Akermanskaya fortress - the largest
in Ukraine. The
area of the fortress around 9 hectares. The fortress was built on
the remains of the ancient city of Tyre. From the east castle washed by the Dniester estuary, with
others - is surrounded by a moat of width 14 and depth of 20 meters.From the
estuary is a garrison court, in which the citadel. Fortress besieged many times and for three centuries was under
Turkish rule. Finally passed to Russia after
the Russian-Turkish War 1806 - 1812 year. Now the fortress is a museum.
Citadel
Siege weapons
The main gate of
the fortress
Citadel
Siege weapons
On the visit of the fortress took me
four hours. Entrance
fee 5 hryvnia.
The next day I returned to Odessa. Walk around the city, made a lot of photos. City preparing for the day of laughter - April 1.
The next day I returned to Odessa. Walk around the city, made a lot of photos. City preparing for the day of laughter - April 1.
Odessa museum
Monument to Catherine II
Odessa opera house
Golden child monument
Home - wall
Monument to Catherine II
Odessa opera house
Golden child monument
Home - wall
In the evening sat on the train and went home - in Kharkov.