Castles
Traveling through Ukraine you will find a lot of great castles, fortresses and palaces. Ukrainian castles and fortresses were built in different centuries. Some of them are restored and others need state investment for restoration and preservation.
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Korets castle
Korets wooden castle was constructed by Ostrozhsky brothers in the XVI century. However, it is known as Korets, because Koretsky family owned the mansion at the time and added stone walls and a drawbridge to the castle in 1550. The main entrance was
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Ostrog castle
Ostorg castle used to be a non-regular defense unit. The planning and shape of the castle of Ostrozhsky Princes was influenced by a rather tall hill standing above the Vilia river. Natural defense features of the mountain used to be enhanced by
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Palace of Muravyov-Apostol in Khomutets
Khomutets village was founded in the XVI century by Cossacks of Mirgorod in the place where the riverbed of Khomutets river joins the right tributary of Khorol. In , during the Liberation War, the village was owned by a centurion P. Apostol, who
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Dubno castle, Liubomirsky castle and Ostrozhsky palace
Dubno castle, which now has the status of a state historical and cultural reservation, is located by the river Ikva in Dubno. It was constructed in 1492 instead of an Old Russian settlement. The castle constructed by Konstantin Ostrozhsky was made of
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Palace in Vishnevets village
Vishnevetsky castle was built by Prince Mikhail Vishnevetsy in 1494 instead of the destroyed by Tatars defense in Stary Vishnevets village. For several centuries the palace used to serve as a family residency for Vishnevetsky dynasty. Even though
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Yeni-Kale fortress
The Turkish fortress of Yeni-Kale is one of the most famous architecture fortification monuments in Kerch. The fortress was constructed in early XVIII century. The name of the fort translates from Turkish as the New Fortress. It was built to protect
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Mangup Citadel
Mangup is not only a mountain, but also a remaining site of a medieval city and a source for archaeological discoveries. It seems like nature itself created this place for people to live in. There is a mountain with a big flat plateau on top, ravines and
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Starokonstantinovsky fortress
Starokonstantinovsky castle (Ostrozhsky castle) is a defensive fortification unit that was built in the XVI century in Starokonstantinov in Khmelnitsky region by Konstantin Ostrozhsky. Prince Ostrozhsky founded Konstantinov in years later the
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Czartoryski castle in Klevan
Klevan is a village that is located on the border between Rivne and Volyn region on the bank of Stubl river. Historical documents prove that Klevan in the middle of the XV century used to belong to Prince Czartoryski. However, historians suggest that
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Aluston fortress in Alushta
Aluston fortress can be rightfully considered the main attraction of Alushta. This defensive construction was built there back in the VI century. It was constructed by architects from Byzantium following an order by Justinian I. The city was thoroughly
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