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Ruins of a Greek church
Tags: Greek church, ruin
Remains of an ancient wall some 7 verts in length.
Tags: fortification, ruin
The trip from Alupka to the fortification takes an hour and a half. There among the towering pines are the remains of various buildings.(196-198)
Tags: forest, fortification, ruin, travel time
The fort at Alushta dates to the 6th century. Keppen's notes are particularly conversational. He takes it upon himself to offer an explanation of why Sumarokov claims Alushta was called Furion and references Pallas as well, asking "where did he get…
Tags: fortification, Pallas, ruin
The walls of a fortification are still visible, and Keppen identifies them as defensive. Near the mountain top Keppen traces out the remains of a rectangular structure 13 by 9 paces with walls around it - likely a church. There is another church of…
Tags: church, fortification, gardens, ruin
On the heights of Ayudag are the remains of an ancient fortification with thick walls of "wild stone" but little else. "And is it surprising?" Keppen asks. "One must remember that this place has not been inhabited since 1475. And from that time no…
Tags: disappointment, fortification, Potemkin, ruin
Site of a durbe (Tatar mausoleum)
Tags: burial site, Tatar culture
Ruins of a Greek church
Tags: Greek church, ruin
Ruins of a Greek church. The only example of an angular (rather than semispherical) altar identified by Keppen.
Tags: Greek church, ruin
Located at the western end of Kuchuk Uzen.
Tags: fortification, ruin