Virtual reconstruction of Sudzhuk-Kale fortress

Abstract

The article presents the results of historical and architectural research into and a scientific hypothesis about the location and architectural and spatial organization of the lost medieval fortress in Novorossiysk. The problem is that information about this object contradicts the data that can currently underlie the correct interpretation and study of the fortress history. Confusion is caused by the fact that four fortifications on the territory of modern Novorossiysk locate in close proximity to each other. They are built almost at the same time. The article focuses on the Sudjuk Kale fortress. The results of archival research show the lack of accurate data on the location and spatial organization of the fortress. The comparative analysis includes the description of travelers and aerial photographs of different periods that clarify the entire structure and shape of the fortress components, and the data on the architecture and spatial organization of other medieval fortresses. The research results determine the structure, shape, size, material of the fortress walls, the presence of the moat around the fortress, four towers at the corners and four entrances at the cardinal points. The obtained results include the new data, computer model and virtual reconstruction of the Sudjuk-Kale fortress.