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Barbican fortress

barbakan
Poland, Krakow
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Barbican fortress

barbakan
Poland, Krakow
The Barbican is an architectural monument in the center of Krakow, located north of the Market Square. It was built at the end of the 15th century as a fortification guarding the Florian Gate. On the territory of the fortress there are 7 observation towers and 130 loopholes, and its walls are 3 meters thick.

Today, the Barbican is used for historical reenactments and museum exhibitions, and Polish fencing championships are also held here.

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Traveled 2 years ago
Rating 7
Barbican
For some reason, there is always "barbAkan" in Krakow. And in Warsaw there is a barbican, then a barbican. A sixteenth-century fortification that is part of the city's defensive walls. It owes its unique appearance to brick buildings and the Masovian Gothic style, which attracts tourists from all over Europe. Both towers rested on pillars placed at the bottom of the dry moat. The entrance gate is not centrally located directly on the street, so that it would be difficult for enemies to get inside, and enemy bullets and bullets did not fly along the street, but hit the wall.→
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Traveled 7 years ago
Rating 9
The last fortress of Krakow
Krakow's Barbakan is one of the most advanced medieval military architecture in Europe. Until the beginning of the XIX century, ie until the introduction of fundamental changes in the methods of siege, Barbican was a building that could not be taken. There are literally several similar sites in Europe, but the Cracow Barbican stands out against them.→
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Traveled 12 years ago
Rating 7
Barbican.
The defensive structure of the Barbican was once the northern part of the city walls. Currently, there are various museum exhibitions, competitions and even ballroom dancing. Unfortunately, it was not possible to get inside, it was closed, so I can only appreciate the appearance, which is impressive. This is a very large and monumental structure, really similar to the structure of a city wall or a medieval castle. Knights, swords, fights immediately introduced themselves ...by the way, the locals call it "pan" for some reason: ).→
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