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Kutekroma Tower, Pskov

Kutekroma Tower, 15th century
Pskov Krom (Kremlin), Pskov

#Pskov #kremlin
#medieval #architecture

01.12.2025 18:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Vzlaz (Staircase), Oreshek Fortress

The Vzlaz (Staircase), 16th century
Oreshek Fortress, Shlisselburg, Orekhovy Island

#Shlisselburg #fortress
#medieval #architecture

01.12.2025 08:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Vorotnaya Tower, Staraya Ladoga

Vorotnaya Tower, 15th–16th centuries
Ladoga Fortress, Staraya Ladoga

#StarayaLadoga #tower
#medieval #architecture

25.11.2025 10:29 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Lower Portcullis Tower, Pechory

The Lower Portcullis Tower, 16th century
Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery Fortress, Pechory

#Pechory #tower
#medieval #architecture

20.11.2025 03:50 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Kolokolnaya Tower, Izborsk

Kolokolnaya Tower, 14th–15th centuries
Izborsk Fortress, Izborsk

#Izborsk #fortress
#medieval #architecture

20.11.2025 03:40 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pryadilnaya Tower, Solovki

Pryadilnaya Tower, 16th century
Solovetsky Monastery Fortress, Solovetsky Islands

#Solovki #tower
#medieval #architecture

11.11.2025 04:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Srednyaya Tower, Pskov

Srednyaya Tower, 15th century
Pskov Krom (Kremlin), Pskov

#Pskov #kremlin
#medieval #architecture

04.11.2025 05:27 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Gosudareva (Vorotnaya) Tower, Oreshek Fortress

Gosudareva (Vorotnaya) Tower, 15th–16th centuries
Oreshek Fortress, Shlisselburg, Orekhovy Island

#Shlisselburg #tower
#medieval #architecture

26.10.2025 03:58 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Temnushka Tower, Izborsk

Temnushka Tower, 14th–15th centuries
Izborsk Fortress, Izborsk

#Izborsk #fortress
#medieval #architecture

17.10.2025 16:49 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Strelochnaya Tower, Staraya Ladoga

Strelochnaya Tower, 15th–16th centuries
Ladoga Fortress, Staraya Ladoga

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#medieval #architecture

13.10.2025 11:36 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nikolskaya Tower, Pechory Autumn, 2024

Nikolskaya Tower, Pechory Summer, 2025

Nikolskaya Tower, 16th century
Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery Fortress, Pechory

#Pechory #tower
#medieval #architecture

10.10.2025 07:19 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Troitskaya (Chasovaya) Tower, Pskov

Troitskaya (Chasovaya) Tower, 14th–15th centuries
Pskov Krom (Kremlin), Pskov

#Pskov #kremlin
#medieval #architecture

06.10.2025 11:29 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Uspenskaya Tower, Solovki

Uspenskaya Tower, 16th century
Solovetsky Monastery Fortress, Solovetsky Islands

#Solovki #tower
#medieval #architecture

06.10.2025 05:36 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Belaya (Alekseevskaya) Tower, Veliky Novgorod

Belaya (Alekseevskaya) Tower, 16th century
Roundabout City, Veliky Novgorod

#VelikyNovgorod #tower
#medieval #architecture

01.10.2025 08:10 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Glukhaya Tower, Pskov

Glukhaya Tower, 16th century
Roundabout City, Pskov

#Pskov #tower
#medieval #architecture

18.09.2025 03:29 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Korolevskaya Tower, Oreshek Fortress

Korolevskaya Tower, 15th–16th centuries
Oreshek Fortress, Shlisselburg, Orekhovy Island

#Shlisselburg #tower
#medieval #architecture

09.09.2025 10:26 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Korozhnaya Tower, Solovki

Korozhnaya Tower, 16th century
Solovetsky Monastery Fortress, Solovetsky Islands

#Solovki #tower
#medieval #architecture

03.09.2025 06:16 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ostrozhnaya Tower, Pechory

Ostrozhnaya Tower during reconstruction
Pechory Fortress, Pechory

#Pechory #tower
#medieval #architecture

03.09.2025 04:21 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Wall of Persi, Pskov

The Wall of Persi and Dovmontova (Smerdya) Tower, Pskov

The Wall of Persi
Pskov Krom (Kremlin), Pskov

#Pskov #kremlin
#medieval #architecture

31.08.2025 06:02 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Velikiye (Troitskiye) Gateway, Pskov

Velikiye (Troitskiye) Gateway
Pskov Krom (Kremlin), Pskov

#Pskov #gateway
#medieval #architecture

31.08.2025 04:06 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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24.07.2025 17:45 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Vladimirskaya Tower, Veliky Novgorod

The facade of Vladimirskaya Tower, Novgorod Detinets (Kremlin), Veliky Novgorod

#VelikyNovgorod #tower
#medieval #architecture

17.07.2025 04:30 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tailovskaya Tower, Pechory

Tailovskaya Tower, Pechory Fortress, Pechory

#Pechory #tower
#medieval #architecture

14.07.2025 03:29 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Vladimirskaya Tower, Veliky Novgorod

Vladimirskaya Tower, Novgorod Detinets (Kremlin), Veliky Novgorod

#VelikyNovgorod #kremlin
#medieval #architecture

06.07.2025 05:46 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Varlaamovskaya Tower, Pskov

Varlaamovskaya Tower, Roundabout City, Pskov

#Pskov #tower
#medieval #architecture

23.06.2025 21:02 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fedorovskaya Tower, Veliky Novgorod

Fedorovskaya Tower, Novgorod Detinets (Kremlin), Veliky Novgorod

#VelikyNovgorod #kremlin
#medieval #architecture

22.06.2025 17:07 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ploskaya Tower, Pskov

Another view of Ploskaya Tower, Pskov Fortress, Pskov

#Pskov #tower
#medieval #architecture

05.06.2025 03:39 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ryabinovka Tower, Izborsk

Ryabinovka Tower, Izborsk Fortress, Izborsk

#Izborsk #fortress
#medieval #architecture

30.05.2025 03:32 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Upper Portcullis Tower, Pechory

The Upper Portcullis Tower, Pechory Fortress, Pechory

#Pechory #tower
#medieval #architecture

27.05.2025 17:53 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tararygin Tower, Pechory

Tararygin Tower during reconstruction. Pechory Fortress, Pechory

#Pechory #tower
#medieval #architecture

13.05.2025 07:51 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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