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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/0ff4db79-900c-495e-b87d-e2eee9e5b350/_MG_2322-Edit.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/e199df41-7dd1-4c95-8831-a792ba032d02/R0002170-Edit.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/18b7ce53-85ea-41f3-a63f-0b6e21b6fb78/DSCF3455-2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/e6813378-571b-479d-b8b7-bcc72b0e7a9a/0J7A0057-Edit-3.jpg https://www.viktorpatoka.com/khotyn-fortress daily 0.75 2026-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/9e88fe6d-b659-4dec-b9f6-ad1ebdd3ca8b/IMG_6699-Edit-7.jpg Khotyn Fortress Khotyn Fortress — inner courtyard. Located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. The present stone fortress was largely formed during the XIII–XV centuries and became an important defensive stronghold on the routes between Central and Eastern Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/26bedad0-dba4-4b93-9f43-c6ccaf1b796c/IMG_6719-%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%BC.+%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0-2.jpg Khotyn Fortress Entrance Gate. Tower of Khotyn Fortress — the main entrance to the medieval stronghold, reached by a bridge across the defensive moat. The present gate tower was built around 1540–1544. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/58b4c3c7-fc40-4453-8219-bd1a9ea518a2/IMG_6554-%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%BC.+%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0-2.jpg Khotyn Fortress Bender Gate — inner view. One of the historic gates of Khotyn Fortress, built in the XVIII century. It formed part of the outer defensive system and controlled access to the fortress from the Bender direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/52c010c8-5e7e-4994-8c4e-78f610ba66c4/IMG_6586-%D0%A3%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%A3%D0%BC.+%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0.jpg Khotyn Fortress Bender Gate — outer view. The XVIII-century gate formed part of the outer defensive line of Khotyn Fortress and controlled one of the main approaches to the complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/34199e2b-02df-4f41-8b17-e35b468ed930/IMG_6700.jpg Khotyn Fortress Khotyn Fortress — castle courtyard and well. The castle well provided an independent water supply during sieges and was one of the essential elements of life inside the fortress. The surviving well dates from the XV–XVIII centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/8846b46a-b42e-4969-8d0f-7deb24812422/IMG_6702-2.jpg Khotyn Fortress Khotyn Fortress — castle barracks. The barracks formed part of the military infrastructure within the castle and were later used as an artillery arsenal. The surviving structure incorporates elements dating from the XV–XIX centuries. https://www.viktorpatoka.com/kamianets-podilskyi-fortress daily 0.75 2026-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/5f2b2944-dd8c-402f-9d64-d56deaa3581a/IMG_7365-3.jpg Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress — night view. The Old Castle stands above the Smotrych canyon and has guarded the approach to the historic city for centuries. Its documented history reaches back at least to the XIV century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/f0d59235-6cab-44ca-9ae4-194a5ef81bac/IMG_6184.jpg Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress — tower of the Old Castle. The close view shifts attention from the monument as a whole to its stonework, scale and defensive character. In monochrome, the architecture feels less tied to the present and the sense of historical time becomes stronger. https://www.viktorpatoka.com/medzhybizh-castle daily 0.75 2026-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/fc2b03ab-d4d4-4277-8e8b-aaea526627df/0J7A1147-Edit-Edit-2.jpg Medzhybizh Castle Medzhybizh Castle — western fortifications. The castle stands at the confluence of the Southern Bug and Buzhok rivers in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Its present architectural ensemble developed mainly between the XIV and XVI centuries and combines defensive structures with a Renaissance palace complex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/7ed4d8a3-e6b3-43a8-9477-f9a32195fd74/0J7A1082.jpg Medzhybizh Castle Medzhybizh Castle — defensive walls and bastion. The massive stone fortifications were substantially rebuilt in the XVI century under the Sieniawski family. The walls and towers formed a complex defensive system protecting the approaches to the castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a71c72ffa37dd641712c50f/82e6fde7-6cdb-4284-a62a-93d3ff1c5e89/0J7A1073-Edit-2.jpg Medzhybizh Castle Medzhybizh Castle — in monochrome. Black and white emphasizes the weathered surfaces and gives the image a stronger sense of time, distance, and historical memory.