Petrov Val

Everyone knows about the Great Wall of China, ancient defensive structures, but few people know that there is much more modest, but still an impressive building, closer to us in time, and a lot closer than the Wall by distance.





Tsaritsynskaya guard line, the largest fortification in the 17th century in Europe.



Built between the Volga and Don by decree of Peter 1 in the 1718-1722 years. For more than 60 kilometers, it is the moat and the shaft height of 10 meters, had 5 points of support.



The line was conceived by Peter 1 back in 1694. It was created in order to avoid the devastating attacks of the Crimean Tatars and Tatars, Kalmyks and Cossacks rebels.



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The monument is in the construction of the Volgograd olasti, near the hamlet Panshina.



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