Smolensk Fortress Wall

Smolensk Oblast · Russia

Smolensk Fortress Wall, Russia
Photo: TatianaNP, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A massive red-brick city wall with dozens of towers, built to guard Russia's western gateway on the Dnieper. Long stretches survive around the historic centre alongside the great Assumption Cathedral.

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