Ulica Ivana Gundulića
Ulica Ivana Gundulića
Današnja ulica Ivana Gundulića u Metkoviću nastala je sredinom 19. stoljeća kada nasipavanjem Limana dobiva novi prostor za gradnju stambenih i poslovnih objekata s obje strane prometnice Mostar – Metković, zapadno od Plokate, današnjeg Trga kralja Tomislava. Nastanak ove ulice ujedno označuje i prostorno širenje grada u podnožje brda Predolac čiji su nositelji bili imućnije metkovske obitelji koje su se uglavnom bavile trgovinom i drugim djelatnostima vezanima uz luku. Radi se o kamenim masivnim zdanjima koja su obično u prizemlju imala poslovne prostore za trgovačke i ugostiteljske objekte, poput kavana i gostionica, dok je na gornjim etažama bio stambeni prostor koji je uglavnom bio uređen prema tadašnjem građanskom stilu. Iako su građevine u ovoj ulici svojim oblikovanjem dijelom slijedile modele tradicijske arhitekture, oblikovanjem njihova pročelja te jednostavnim secesijskim ukrasima, obično oko prozora, odlikuje ih suvremenost. Najznačajniji su primjeri kuće Golijan, Popović, Anđelopolj, Šakota i Jelavić, imajući osobine arhitekture iz vremena prijelaza iz 19. u 20. stoljeće. Početkom 20. stoljeća ulica je obogaćena sadnjom drvoreda koji danas čine stabla hrasta crnike, a navedena ulica bila je poznata kao Aleja Franje Josipa.
Ivan Gundulić Street
Today’s Ivan Gundulić Street in Metković was created in mid-19th century when by filling the Liman it got a new space for the construction of residential and business facilities on both sides of the Mostar – Metković road, to the west of Plokata, today’s King Tomislav Square. The emergence of this street also marks the special expansion of the town into the foothills of the Predolac, whose holders were the wealthier families in Metković mostly dealing in trade and other activities related to the port. These are massive stone buildings that usually had business space in the ground floor for commercial and hospitality facilities, such as cafés and inns, while on the upper floors there was residential space that was mostly organised according to the then patrician style. Even though the structures in this street in their form partly followed the models of traditional architecture, in shaping their fronts and through simple secessionist ornaments, they are distinguished by modernity usually around the windows. The most significant are the examples of the houses Golijan, Popović, Anđelopolj, Šakota and Jelavić, having architectural features from the times of transition from the 19th into the 20th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the street was enriched by a planted tree line, today comprised of holm oak; the street was known as the Franz Joseph Alley.