An Architectural Appraisal of the Fortress of Akkerman

Text and images James R. Mathieu 20081

Contents

Overall Structural Development of Akkerman’s Plan

The Citadel

The Garrison Yard

The Civil Yard

The Port Yard

The Ditch, the Small Ditch, Half-Wall Defenses, and Outer Defenses

Interesting Maps and Plans in Şlapac

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1 Figures referenced in square brackets [Fig 1] are figures provided by the author and are hyperlinked throughout. Figures referenced in round brackets (fig. 25) are figures that can be found in Mariana Şlapac, Belgorod-Dnestrovs'kaia krepost': Issledovanie srednevekovogo oboronnogo zodchestva [The Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky fortress: a study of mediaeval defensive architecture] (Chişnău: Editura ARC, 2001).