street. On one side, there is the carved head of a Turk while on the other is the carved head of a Venetian. It stands on the site of the old town gate.

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