From the mid-15th century to the late 18th century — 350 years — Chornokozyntsi Castle served as the summer residence of the Catholic bishops of …
Chornokozyntsi Castle — 350 Years as an Episcopal “Dacha,” Then a Gift to Potemkin’s Niece
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
The Defensive Tower in Starokostiantyniv — Two-Tier Renaissance Architecture With Firing Slits, at the Meeting of Two Rivers
In Starokostiantyniv, most eyes go to the Ostrozky castle. But it’s worth looking closer: of the whole castle ensemble, the defensive tower has survived best …
Kamianets-Podilskyi Fortress — Where Geography Became a Weapon
Kamianets wasn’t built around a fortress. The fortress was carved out of the town itself. The rock, the Smotrych canyon, the narrow isthmus — everything …