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Fort III Blizne of the Warsaw Fortress

Форт III «Близне» Варшавской крепости

PolandВаршава1883–1886Military sites

An artillery fort of the outer ring of the Warsaw Fortress, built in 1883–1886 to the 1879 model design; the Kingdom of Poland was then part of the Russian Empire. The earth-and-brick work with two ramparts and a wet moat had three caponiers and a single-storey gorge barracks; during modernisation the caponiers were rebuilt in concrete. Under the 1909 order abolishing the fortress the caponiers were blown up in summer 1913 and the remaining works disarmed. After the Second World War the fort was used by the Polish Army; it was entered in the register of monuments in 2001 and put up for sale by the Military Property Agency in 2002.

Артиллерийский форт внешнего кольца Варшавской крепости, построенный в 1883–1886 годах по образцовому проекту 1879 года; Царство Польское тогда входило в состав Российской империи. Земляно-кирпичное укрепление с двумя валами и водяным рвом имело три капонира и одноэтажную казарму в горже; при модернизации капониры перестроены в бетоне. По приказу 1909 года об упразднении крепости летом 1913 года капониры были взорваны, остальные сооружения разоружены. После Второй мировой войны форт занимало Войско Польское; в 2001 году он внесён в реестр памятников, в 2002 году выставлен на продажу Агентством военного имущества.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire

FunctionFort, settlement

Present ownerA private owner in Poland (after sale by the Military Property Agency)

Acquisitionbuilt, 1883

StatusSold, transferred or lost

As of2023-03

After 1918 the fort passed to Poland; according to FORTY.waw.pl (revision of 2 March 2023), it was put up for sale by the Military Property Agency in 2002, a paintball field operated on the site and the fort has not been given a permanent use.