Samuel's Fortress (, ) is a fortress in the old town of

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. It was the capital of the

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, 1998, , page 26: "... one of these brothers, Samuil, proclaimed himself Tsar, with his capital at Ohrid. during the rule of Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria at the turn of the 11th century. Today, this historical monument is a major tourist attraction and was heavily restored in 2003 with the addition of entirely new battlements where none had survived. According to recent excavations by Macedonian archaeologists, it was contended that this fortress was built on the place of an earlier fortification, dated to the 4th century BC, which was probably built by King

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. During the late 900s, King Samuil of Bulgaria restored the fortress by rebuilding it into a medieval style stronghold which still stands as is today.

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File:Ohrid samuilova krepost.jpg, Samuil's Fortress over the old town in Ohrid Fortaleza de Samuel, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 49.JPG, Interior of the fortress Fortaleza de Samuel, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 53.JPG, Interior of the fortress File:Fortaleza de Samuel, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 58.JPG, Upper Gate of the fortress File:Deep Snow Ohrid.jpg, Fortress wall in the winter File:Samuil's Fortress.png, Map of Samuil's Fortress File:Fortaleza de Samuel, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 47.JPG, Macedonian flag in Samoil Fortress Fortaleza de Samuel, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2014-04-17, DD 55.JPG, View of the Ohrid lake from the fortress Tvrdinata i znameto.JPG, Front gate to the fortress File:Inside_view_of_the_upper_gate_of_Samuel's_fortress.jpg, Recycled stones dating from antiquity used in the construction of the upper gate. One of the stones has a fragment of an

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