Daugavpils Fortress Cannons

Today history in the fortress
territory is witnessed by historical
large-calibre cannons. In these
days nine old cannons can be
found here: five of them are from
cast-iron, while four – made from
steel. They were manufactured in
the second half of the 19th century
in an ordnance plant in Perm and
in Obukhov steel casting plant
(Russia).
All cannons are made with
threading in a gun tube, which
increased the range of a missile
and improved accuracy and close
pattern of shooting.
Two of the cannons are placed
at the main entrance of the
Commandant’s house facing the
fortress garden. In the very middle
of the garden three cannons enrich
the fountain.
The steel mortar gun (bore diameter
205 mm, model of 1872) of the
fortress is placed on the “Wallgang”
(a protected place on the upper part
of a rampart) of the main rampart
curtain between the Nicholas gate
and the 7th bastion – in the way
how cannons were placed when
the fortress switched to defence
emergency. One more steel cannon
with the bore diameter of 107 mm
(model of 1887) on the original
Venglovski gun-mount is placed
at the intersection of the streets
Imperatora and Konstantīna.
Two steel artillery tubes were
installed at Hekeļa Street 3, yet now
they are moved to a warehouse
belonging to the building proprietor.rm.coe.int/16806f5dfd