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Komárno / Komárom
February 2016;
Total 46 photos;
Where is it?
The largest fortress in Central Europe
Old Fort building started in 1546 on the older fortifications, New Fort was built starting in 1658.
NEC ARTE NEC MARTE (Not by trick, not by force)
Old Fortress
Stará pevnos / Starý hrad / Öregvár
The oldest part, built on yet older foundations, on the tip of the confluence of Váh and Danube rivers. Originally completely surrounded by water.
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Ferdinand's Gate - main entrance to the Old Fortress. Originally accessible by a bridge over moat.
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By the walls of Old Fortress
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This gargoyle is surely not as ornamental as the ones on St. Vitus Cathedral, but I doubt that the soldiers of various armies, who lived here during the centuries, ever complained.
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Catacombs underneath the walls of the Old Fortress
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New Fortress
Nová pevnos / Nový hrad / Újvár
The larger pert of the central fortres of Komárno.
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Main "buzerplac" is well over 2 acres in size
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Half of a part of the long hallway
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Берёзки - left by the last occupants
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The hallway in the barracks is the longest in Europe - over 500 meters
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This part is being renovated
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Officers' Pavilion
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Mirroring amphitheater seamlessly incorporated into the court of Officers' Pavilion
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Komárom
three forts on the right bank of Danube
Fort Monostori
Monostori Erőd
Fort Igmánd
Igmándi Erőd
Star Fort (Fort Csillag)
Csillagerőd
Danube
...and a bit of Váh
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The huge main fort on the other bank is virtually invisible
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Confluence of Váh and Danube
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Flock of cormorants was hunting in Danube waters
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Palatin line fortification
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Bastions III and IV are used to store building materials
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There is a restaurant in Bastion V...
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...but closed for a retro party
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Bastion VI - Lapidarium and Čárda Bata Restaurant
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