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South-eastern view of the fortress, from Szczebrzeszyn road was the most magnificent and menacing mainly because
Transformations of the southern front of the Fortress of Zamość
of Bastion III, whose face was exposed and behind which the towering edifices, such as Kolegiata – the Collegiate Church and Ratusz- the Town Hall were clearly visible. Jan Paweł Lelewel made several paintings representing the fortress and its only two-storey bastion before its final alteration. Thanks to these paintings, we know what the bastion looked like before the partitions of Poland.

  • Transformations of the southern front of the Fortress of Zamość. The panorama of Franz Bruder, dated back to the year 1821. It shows Bastion III in the state from the beginning of the 19th c. in the form designed by J. M. Link but ground breastworks of shafts.

    The panorama of Franz Bruder, dated back to the year 1821. It shows Bastion III in the state from the beginning of the 19th c. in the form designed by J. M. Link but ground breastworks of shafts.

  • The view of the southern and western front of the Fortress of Zamość painted on watercolor by Jan Paweł Lelewel. The view can be dated back to late 1930s. Bastion IV is in its final form with the gallery arms. To the right there is Bastion III after the latest rebuilt in the times the Duchy of Warsaw.

    The view can be dated back to late 1930s. Bastion IV is in its final form with the gallery arms. To the right there is Bastion III after the latest rebuilt in the times the Duchy of Warsaw.

  • Almost identical painting by Jan Paweł Lelewel with another staffage (there appeared, among others, squadron of lancers). On the background of the redoubt. The painting shows the state of the fortress from the November Uprising or shortly after it

    On the background of the redoubt. The painting shows the state of the fortress from the November Uprising or shortly after it