Art gallery
Fort Reef
Fort "Reef" is a monument of fortification art of world significance. Due to the well-preserved defensive structures, the "Reef" is great interest to fans of military history and fortifications. "Reef" is the most powerful fortification of the Kronstadt fortress on Kotlin Island. An important part of it is an unique complex of experimental buildings of an engineering range, which has existed here since 1889. The first mentions of the object date back to the early 18th century and are associated with an attempt to land a Swedish assault force to capture St. Petersburg, as well as the beginning of the construction of fortifications, called the Kronstadt Fortress. At the end of the 19th century, the site became a testing ground for new material for the construction of fortifications and fortresses. Currently, there are exhibition complexes dedicated to the history of the fort and Kronstadt on the territory of the fort.
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