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Akkerman Fortress – the view from above

The medieval fortress in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi looks especially picturesque from a bird’s eye view, when you can see the entire complex.

The thickness of the walls varies from 1.5 to 5 meters, the height of the walls and towers – 5-15 meters. The basis of the fortress complex is the Citadel – the most fortified part of it. Akkerman Fortress on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

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From the north, the fortress walls are protected by the Black Sea (the Dniester estuary). On the other three sides, it is surrounded by a moat, which depth reaches 13-14 meters today. The inner wall of the moat is several meters taller than the outer wall.

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The area of the largest courtyard (the Civic Courtyard) of the fortress is 5 hectares. In the past, it was built up with residential buildings. In the Ottoman period, there was a large mosque there. In the 19th century, all residential buildings of the courtyard were dismantled.

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The commandant and officers of the garrison lived in the Citadel, there was an arsenal and a treasury, prisoners were kept in its dungeon.

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