Fort Gorazda
Fort Gorazda (Montenegrin: Tvrđava Goražde/Тврђава Горажде, German: Thurmfort Gorazda) is a fortification built by the Austro-Hungarian Empire near Kotor in Montenegro. The current fort was built between 1884–86 and replaced an earlier structure on the same site; its most notable feature is a 100-ton Gruson rotating turret on its roof, the last remaining example of its type. The fort was used by the Austrians in artillery duels against Montenegrin batteries stationed on Mount Lovćen during the First World War. The Montenegrins were unable to destroy it and were pushed out of range in 1916 by an Austrian offensive. The damage to the fort was repaired and its guns were removed to support the Austrian field army. It was used as a depot by the Yugoslav Army until as recently as the early 1990s
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Fort Gorazda
Fort Gorazda (Montenegrin: Tvrđava Goražde/Тврђава Горажде, German: Thurmfort Gorazda) is a fortification built by the Austro-Hungarian Empire near Kotor in Montenegro. The current fort was built between 1884–86 and replaced an earlier structure on the same site; its most notable feature is a 100-ton Gruson rotating turret on its roof, the last remaining example of its type. The fort was used by the Austrians in artillery duels against Montenegrin batteries stationed on Mount Lovćen during the First World War. The Montenegrins were unable to destroy it and were pushed out of range in 1916 by an Austrian offensive. The damage to the fort was repaired and its guns were removed to support the Austrian field army. It was used as a depot by the Yugoslav Army until as recently as the early 1990s
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Fort Gorazda (Montenegrin: Tvr ...... can be visited by the public.
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1860s? (first fort),
1884–6 (current structure)
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Aerial view of the fort
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Fort Gorazda (Montenegrin: Tvr ...... as recently as the early 1990s
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Fort Gorazda
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Fort Gorazda
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Tvrđava Goražde / Thurmfort Gorazda
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