Taganrog Fortress

Taganrog Fortress (also The Saint Trinity fortress on Tagan-Rog Cape) was a star fort-style fortress built during the reign of Peter the Great and re-constructed by the order of Catherine the Great.

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Taganrog Fortress ranks #3,708 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #73 of the 127 mapped in Russia. Founded 1696, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.

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