Pokrovskaya (Intercession) Tower of the town wall in Pskov, Russia.

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Pokrovskaya (Intercession) Tower of the town wall in Pskov, Russia. The Pokrovskaya Tower was the strong point of the Pskov Defence during the siege of Pskov by the Polish king Stephen Bathory in 1581-82. The Velikaya River under ice is seen in the foreground.

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