Smolenskaya Krepostnaya Stena

The greatness and power of the fortress passed over the centuries

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Yes, everything is correctly written down, some walls and some towers remain, but I suggest to look at the essence of this partially preserved building. Let's start with the fact that its greatness and power even from that, ...

Europe's biggest fortress

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But in general it is simply unrealistic to describe it in one review, especially since many travelers have been ruined here. We wandered around central Smolensk in the first half of February under the direction of M...

The Kremlin.

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The Smolensk Kremlin. Big wall, and thirty-nine towers. It is in a semi-paid state, but now the city has taken over the restoration ... (Most affected when Napoleon retreated)

The residue of the former power!

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The guide told us historical facts that for six and a half years about 6,000 workers and servicemen were involved in the construction of the Smolensk fortress. The width of the walls of the ...

Remaining of former military power

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The Smolensk fortress wall is a monument to Russian defensive construction and the main attraction of the city. I would not call it a fortress, because it is really parts of the wall, places completely ...