Before Montenegro existed as a modern republic, before Yugoslavia was even a dream, the ancient walled city of Cattaro — today's Kotor — sheltered beneath its mountain fortress as a prized possession of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and this exquisite early color photochrome postcard captures its most sacred landmark: the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, its two mismatched Baroque bell towers rising against the sheer limestone cliffs of Mount Lovćen, the cobbled piazza before it as empty and timeless as a stage set waiting for history. The cathedral, originally consecrated in 1166 and rebuilt after earthquakes, houses the relics of the city's patron saint Tryphon, venerated by both Catholic and Orthodox faithful. Published by the Munich firm of Purger & Co. as Photochromiekarte No. 8432 — one of the most sophisticated color printing houses of the Edwardian era — this unused card is a gem of pre-WWI Adriatic topography, from a time when Cattaro/Kotor was Austrian, and the world it depicted was about to be shattered forever.