As known, Worldwide a large number of castles. So, One of them is the Kamenetz-Podolsk fortress located in the Khmelnitsky region. According to historians, it was built to protect the Turkish bridge, who served for, to connect the Old Town with the "mainland".
According to information from the archaeological site, we found on the websites Khmelnitsky and field, on the site of the modern fortress was situated the ancient town Detinets, around which were to strengthen and earthworks. But the castle was built much later Koritovichami Lithuanian princes in the fourteenth-fifteenth centuries.
However, in the twelfth - thirteenth centuries there was a fire, because of which all the wooden structures were replaced with more resistant. However, one thousand two hundred and fortieth year Batu Khan and his horde was lucky enough to break through the stone fortifications, destroy a large part of the local population and seized control of the city.
Thus Kamenetz-Podolsk fortress was ruled by Mongols little more than a century. However, the invaders fell face in the dirt under the blue waters, then the castle has to obey the Lithuanian prince Olgerd, who in turn passed it on to his nephews. As known, it was during the reign of the castle began to revive.
But after the death of one of his nephews Duke Algirdas between the brothers started fighting and controversy, because of what the castle became a powerful country to obey – Rzeczpospolita. So, Kamyanets could be transformed, become the main seat of the governor and the royal retinue. It was at this time the castle got its final form.
castle Architecture
The fortress is situated on the banks of towering, which are washed by the mighty river Smotrych. At the fortress there is a large variety of buildings. The most interesting of them are tower. So, the fortress itself is represented by a set of towering walls and towers. The most interesting of the latter are:
- papal tower.
- Towers "hood".
- tower house of tęczyński.
- Lyashski (white) tower.
- day tower.
- new (greater) tower.
Also in the Kamenetz-Podolsk castle towers are located, and other various forms of. So, For a thousand five hundred and fifth – one thousand five hundred and fifteenth years were built the first of the towers - Papal. For its construction was spent the third part of the tribute, which provided a Pope. As known, it is here that his opinion remained the leader of the rebel movement - Ustim Karmelyuk.
Very interesting story tower has Lyashski. It received its name due to the fact, that is stored before the bishops of different values. Above the wooden entrance to the tower is impossible not to notice the inscription, which reads:
"A true friend is more rare for Phoenix".
No less interesting is the tower Day. It is believed, it was built in the nineteenth century, which is why it is considered as the oldest of all the towers of the fortress. Previously, she served as an observation post. Also this tower is no roof, that distinguishes it from other.
new tower, or just more, It was built in the thousand five hundred forty-fourth year. It is considered the largest tower in the fortress. She also, as Day Tower, She had a strategic importance. So, A large tower was intended, The daily to protect the tower, which in turn had an equally important task - has been an observation post.
As well, there are other defensive items. for example, The black tower, or New Eastern. On the wall of this building you can see the inscription, which reads:
"One thousand five hundred and forty-fourth year, Christ, you only praise ".
No less symbolic has multiple cores, embedded in the wall.
