Starokostiantyniv

Complex of defensive tower buildings

Description

  • An architectural monument of national importance.
  • Built in the Gothic style.

It is located in the historical part of the city on the left bank of the Sluch River. The architectural complex consists of the Defense Tower of the 16th century. (security guard No. 1701/1) and Kostyola (ruins) of the 17th century. (security number 1701/2). The core of the complex is a tower-donjon, the height of which is approximately 35 m., square in plan, five-tiered, built of sandstone. The powerful walls of the tiers are adapted for defense, as they also have loopholes. The church is attached to the tower from the north, rectangular in plan, built of brick and stone. The main entrance to the complex is from the western side. Built in the Gothic style.

It is located in the historical part of the city on the left bank of the Sluch River. The architectural complex consists of the Defense Tower of the 16th century. (security guard No. 1701/1) and Kostyola (ruins) of the 17th century. (security number 1701/2). The core of the complex is a tower-donjon, the height of which is approximately 35 m., square in plan, five-tiered, built of sandstone. The powerful walls of the tiers are adapted for defense, as they also have loopholes. The church is attached to the tower from the north, rectangular in plan, built of brick and stone. The main entrance to the complex is from the western side. Built in the Gothic style.

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HISTORY

  • The exact date of construction of the existing complex is unknown.
  • The building suffered the most during the confrontation between the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Bolsheviks - in 1919, the domes of the building were knocked down.

The exact date of construction of the existing complex is unknown. But the famous historian M. I. Teodorovych believed that the tower was built around 1570 by Prince Ostrozki, and V. G. Perogovsky also wrote that the tower was built at the same time as the castle of the Ostrozki princes.

The defensive tower was part of the city's fortifications.

The exact date of construction of the existing complex is unknown. But the famous historian M. I. Teodorovych believed that the tower was built around 1570 by Prince Ostrozki, and V. G. Perogovsky also wrote that the tower was built at the same time as the castle of the Ostrozki princes.

The defensive tower was part of the city's fortifications.

INTERESTING FACTS

  • Images of saints appeared on one of the walls of the church (ruins) of the complex.
  • Of special interest on the territory of the attraction are the underground passages that have survived to this day. The entrance to them is located in the cell building of the Dominican monastery of the 17th century. (Khrestovozdvizhensky Men's Monastery). In the XVI-XVII centuries. all defensive structures of the city were connected to each other by a whole network of underground passages. This system made it possible to maintain communication between the various lines of defense, even if on the surface they were cut off from each other by the enemy.
  • During the Second World War, there was a Gestapo torture chamber in the basement of the cathedral.
  • From 1945 to 2002, it housed the district police department.
  • Thanks to its architectural majesty, the Defense Tower is the dominant feature of the city of Starokostyantynov, as it is quite well visible on important roads, in particular, at the entrances to the city.
  • Images of saints appeared on one of the walls of the church (ruins) of the complex.
  • Of special interest on the territory of the attraction are the underground passages that have survived to this day. The entrance to them is located in the cell building of the Dominican monastery of the 17th century. (Khrestovozdvizhensky Men's Monastery). In the XVI-XVII centuries. all defensive structures of the city were connected to each other by a whole network of underground passages. This system made it possible to maintain communication between the various lines of defense, even if on the surface they were cut off from each other by the enemy.
  • During the Second World War, there was a Gestapo torture chamber in the basement of the cathedral.
  • From 1945 to 2002, it housed the district police department.
  • Thanks to its architectural majesty, the Defense Tower is the dominant feature of the city of Starokostyantynov, as it is quite well visible on important roads, in particular, at the entrances to the city.