# Kronverk

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[[Image:Kronwerk map.png|thumb|right|300px|The Kronwerk is located north of the [fortress](/source/Peter_and_Paul_Fortress) island. The jagged blue line is a {{interlanguage_link|Kronverksky Canal|lt=canal|ru|Кронверкский проток}}.]]
The '''Kronverk''' ({{langx|ru|Кронверк}}, from the [German](/source/German_Language) word for "[crownwork](/source/crownwork)") is a ground fortification for the [Sts. Peter and Paul Fortress](/source/Peter_and_Paul_Fortress) in [Saint Petersburg](/source/Saint_Petersburg), [Russia](/source/Russia).  The Kronverk is situated on [Petrogradsky Island](/source/Petrogradsky_Island), across the small island of the fortress proper (separated by the [Kronverksky Strait](/source/Kronverksky_Strait)).  It was built in 1705–08, with reconstructions in 1752 and 1800. 

Strictly speaking, it is on its own island: {{interlanguage_link|Artillery Island|ru|Артиллерийский остров}} (Kronverksky Island), which is separated from the rest of Petrogradsky Island by the {{interlanguage_link|Kronverksky Canal|ru|Кронверкский проток}}.

On 13 July 1826, five participants of the [Decembrists](/source/Decembrists)' conspiracy were hanged on the eastern [rampart](/source/Rampart_(fortification)) of the Kronverk (in 1975, an obelisk was installed on the supposed site of execution).<ref>
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| url=http://www.encspb.ru/en/article.php?kod=2804035559
| title=Kronverk (Crownwork)
| publisher=Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg}}</ref>

Today, it houses the [Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps](/source/Military_Historical_Museum_of_Artillery%2C_Engineers_and_Signal_Corps), which is also known as the Artillery Museum.
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Category:Buildings and structures in Saint Petersburg
Category:Peter and Paul Fortress
Category:Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg

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