Primorskoe fortification description and photo - Crimea: Sudak (Topic)

Primorsk fortification description and photos - Crimea: Sudak. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The ruins of the fortifications of the former port area of Sudak can be found at the Castle Hill, near the sea. The seaside fortification is one of the oldest architectural monuments belonging to the Sudak Fortress Museum-Reserve.

Until now, there is no consensus on the date of construction of the fortifications. Most historians believe that the fortifications were built in the late 5th - early 6th centuries. In those days, the Seaside fortification was a tower of almost regular square shape, which stood apart from other structures. The length of its sides was a little more than fifteen meters, presumably the height of the tower was the same. The tower was used as a military fortification, so its main side - the combat one - was directed to the south, towards the sea, whence the appearance of enemies was most likely. During the excavations near the Primorsky fortification, the remains of residential and household buildings were found, which date back to the 9-13th centuries.

The defense tower of Frederico Astagvera (Portovaya) has survived to this day. A small domed church of the Twelve Apostles was built not far from it. Today it is an Armenian church, but it was built on the site of an old Greek Catholic church, which was destroyed twice. On the walls of the temple one could see amazing frescoes, one of which, the largest, depicted the Last Supper. Unfortunately, to our time only vague outlines have survived from the old fresco.

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