Dubno castle

Dubno castle is situated on a promontory by the river Ikva in the district center of Dubno of Rivne region. Now called the state historical and cultural reserve of the city Dubno. The castle was built on the site of ancient fortifications in 1492, Konstantin Ivanovich Ostrozhsky. It consisted of wooden Palisades on earthen ramparts, which on the inside was wooden houses. This had several disadvantages, primarily of a defensive nature. Such strengthening is easy to burn or just destroy. In fact, fires and forced Constantine to rebuild the fortress. In the early seventeenth century the castle was rebuilt Janusz ostrogski in the late Renaissance style.







He will finish the two bastions with stone towers. Later the castle was owned Zaslavsky, Sangushko, Lubomirski. For the entire period of existence, the castle has never been captured despite the attempts of the Tatars, Cossacks, Russian and Swedish troops. At the end of the 18th century, when in Dubno began fair, the castle became the Palace complex. Here came Henry Ittar, architect of the Roman school. He's totally rebuilt the castle and the Palace. Now the castle complex consists of three palaces: the gate of the corps – the XV century Palace of the princes of Ostrog — the XVI century Palace of the princes Lubomirski — XVIII century





Castle defense is protected by a moat, quite deep — which, if necessary, filled by the waters of the river Ikva. The city side of the castle fortified kronverka, which consists of two 60-degree bastions of the system of Vauban seventeenth century, and the curtain between them. Entrance gate the gate is a three-storey housing of the XV century, which has completely lost its original appearance as a result of numerous rearrangements.

In the 16th century the castle was guarded by 73 guns, produced in the castle foundry. Three of them are now in the territory of the castle. On the grounds of the castle are two of the Palace. On the southern part of the Palace of Ostrog: at the time the Palace housed the archives of the princely dynasties, and for a time he served as Keeper. In the North Palace of the Lubomirski.





Under the castle there were multiple underground tunnels where he was hiding and the locals, and stocks of food and water. In the dungeons damp, dark, the backlight only in some places, and a little creepy around the ancient walls.









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