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More Fortress goodness from our 4 day tours of Poland and the Czech Rep, this time its the Polish fortress of Twierdza Srebrna Gora, high up in the mountains to the south of the country. The fortress was built around 1765 by about 4000 workers.
Srebrna Gora translates to Silver mountain so you can guess what the area was good for and why it needed a fortress (if you are having a thick moment it all about SILVER)
My trip and pictures are from the inner bastion called "DONJON" or Gate of the Eagle, when you see the view from the top you can see why they called it the Gate of the Eagle. Again this was a guided tour but I started before the guide turned up (Oh he was also dressed as napoleon)
Right enough waffle on with the show.
GE-over view of the fortress, I did the small bit in the middle.
"The Gate of the Eagle"
Looking through the barrack room doors.
As I had no guide I found plenty of dark passages.
Halfway down the above passage I came across a well, I`v now found out that it is in fact a water cistern so water drained in to it, this is the top view.
I did get a shot looking down inside (you better be sitting down for this one) as it 197 feet deep.
A couple of random rooms
This is why they call the inner bastion "Gate of the Eagle"
Well there you go, thanks for looking all comments are most welcome.
If you want more head on over to my FlickR page https://www.flickr.com/photos/newage2/albums/72157660198336045
Cheers Newage
More Fortress goodness from our 4 day tours of Poland and the Czech Rep, this time its the Polish fortress of Twierdza Srebrna Gora, high up in the mountains to the south of the country. The fortress was built around 1765 by about 4000 workers.
Srebrna Gora translates to Silver mountain so you can guess what the area was good for and why it needed a fortress (if you are having a thick moment it all about SILVER)
My trip and pictures are from the inner bastion called "DONJON" or Gate of the Eagle, when you see the view from the top you can see why they called it the Gate of the Eagle. Again this was a guided tour but I started before the guide turned up (Oh he was also dressed as napoleon)
Right enough waffle on with the show.
GE-over view of the fortress, I did the small bit in the middle.
"The Gate of the Eagle"
Looking through the barrack room doors.
As I had no guide I found plenty of dark passages.
Halfway down the above passage I came across a well, I`v now found out that it is in fact a water cistern so water drained in to it, this is the top view.
I did get a shot looking down inside (you better be sitting down for this one) as it 197 feet deep.
A couple of random rooms
This is why they call the inner bastion "Gate of the Eagle"
Well there you go, thanks for looking all comments are most welcome.
If you want more head on over to my FlickR page https://www.flickr.com/photos/newage2/albums/72157660198336045
Cheers Newage
