Kronshlot fort (Saint Petersburg)

Russia / Sankt Petersburg / Kronshtadt / Saint Petersburg
 island, fortification, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage

From the sea, the mouth of the Neva was protected by Fort Kronshlot on Kotlin Island (later to become the sea fortress Kronstadt).
The Fort is one of the cultural sites of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1990.

www.nortfort.ru/sfort/foto_kr1_e.html
www.arthermitage.org/Alexei-Ivanovich-Rostovtsev/Fort-K...

painting by Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky
geocoded Art
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Coordinates:   59°58'46"N   29°44'56"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago