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# Ancient reservoir found during the digging of a gunpowder cellar in the 19th century
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/vpervye-zdes-nachali-kopat-kogda-ryli-porokhovoi-pogreb-v-xixv/
- Published: 2016-10-07T19:04:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:08:57.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archaeology

The first digging here began when a powder magazine was being excavated in the 19th century. That was when this was discovered. At first it was taken for a public building. In 1958 it was established that it was a reservoir