Ukraine · 17th century
The Vinnytsia Mury (Ukrainian Вінницькі мури) is a complex of defensive and ecclesiastical structures of the 17th century in Vinnytsia. It consists of the buildings and walls of the Jesuit monastery, the Jesuit church, college and convict (boarding house), as well as the Dominican monastery and the Dominican church. The buildings were surrounded by massive fortress walls with loopholes and fighting towers. The Mury were erected in the 17th century by Jesuit monks, becoming the city's main defensive structure. Later the Dominican monastery with its church was built alongside.
Machine-translated from “Муры (Винница)” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mury fortress of Vinnytsya ranks #8,200 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #129 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
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