What you'll hear inside Wisłoujście Fortress:

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  Cylindrical Tower (Latarnia)

  The cylindrical brick tower known as Latarnia is the oldest surviving structure of Wisłoujście Fortress, built in 1482 to function simultaneously as a lighthouse, observation post and defensive…

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  Fort Carré

  Fort Carré is the square defensive structure at the heart of Wisłoujście Fortress in Gdansk, built between 1586 and 1608 following Italian fortification principles.

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  Wieniec (Artillery Crown)

  The Wieniec, a circular three-storey artillery tower, surrounds the original cylindrical lighthouse tower dating from 1482, forming Gdańsk's oldest brick defensive core.

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  Eastern Redoubt (Szaniec Wschodni)

  The Eastern Redoubt (Szaniec Wschodni) is the outer defensive earthwork that protects Fort Carré from landward attack.

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  Portal de entrada con fecha 1602

  The entrance portal of Fort Carré is a solid granite gateway set into the fortress's eastern wall, originally accessed by a drawbridge spanning the moat.

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  Casemates of Fort Carré

  The casemates of Fort Carré are the vaulted interior chambers within the four corner bastions of this square fortress, constructed between 1586 and 1608.

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  Officers' Houses (17th century)

  A row of two-storey houses built in the seventeenth century inside the Wieniec of Wisłoujście Fortress, intended for the commander and officers of the garrison.

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  17th-Century Barracks

  Two-storey barracks from the seventeenth century attached to the eastern curtain wall of Wisłoujście Fortress, where the troops were quartered.