The castle stands on a small plateau on the area, the slopes of which are rapidly running down to the river floodplain and encircles the west of the road leading to the dam
The castle stands on a small plateau on the area, the slopes of which are rapidly running down to the river floodplain and encircles the west of the road leading to the dam ...
Architectural monument of the sixteenth century. Castle in Izjaslav located in the southwestern part of the old town on the left bank of the river high Gorin.
The first reliable information about the city Izjaslav (Zaslav, Zhoslav, Zheslav) refer to 1386 and are associated with native princes Zaslavsky. By the end of the sixteenth century. Zaslav has represented not only strategically important fortified place against Tatar invasions, but was the center of the economic life of the province. This situation resulted in the founding Zaslav is the Great and the royal customs. In this regard, many historical documents monument that interests us is referred to as a "treasure house of stone", "treasury of the prince," "kaznoshovysche" and so on.
The castle is a square, two-story building with basements (now roofless). Basements below the entire structure as the first floor, built of natural stone, sandstone, second floor constructed of red brick burned. Brick was also a two-level platform to the south-west facade, now demolished. In the north-east façade are brick staircase leading to the basement storey. All rooms and basements of the first tier of arches covered Korobov stripping. Doorways are wedge-shaped bridge.