Walls of central tower of the fort

Fort Citadel was one of the first fort of Kronstadt, which was rebuilt in stone. The project was made by Louis Bartholomew Carbonier (1770 - 1836), director of the construction department of the Naval Department. The new fort consisted of a two-tier central tower (guns were installed in two tiers, the lower one - casemated, the upper one - open) and two semi-towers connected with central tower by stone curtains. The lower tier was faced with granite blocks, the parapet - with rubble stone (the brick floor on top - additions of the late 19th, early 20th centuries). In the distance you can see Kronshlot - the very first fort of the Kronstadt fortress.