Astrakhan Kremlin, Astrakhan, Russia, Russia

Astrakhan Kremlin

Astrakhan, Russia, Russia

Astrakhan Kremlin is a historic fortress in Astrakhan, Russia, on the Volga River delta, initially built as a wooden structure in 1558 after Ivan the Terrible's conquest of the Astrakhan Khanate, then rebuilt in stone from 1582-1620 using bricks from Golden Horde ruins under architects like Mikhail Velyaminov. Its triangular layout on "Zayachii" Hill features 3-3.5 meter thick walls up to 11 meters high spanning 1554 meters with eight towers bearing distinctive "swallowtail" merlons inspired by the Moscow Kremlin, defensive machicolations for hot tar, and advanced 16th-century fire systems. Housing the Assumption Cathedral with five domes and Corinthian details plus a 1710 bell tower, it served as Russia's southeastern bulwark against nomads and now stands as a cultural complex on UNESCO's Tentative List.

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Ulitsa V. Trediakovskogo, 2, Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, 414000

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