But whether allocate such an amount — to speak early. Therefore, while trying to save what is. Fortress Nut needs a large-scale reconstruction. According to preliminary estimates, it is necessary to spend about 4 billion rubles to repair the 14th century building.
Such conclusions were made by the staff of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg. They predict an increase in tourist flow to the island. At the same time, they reasonably fear whether there will be something to show visitors in a few years.
A few days ago, at the Oreshek fortress , a new jetty was opened , which will allow to receive cruise liners. So the fortress is preparing for the new season. Tourists waiting for the exhibition on various milestones in the history of the monument of medieval architecture. In addition, the museum staff told about the planned restoration of the citadel, the Petrovsky barracks, the Svetlichnaya tower and the preparations for the 700th anniversary of the fortress in 2023.
The medieval fortress Oreshek has long been in need of major restoration. The last time the building was thoroughly strengthened more than 30 years ago. Employees fear — if you do not take urgent measures, soon there will be only a foundation from it. The citadel, the Svetlichnaya tower and the building of the 4th prison building are in a deplorable state. According to experts, a third of the monument is in disrepair.
Only ruins now remain from the numbering Petrovskaya barracks. The building was built in the first third of the 18th century. It housed a garrison to protect the approaches to St. Petersburg. The building was badly damaged during the Great Patriotic War. In our time, the monument continues to literally crumble before our eyes. This is what the sign says — it’s just near dangerous.
In 2023, the fortress will be 700 years old. Museum workers are developing a 10-year restoration plan with a budget of almost 4 billion rubles. But whether allocate such an amount — to speak early. Therefore, while trying to save what is. This year, more than a million rubles will be spent on inspection of the Cathedral of the Nativity of John the Baptist.
“We are going along the path of restoration of the most interesting elements of the fortress and the preservation of those elements that are either similar… as we say, there are 11 towers in the fortress, but we will preserve part of the towers because they resemble each other,” said the deputy director for development of the branch network State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg Sergey Orlov.
To compensate for not too strong facades try unique exhibitions, historical reconstructions and quests. This season for tourists will open the updated interactive exhibition — «Prisoners of the old prison», will present a model of the fortress of the 18th century. They will also tell about the life of the building during the years of the Great Patriotic War — For almost 500 days, the Soviet soldiers defended the fortress from the fascists and did not allow the blockaded Leningrad to be finally cut off from the mainland.
— We will show the banner, of course, in a copy, which defenders raised at the cathedral’s bell tower, which is now kept in the naval museum, and we will show people a unique magazine, which the defenders conducted, defended here in 1941-43 — it is called “Trench Nutlet, ”says Yulia Dyakova, a senior researcher at the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.
To get to the fortress on Orekhoviy Island is possible only by water. Now ships will be able to moor at the new pier — there will be enough space for small boats and yachts, even for cruise liners. There will be more tourists — in the new season, which lasts from May to October, no less than 150 thousand guests are waiting here.
