Fortress Vladivostok
Marine Fortress Vladivostok was build between
1878 and 1918. It is the last marine fortress, ever being built. It was constructed by the best russian engineers in the rules of european art of fortification.
Fortress Vladivostok is a complex of more than
100 monuments, organized into huge fortified area
of 400 square kilometers. It is located on the edge
of the continent, exposed to China and Japan.
By the beginning of WW I Fortress Vladivostok considered to be the best marine fortress in the world. It is the fortress on the top of european art of fortification, extreme east of the continent, the last marine fortress in the world, 'The Last Fortress'.
In 100 years Fortress metamorphosed from functional military monument into a unique 'Land Art' object.