ru https://www.nortfort.ru/ https://www.nortfort.ru/img/icon.gif https://www.nortfort.ru/ Fort No.5 northern of Kronstadt Fortress updated
Fort No.5 of the northern part of the Kronstadt fortress. A sea fort on artifical foundations, erected 'with great haste' for the defense of the capital during the Eastern (Crimean) War on the site of a temporary battery of the 1810s.

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:32:27 +0300 Powder magazine of the Naval Department has been posted to the Kronstadt Fortress
A large powder magazine of the Naval Department on an artificial island just 800 meters away from the city beach of Kronstadt. Built in the 1860s, it is now abandoned, and it is gradually collapsing under the inexorable onslaught of the sea and bad weather. In summer, it is accessible by boat, cutter or inflatable mattress just from the city beach, in winter - on the ice by foot…

]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:46:53 +0300 Powder magazine on Cape Lisiy Nos has been posted in Kronstadt Fortress
A gloomy huge structure on Cape Fox Nose near the very shore of the Gulf of Finland, charred, dirty, covered in hellish graffiti, with a dark history. Who built it, when, why and why abandoned it? Let's try to figure it out...

]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:54:11 +0300 Fort No. 3 northern of Kronstadt Fortress has been renovated and replenished
The third island fort in the northern part of the Kronstadt Fortress, if you count from Kotlin Island. It was founded in 1865-70. Currently, it is part of the dam, fenced with a enclosure, behind which some work is being carried out. Apparently, the fort will soon turn into some kind of fashionable outlet with shops, casinos, blackjack and hookers. That, perhaps, won't be bad...

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:46:10 +0300 Fort No. 7 lettered of the northern part of the Kronstadt Fortress has been posted
Fort No7 is the northernmost of all northern literal forts and the closest to the coastline of the Gulf of Finland. It has three brick artillery casemates of the 1860s.

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:43:53 +0300 Exposition 'Kronstadt Fortress' at the Italian Palace in Kronstadt
Photos of the wonderful palace, as well as some exhibits of the branch of the Naval Museum "Kronstadt Fortress"

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