Northern Fortress - Pechorsky Monastery

Loopholes

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Some loopholes of this fortress has a curious construction. There are two embrasures in one cell or chamber. Fusilier could change the direction of shooting quickly. The same embrasure's construction you can see in the napoleonic times period installations of famous Italian fortress Palmanova.

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