The Krom (or Kremlin) in Pskov, Roushie, wi the Trinity Cathedral in the backgrund

The Pskov Krom (or Pskov Kremlin) (Roushie: Псковский Кром) is an auncient citadel in Pskov, Roushie. In the central pairt o the ceety, the Krom is locatit at the junction o the Velikaya River an smawer Pskova river.[1][2] The citadel is o medieval oreegin, wi the surroondin waws constructit stairtin in the late 1400s.[3]

The Krom wis the admeenistrative an spiritual centre o the Pskov Republic in the 15t century.

In 2010, twa o the touers o the Krom (the Vlasyevskaya, which dates tae the 15t or 16t century, an the Rybnitskaya, which dates tae 13t or 14t) wur damagit in a fire.[4][5]

View o the Pskov Krom or Kremlin frae the Velikaya River.

References

  1. ↑ MacLean, Fitzroy (18 March 1979. Pskov: A Journey Into Russia's Past; Pskov: An Old Russian City, The New York Times
  2. ↑ (14 May 2009). Krom and Dovmontov gorod: the urban node of medieval Pskov, russia-ic.com, Retrieved May 27, 2011
  3. ↑ Nossov, Konstantin. Russian Fortresses 1480-1682 Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, p.37 (2006)
  4. ↑ (29 August 2010). The Pskov Kremlin, one of the strongest medieval fortresses Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, RIA Novosti
  5. ↑ (28 April 2010). Two towers of Pskov Kremlin almost ruined by fire Archived 2013-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, RIA Novosti

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