Description of the attraction
The fortress gates "Russians" in Anapa are a striking monument of the Ottoman military architecture of the 18th century. and the only "witness" of the times of Turkish rule in the city. Today the Russian Gate serves as a kind of entrance to the Park of the 30th Anniversary of Victory. Very often these gates are called "Turkish".
In 1995-1996. restoration work was carried out here. Inside, a stele was installed with the image of the Order "For the Caucasus" and an inscription that reads: "Here lies the ashes of Russian soldiers who died in 1788-1828. at the walls of the fortress ".
In the second half of the XV century. On the territory of Asia Minor, a young state appeared - Turkey, which, waging wars of conquest, turned into a huge empire. For three centuries, these lands were not of either economic or strategic interest for the Turkish state. In the 80s. XVIII Art. the situation changed when, during the struggle between Russia and Turkey, the right-bank Kuban and Crimea retreated to the first. After that, Turkey needed to strengthen its positions on the coast near the Caucasus Mountains. As a result, Sultan Abdul Hamid issued a decree to build a fortress on the Anapa land. The construction of the fortress was completed in 1783. The fortification consisted of seven bastions, connected by curtains and three gates. The eastern gate was the Russian gate, which is the remains of a once majestic and powerful fortress.
Unfortunately, the fortress itself has not survived. Now one can only imagine what it was like. The fortress wall had a height of 8 m, and a length of 3.2 km and rested against the sea. In front of the fortress wall there was a built palisade and a ditch was dug, the depth of which was about 4 m, and the width - 16 m. Behind the ditch there was a rampart, and behind it a palisade with pointed logs.
Today everyone can see the remains of the moat near the Park Hotel. The moat was preserved until the middle. 50s last century along the Fortress Street. Later they covered it up, and a park was planted in its place.
