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The Underground Curtain, the XV-XVIII centuries. Preservation #734/6 | Foto
Rus'ka St.

The Casemate Curtain (the XV-XVIII centuries ) is located between the Overgate and Coastal Towers. It looks like two parallel defensive walls, located on 4.2 m distance. The two-tiered buildings are located between them. Now, the North-eastern wall of the Casemate Curtain looks like a two-tiered wall with a row of the cannon loopholes. The both tiers of the Casemate Curtain are covered with stone vaults.

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The Curtain - (from Latin cortina)

1. An area of the Fortress Wall, that connects two towers or parts of the bastions, that face each another.

2. The wall, that closes the U-shaped building, forming the courtyard.

3. In mordern architecture, it is an external hinged wall of the house.

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Translated by Yana Anufriyeva
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