File:Podlaskie - Tykocin - Tykocin - DW671 - Zamek - E - v-WSW - 20100724.JPG

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This is a photo of a monument in Poland identified in WLM database by the ID
633035.

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English: Castle built in 1433 by trakai and vilnus voivode Jan Gasztołd on place of old wooden fortress from 1st quarter of XIV century. Expanded in 1550-1582 by king Sigismund Augustus. Expansion was directed by military engineer and royal builder, Hiob Bretfus. After expansion one of the most powerful forts on lowland plains. Destroyed 1771/1914. Partially rebuilt in 2005.
Polski: Zamek zbudowany w 1433 roku przez wojewodę trockiego i wileńskiego Jana Gasztołda na miejscu drewnianej warowni z 1 ćw. XIV w. Rozbudowany w latach 1550-1582 przez króla Zygmunta Augusta. Rozbudową kierował inżynier wojskowy i budowniczy królewski, Hiob Bretfus. Po rozbudowie jedna z najpotężniejszych fortec wzniesionych na terenach nizinnych. Zniszczony w 1771/1914r. Częściowo odbudowany w 2005r.
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Camera location53° 12′ 45.99″ N, 22° 46′ 19.1″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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