Fortress Dmitry of Rostov Rostov-on-Don, built in the years 1760-1761 to protect the lower reaches of the Don from Turkish raids in "rich well of" project engineer Captain I. Vedenev. Directed the work of the military engineer AI Rigelman. Named in honor of Metropolitan Dimitri of Rostov and Yaroslavl (1652-1709), canonized Russian Orthodox Church. Fortress Dmitry of Rostov Rostov-on-Don, built in the shape devyatiluchevoy star in a circle 3.5 km. Placed between modern avenues Chekhov and serfs alley streets Stanislavsky and Gorky. Along the coast of the current Don Voroshilovskogo Avenue to the alley there were two Dolomanovsky vorstadt: Dolomanovsky and Soldier. Dmitry of Rostov fortress for over 50 years has been a rear base for Russian troops had numerous garrison and 238 guns. Played an important role during the Russian -Turkish war of 1768-1774: it was used as a base for an attack on Azov. To the east of it the Armenians in 1779 founded the settlement of Nor Nakhichevan city plan made ​​by the Russian architect IE Starov. Nakhichevan and the castle became part of the Rostov district Novorossiysk province August 9, 1797. Fortress Dmitry of Rostov Rostov- on-Don has lost its military importance, and August 17, 1807 by decree of Alexander I, it received the status of county town.