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Raclawice Forts in Warsaw
Fuertes de Raclawice en Varsovia
Raclawice Forts in Warsaw (Street Skazańców 25, Warsaw) – these forts were built in 1832 by the Russian Empire when it occupied this part of Poland. An earth and brick fortress was erected in the shape of a bastion surrounded by a moat. The expansion of these fortifications and their modernization happened in stages and lasted for decades which included the interiors (bastions, gun emplacements, gates, barracks and shelters) and also the exterior which resulted in a ring of forts that have survived to this day (Fort Traugutt, Fort Sokolnicki and Fort Jasinski). With the expansion of the city the fortress also expanded polygonally, especially on the left bank of the River Vistula.