Turisticka organizacija Kotora

Arsenal building is situated in the north-east corner of the Square of Arms, which was named by it. Its locality was determinated by the terms of that place , and also there was a very powerful bastion Citadela with the castle called Kampana, situated  in the north-west corner of the town gates. In this part of town was a huge shipyard on the seaside, in front of the bastion Citadela.

At the Square of Arms , in front of Arsenal, was a meeting for people who protected the old town afore the invasion of war danger, for example, we can mention one of the most famous battle whose leader was Hajrudin Barbarosa, in 1539. and who intended to overmaster Kotor, but after three days, his army had to give up.

In this old building, was also facilitated  naval army, called " The Saints Tripun". Before the old town changed its look completely at the begining of the sixtith years of this century, this building has a very tall and rapid roof, and only one floor which was stayed on the very powerful arcades above the groundfloor, with a tittle on its front door which says that it was "The public arsenal of material for the  basin staff".The entrace for this building was from the main Tower, with stone stairsways, which was removed at the end of the nineteenth century, when the Arsenal building was turned into a huge bakery for army, which was catering Garrison in Kotor. When the Arsenal building was reconstructed for the present funcionality,were built sideway walls up to the heighth of the second floor, so today there are groundfloor and two floors.