Russian Gate in Anapa
Russian Gate in Anapa is a monument of fortification architecture of the Ottoman Empire of the 18th century, located in the central part of the Black Sea resort. The ancient stone gate is all that remains of the stone fortress, erected by the Turks in 1783. Initially, the gate was called the Turkish Gate, but in 1854, when the city celebrated the 25th anniversary of liberation from the Ottoman Empire, the name “Russian Gate” was assigned to it.
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General Information
The wide moat surrounding the fortress existed until the 1950s, and then it was leveled. The only part of the moat nowadays can be seen near the Anapa Park-Hotel, which stands north of the Russian Gate, at Naberezhnaya, 8. During the Great Patriotic War, a DOT was built here, which has survived to this day.
.Next to the gate is a monument to the ataman of the Black Sea Cossack Troops Alexei Danilovich Beskrovny. He took an active part in military campaigns against the Highlanders and distinguished himself during the Patriotic War of 1812. The bronze monument was erected in 1999 to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the Adrianople Peace Agreement, under which the lands around Anapa belonged to Russia.
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The restoration of the Russian Gate took place in the mid-1990s. Then also installed a stele in memory of Russian soldiers who died during the liberation of the city in 1788-1828. Two ancient cannons placed on stone pedestals in front of the gate are also reminders of the battles.
.History of the Russian Gate
During the Ottoman Empire, Anapa was turned into a center of the slave trade. In addition, the Turks made the seaside city a spiritual center, from where the traditions of Islam were planted among the mountain peoples.
The fortress by the sea was built of local white stone. It was needed to strengthen the Turkish positions located near the Caucasus Mountains. In the construction of the fort, the Turks were assisted by experienced French engineers. The fortress included seven bastions, was 3.2 kilometers long and stretched along the entire coast.
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The height of the fortress walls reached up to 8 meters. Under them there was a moat 16 m wide and 4 m deep. The earth moat was reinforced with stone slabs and served as an additional obstacle to the enemy. Three gates led inside the fortress. The entrance that survived and is called the Russian Gate, was located in the east of the fort.
.Russian soldiers tried to liberate Anapa several times. Over the course of 40 years, Russian units stormed the city six times. When the coast was conquered, it was decided to destroy the entire Turkish fortress to the ground, except for one entrance gate. They were left as a monument to the victory of the Russian arms.
.How to get there
The Russian Gate in Anapa is located in the west of the 30th Anniversary of Victory Park, near the intersection of Pushkin and Krepostnaya Streets. This place can be reached by city shuttle buses № 2, 7 and 25.
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