The fortress was built with a guest house, a dungeon, a kitchen, a dining hall, and a fountain.

Water did not flow from the fountain, reportedly, until Abdurrahman Pasha was summoned to Constantinople in 1843 on suspicion of treason.

[1] It is believed that three escape tunnels were built from the fortress: one to the city center, one to the upper part of Tetovo, and one to the village of Lavce.

[3] A monument commemorating the National Liberation War, designed by Bogdan Bogdanović, was erected beneath the fortress.

[3] Excavation and restoration work occurred at the fortress from 2008 to 2012, alongside reconstruction of the Church of Saint Athanasius.