Fort Grand Duke Constantine (Russia)
The Fort Constantin (Fort Grand Duke Constantine, Fort Konstantin) (Russian: Форт «Константин», (Форт «Великий Князь Константин») was a coastal artillery battery that covered southern waters of the fortified city of Kronstadt, Russia. The city is located on the Kotlin Island, Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Currently the fort has no military use, the structures are in disarray, and the transport and tourism company Third Park tries to develop the territory as a tourist destination.
History
In 1807 Emperor Alexander I of Russia signed a decree to additionally fortify Kronstadt expecting a war with Great Britain. The construction started in 1808. The initial parapet of the battery was made of pine timber filled with sand and stone, for speed. It was made in two levels, hence the historical name "Double Southern Battery (Двойная Южная Батарея).
References
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- ^ История форта Константин (History of Fort Constantin)
- ^ Форт "Великий Князь Константин" (English-language version: Fort "Grand Duke Konstantin")
- ^ "Who Will Protect Forts of Kronstadt?", Морское наследие, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 30-35
Further reading
- Ткаченко, В. Ф., Амирханов, Л. И. (2007). Форт "Константин". Russia: Izdatelʹstvo Ostrov.
- Леонид Амирханов (2022), Кронштадт. Город-крепость. От основания до наших дней
- Леонид Амирханов,Ткаченко, В. Ф. (2004) Форты Кронштадта ISBN 5945000272
59°59′43″N 29°42′06″E / 59.9952°N 29.7017°E
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