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Belgorod-Dnestrovskey / Tyras 09 November 2001 "The first of the Scythians is said to be Targitaus, son of Zeus and a daughter of the river god Borysthenes.." Drawbridge on the Dnister River(?) Dnestrovskey Fortress |
| We had to wait for a ship to pass beneath the draw bridge, so we took a few pictures of the surrounding area. |
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| One of the ships in the disance. |
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Interior of the front court yard of Belgorod-Dnestrovskey fortress. The fortress was completed in the 15th century. |
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| A canon at the front wall (the only entrance, at least in modern times). |
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Tyras (Belgorod) "stone yards", located inside the first court yard of the fortress. |
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View of the moat from the area where a draw bridge would have been located. |
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