Bashennyy Kompleks Vovnushki
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Fortress in Russia
Vovnushki is a medieval complex with defensive Ingush watchtowers. It is a unique monument of Ingush architecture, which is part of the Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is under state protection.
Address: Ingushetia, Russia, 386243
Hours: Open 24 hours
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Vovnushki is so unique, as they are two dueling towers built on the top of sharp rock faces. The ancient engineering of it all is incredible. They are also ...
Vovnushki (Ingush: Вӏо́внашке, romanized: Vhóvnashke) is a medieval complex with defensive Ingush watchtowers. It is a unique monument of Ingush architecture ...
Ingush towers are medieval Ingush stone structures used as residences, signal posts, and fortifications. Most are found in the Sunzhensky and Dzheyrakhsky ...
Vovnushki means "place of combat towers" in Ingush. Combat towers were four-tiered, with narrow embrasures, a high parapet and a flat roof. They illustrate the ...
Feb 16, 2023 · Built in the 12th-13th centuries, Vovnushki is a majestic tower complex in the Gulokhii Gorge (Ozdi-Chozh), built on the pointed tops of precipitous rock ...
Fantastic early and late medieval towers in Ingushetia, North Caucasus are a great and not-so-well-studied architectural phenomenon in the West.
The towers of Ingushetia are incredible. It's like entering another world. Vovnushki is so unique, as they are two dueling towers built on the top of sharp ...
The magnificent Vovnushki medieval tower complex which consists of two separate unassailable castles. The Caucasus.
RF 2T6BFRF–The aerial photo of ancient Ingush towers Vovnushki on the rock cliffs in the scenic mountains of Ingushetia Republic, Caucasus, southern Russia.
Feb 27, 2024 · The tower complex of Vovnushki. The Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. View of the Ingush ...
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