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The defensive wall of the riverside of the Russian Gate (the XV-XVIII centuries) begins from the southern part of the Coastal Tower. It forms the L-type plan and consists of two walls of different times. A half of the territory along the riverside is rather ancient. The second part of the territory with the turn to the river dates from the XVIII century. The wall of the XVIII century remained to the height of 5.5 m. Its thickness in the foundation is 2.76 m. The loopholes within the area, parallel to the river, are with chambers and the sides, widened in both directions. The loopholes of the wall, that perpendicular to the river, are the cannon one and are extended to 2 m to the floor side from the fenestration, 0.65 m wide. Near the defensive wall, crossing the river bed, the area, 3 m long, remained near the rock of the left bank. There are tracks of the sluice devices there.

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Translated by Yana Anufriyeva
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