Shants Fort

Fort "Shants" in Kronstadt, located on Kotlin Island in the "Zapadny Kotlin" nature reserve, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site under number 540-003a1. The first fortifications at this place, known as "Alexander-Schanze", already existed by 1717, and by the end of the 19th century, a group of permanent concrete batteries was created on their basis. In the summer of 2014, the territory of the fort and the adjacent rocky-sandy beach were used for filming the movie "Battalion". From the fort to the west through the 102-hectare nature reserve runs the pedestrian zone of Kronstadt Highway.