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Taavetti Fortress (Davidov Fortress)
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Taavetti Fortress (Davidov Fortress)

Крепость Давидовская (Тааветти)
FinlandЛуумяки (Тааветти)1773–1796Military sites
A bastion fortress founded in 1773 by order of Catherine II on territory then within the Russian Empire; today it lies in Finland. The first phase was built in 1773–1781 and the inner part in 1791–1796 as part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system. Military use ended in 1803 and the buildings were sold off in 1829. The Finnish Heritage Agency has been restoring the ramparts since 1985; the site is on the national list of built cultural environments of national significance.
Бастионная крепость, основанная в 1773 году по распоряжению Екатерины II на территории, входившей тогда в состав Российской империи; ныне находится в Финляндии. Первая очередь строилась в 1773–1781 годах, внутренняя часть — в 1791–1796 годах в рамках системы укреплений Юго-Восточной Финляндии. Военное использование прекращено в 1803 году, постройки распроданы в 1829 году. Музейное ведомство Финляндии ведёт реставрацию валов с 1985 года; объект включён в перечень застроенных культурных ландшафтов национального значения.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionFort, settlement
Present ownerState of Finland (Finnish Heritage Agency)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1773
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2020-09
The fortress was decommissioned in 1803; according to the Finnish Heritage Agency's register of antiquities (entry last modified 30 September 2020), it is a protected and maintained monument: the fortifications were restored in 1985–1990 and work continued until 2015.

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