Pokrovskaya Tower In Pskov City, Russia Stock Photography

The Pokrovskaya Tower is located in the southwestern corner of the fortifications of the Okolny town of the Pskov Fortress, on the banks of the Velikaya River. A monument of history and culture of federal significance. The most powerful fortress tower in Pskov, one of the largest in Europe - its outer circumference is 90 m, five tiers. It was erected by Pskov stonemasons at the end of the 15th - beginning of the 16th centuries, it was repeatedly renovated in the 17th century.The tower is part of the so-called Pokrovsky complex of the historical part of Pskov. It also includes: Pokrovskie gates, part of the fortress wall, Peter`s bastions, the Church of the Intercession and the Nativity from Prolom in the Corner and a monument to the 300th anniversary of the Defense of 1582.