Verny Fortress

The story behind this place

A fortification of the Russian Empire built in 1854–55 as the Zailiyskoye redoubt; the town of Verny, later Alma-Ata, grew from it.

Why it's worth visiting

The point where the city began — a good place to look at old Almaty from.

On the map

Address

Алматы, Almaty, Kazakhstan