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DescriptionАнсамбль Псковского Кремля. Вид 4.jpg	Русский: Ансамбль Псковского кремля: Кремль, у впадения р.Псковы в р.Великую, Псков, Псковская область English: The Pskov Krom (or Pskov Kremlin) is an ancient citadel in Pskov located at the junction of two rivers. This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number: 6010034000 This template and pages using it are maintained by the Russian WLM team. Please read the guidelines before making any changes that can affect the monuments database!
Date	26 June 2021, 20:30:15
Source	Own work
Author	Eirene Andrea Craske

Camera location	57° 49′ 12.17″ N, 28° 19′ 30.02″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	57.820047; 28.325006

The citadel is of medieval origin, with the surrounding walls constructed starting in the late 15th century.

This fortress is considered one of the best examples of ancient Russian defensive architecture.

The height of the Krom walls, occupying an area of 3 hectares, comes to 8 meters, while their thickness is up to 6 meters.

The Krom was the administrative and spiritual centre of the Pskov Republic.

The Pskov Kremlin, together with the other city’s fortifications, experienced more than a hundred wars and dozens of sieges, but actually, was destroyed only once - as a result of betrayal, rather than the fall of the walls. It surrendered only to the fascist invasion: after occupation by the Nazi, the Krom, which was in active military use nearly 1,000 years, turned into ruins.

It's a Russian nominated candidate site on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List under the 'Great Pskov' nomination.

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