The Medjidi Tabia Fortress () is a fortress from the 1840s and early 1850s.
The fortress was built in the period 1841-1853 according to the plans of the German military engineer
Helmut von Moltke who visited Silistra in 1837. In 1847 it was visited by Sultan
Abdulmejid I ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of , ), also spelled as Abd ul Majid, Abd ul-Majid, Abd ol Majid, Abd ol-Majid, and Abdolmajid, is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Maj ...
, whose name is called — Majidi Tabia.
In 1854, during the
Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...
, the fortress withstood a month-long Russian siege —
Siege of Silistria.
The fortress now serves as a museum.
Gallery
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References
External links
Medzhidi Tabiya Fortress – Town of Silistra
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Buildings and structures in Silistra
Ottoman architecture in Bulgaria
Ottoman fortifications
History of Silistra
Forts in Bulgaria