Nikolsky gate

Not Nikolsky Gate but St. Nicholas Gate!

Since it was named after the church of St. Nicholas that burned in 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée stormed Smolensk. The French emperor entered the ravaged city straight through it, by the way. I di...

Through them Napoleon entered in August 1812 in the Russian army (peopleless!) Smolensk

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Now in the same name tower is the museum "Smolensk Len," in which we and my family in the first half of February and went (not liked). It was broken the square of Memory of Warriors-internationalisto ...

The non-parent Gate of the Smolensk Kremlin.

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The non-parent Gate of the Smolensk Kremlin. They were preserved almost entirely in the original form. Only the roof changed periodically

Towers of the Smolensk fortress - Nikolskaya!

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The guide told us the historical facts according to which this tower – is one of the 9 gate towers of the Smolensk fortress. It is believed that the Nikolsky gate – is a wide Arc journey, arranged in a row of ...

Nicholas Gate

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The Nikolskaya Tower was a secondary entrance to Smolensk. Initially the gate was ripped by Elenevsky, T. K. The road went to Elnya. At the beginning of the 18th century, at the order of Peter the First Gate, they were protected from ...