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Cannon on the rampart near the second firing ground of hospital stockade.	Central gates of the hospital stockade of Kiev stronghold.

Bridge in front of the central caponier.	Panorama of the hospital stockade of Kiev stronghold...

Panorama of the courtyard of the hospital stockade of Kiev stronghold.	Chain bridge.

The memorial to the dead rebels of the 21 pioneer battalion.	Shevtsoff Pavel Alexandrovich – common soldier of the 21 pioneer battalion. 20 of August1884 – 13 of July 1907 (the memorial plague).

Firing ground and the second caponier of the hospital stronghold.	Memorial cross to the participants of Polish revolt of 1863.

Entry into the stockade “Kosoy Caponier”.	Entry to the premise of Kosoy Caponier from the sap.

Banner of the rebels of 1863.	Lock-up for soldiers.

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Kosoy Caponier was built as defensive structure of the Hospital stockadein system of the New Pechery Stronghold in 1844. Kosoy Caponier poses half-underground building with thick walls made of bricks and stones. Embrasures for serving cannons and guns were set in the walls. Above-ground part of Kosoy Caponier fronted on the hills of Cherepanova hill. Kosoy Caponier is canted to the rampart for the convenience of flank gun-fire. That is why it was named "Kosoy". Kosoy Caponier was originally used as ammunition deport for keeping of pieces. In the early 60s of the 19th century the caponier was turned to the political prison. Kosoy Caponier was named "Kiev Schlisselburg" for its ferule. The first prisoners of Kosoy Caponier were participants of the Polish revolt of 1863. Commanders of the Polish rebel troops were shot near the stronghold wall. There were participants of the revolts of Selenginsky troop of 1905 and Pioneer battalion of 1907 among the prisoners of Kosoy Caponier. The most active participants of the rebels were shot in Kosoy Caponier in1907. Nowadays Kosoy Caponier is one of the parts of historical and architectural relic-museum Kiev stronghold and is the cultural and educational center of Kievites and guests if the Ukrainian capital. Kiev stronghold contains Kiev-Pechery Lavra, the territory of the National Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the plant "Arsenal" and many other objects situated in general at Pechersk. Address of Kosoy Caponier is 24 Hospital Street.