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Kupari was once a hugely popular holiday resort.
Over the next two decades five more hotels containing over 2,000 beds were built for officers and their families.
Altogether, Kuparis hotels could accommodate up to 4,500 guests.
Then, the Croatian War of Independence broke out in 1991.
That summer, the Yugoslav Peoples Army moved into Dubrovnik and began bombarding the historic city.
The biggest hotel, Kupari, was devoured in flames.
After the War of Independence, Dubrovnik was rebuilt but Kupari was left bomb-scarred, broken and permanently closed.
Last year, the former military resort town was purchased by a private party.
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