Ivangorod is a town in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Narva river which flows along the Estonia–Russia international border, 159 kilometers west of
The reconstructed fortress of Narva (to the left) overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod (to the right)
The Ivangorod Fortress in 1616
Narva Hydroelectric Station
Narva is a city and municipality in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river, which forms the Estonia–Russia internationa
Ivangorod
…Ivangorod is a major border crossing point and a railway station on the Tallinn–Saint Petersburg line. It is located just opposite to the Estonian town of Narva. The town is the site of the Ivangorod Fortress, a prominent fortification monument of the 15th and the 16th centuries. In 1470, the chronicles first…
View of Narva from Hermann Castle
The Swedish Lion monument in memory of the Battle of Narva (1700).
View of Narva in the 1750s
The Narva town hall, surrounded by Soviet-era apartment blocks, is one of the few buildings which were restored after World War II.