The Narva Victoria bastion can be safely called forever victorious or the winner of time. In the course of its 300-year-long history, it stood the test of time during numerous wars, served the rulers of several different states at different times.
The height of the front wall of the Victoria bastion is 16 metres. The thickness of the in-wall is over three metres. High and powerful front walls are a typical feature of fortifications built according to Eric Dahlbergh’s plans.
The Victoria bastion is the most powerful out of the seven bastions in Narva that were erected according to Dahlbergh’s plan at the end of the 17th century. In the body of the bastion, there are two-floor casemates that are 2-3 metres high and 2 metres wide. The two-floor casemates enhanced the might of the bastion: the cannons on the bastion shot cannonballs at the enemy, and in addition to that, the enemy was under fire from the cannons and muskets in the casemates.
