The tower of Constantine

The extreme northern part of the Genoese fortress. Named after the Roman emperor Constantine (306-337 years of government). The tower was a knot of defense of the medieval Kafa. From it went fortress walls with five gates, guarded by soldiers. Up to now, all three walls of the tower of Constantine have been preserved. Researchers believe that the three-walled tower was and according to the plan. Opened inside, the three-tiered tower could not become a trap for its defenders in case the enemy captured the fortress. At the base the thickness of the walls of the tower reaches up to two meters. Outside the top, the stone (after the restoration of the brick) teeth is clearly drawn against the sky. At the bottom of the walls of the tower at an angle turn into thickenings - buttresses. They provided additional reliability to the structure. In addition, during a storm on the sea softened by shock waves at the base of the tower. Then the tower rose a few meters from the shore. In 1475, after the fall of Kafa under the blows of the Turks, an additional stone fortification was added to the tower - the so-called Turkish Bastion.