Azov Fortress, Azov

Name: Azov Fortress
Address: Azov, Russia

#7 among attractions in Azov

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The Azov Fortress is a fortified complex in Azov, Rostov oblast, Russia, overlooking the Don River and the Port of Azov to the north. It includes a rampart, watchtowers and gates. The Azov fortress was founded by Turks on behalf of the Ottoman Empire in 1475. It guarded the northern approaches to the Empire and access to the Azov Sea. After a series of conflicts, a peace treaty was signed in Constantinople on July 13, 1700 between the Tsardom of Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The sultan recognized Russia's possession of the Azov area. ()

Local name: Азовская крепость Built: 1475 (549 years ago)Coordinates: 47°6'58"N, 39°25'18"E

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Azov Fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alekseevsky Gate, Monument to Peter I, Powder Cellar Museum, Steppe mammoth.

~180 ftSW
Forts and castles
Alekseevsky Gate, Azov
1 min walk • The Alekseevsky Gate is a historic landmark situated in the ancient city of Azov, which lies at the mouth of the Don River in Russia. This gate is a part of the Azov fortress complex, a testament to the city's rich military and cultural history.
~1510 ftS
Monuments and statues
Monument to Peter I, Azov
8 min walk • Monument to Peter I is a bronze monument of Peter the Great in the center of Azov, Rostov oblast, Russia. It was designed by sculptors Oleg Komov and Andrey Kovalchuk.
~440 ftW
Museum
Powder Cellar Museum, Azov
3 min walk • The Powder Cellar Museum is a museum in the city of Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is a branch of the Azov Museum of History, Archaeology and Palaeontology. The place it occupies was recognized as a cultural monument of federal significance of Russian Federation.
~1610 ftS
Museum, Natural history museum
Steppe mammoth, Azov
8 min walk • The Azov Museum of History, Archaeology and Palaeontology in Azov, Rostov oblast, is one of the largest museums in the south of Russia, particularly notable for its palaeontological collection.
~1600 ftS
Monuments and statues
Monument to Aleksei Shein, Azov
8 min walk • Monument to Aleksei Shein ― is a sculpture of Russian statesman, general, Boyar, and the first Russian Generalissimo Aleksei Semenovich Shein. It is situated in the city of Azov, Rostov Oblast, Russia.
0.8 miNE
Museum
Wrangel Mansion, Azov
21 min walk • Wrangel Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don, built in 1885 by architect Nikolay Doroshenko. In this house Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, one of the main leaders of the White Movement, spent his childhood and youth years.
~1640 ftS
47°6'42"N • 39°25'25"E
Azov History, Azov
8 min walk • History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
1.6 miNE
Square
Teatralnaya Square, Azov
42 min walk • Teatralnaya Square or Theatre Square is the main city square of Rostov-on-Don, situated in Leninsky District.
~700 ftN
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Monument to the sailors of the Azov Flotilla, Azov
4 min walk • The Soviet city of Taganrog, now part of the Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation, had an eventful history during World War II, from 1941 to 1945.
1.2 miN
Square
Soviets Square, Azov
31 min walk • Soviets Square or Sovetov Square is a city square of Rostov-on-Don, situated in Kirovskiy District at the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, Voroshilovsky Avenue, Sokolova Avenue and Sotsialisticheskaya Street.
1.2 miN
Memorial
Monument to the 1st Cavalry Army, Azov
31 min walk • The Monument to the 1st Cavalry Army is a monument in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It was built in 1972 on the project of architect Evgeniy Vuchetich and is situated at the centre of the Soviets Square.

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Which popular attractions are close to Azov Fortress?

Nearby attractions include Alekseevsky Gate, Azov (1 min walk), Monument to Alexander Suvorov, Azov (2 min walk), Powder Cellar Museum, Azov (3 min walk), Monument to the sailors of the Azov Flotilla, Azov (4 min walk).