Rectangular Tower - Bastionska poligonalna kula

Castle of Medun


Country: Montenegro
Period: Paleo Eastern Roman Empire (reconstructed in XV A.C.)
Type: Tower

Architecture details

A low tower on the southwestern side of the perimeter rampart, is on an inaccessible rock that runs down the southern slope. The shape is perfectly adapted to the top of the rock it is on.

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