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For some time I have been aiming to take an image such as this to include a classic freight train with the Citadel and station as a backdrop, indeed one of the classic station scenes normally taken from the Victoria Viaduct before electrification of the WCML took place and prevented a clear shot. Therefore I was delighted to see that Direct Rail Services had diagrammed a class 37/4 for the 6C42 on 14th May 2012. One of the station observation stalwarts obtains a shot at the north end of platform one as 37423 'Spirit of the Lakes' powers away towards Kingmoor depot for a crew and locomotive change before proceeding on to Middlesbrough as the 6E19, which was taken on by 37612 at 17:30. The Citadel tower was built in 1810-11 to a design originally by Thomas Telford and is one of two which replaced a 16th century fortress forming the original Botcher or English Gate into the city. This west tower houses the court, grand jury room and cells.
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The Citadel of Mutsamudu on Anjouan Island, Comoros, was built by Abdallah Ben Mohamed El Masseli between 1782 and 1790.
Having been in use for electrification work on the line between Edinburgh and Glasgow via Falkirk High, DRK81625 was eventually moved to Leeds Holbeck for maintenance work and is seen en route from Carlisle Yard as 6z31 with 37605 providing the power
The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.
The citadel is located on the main hill. This photo provides a good view over the ruins inside the citadel while I was standing on the remains of its wall.
Pelusium was the easternmost major city of Lower Egypt, situated upon the easternmost bank of the Nile.
It was, however, as a border-fortress on the frontier, as the key of Egypt as regarded Syria and the sea, and as a place of great strength, that Pelusium was most remarkable. From its position it was directly exposed to attack by the invaders of Egypt; several important battles were fought under its walls, and it was often besieged and taken.
Egyptians, Assyrians, Persians, Alexander the Great, Romans had fought or controlled it until in 1117, Baldwin I of Jerusalem razed the city to the ground...and that is what you see today.
The khalifs who ruled Pelusium following the Crusades, however, generally neglected the harbours, and from that period Pelusium, which had long been on the decline, almost disappeared from history.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelusium
Rebwar Mohamed Qadir, 28, the head of the only family still living inside Erbil's ancient citadel to provide a living link to the city's claim as the world's oldest, continuously inhabited place in the world, September 5, 2014. The 11 hectare citadel sits atop a manmade mound in the middle of the modern city, which is the result of natural accumulation of successive civilisations for at least 6000 years. The city was first mentioned in two clay tablets from Ebla in modern Syria, date from 2300 BC, but archeologists suspect people have been living there for more than 6000 years.
The Amman Citadel is a historical site at the center of downtown Amman, Jordan. Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal'a, the L-shaped hill is one of the seven jabals that originally made up Amman. Evidence of occupation since the pottery Neolithic period has been found. It was inhabited by different peoples and cultures until the time of the Umayyads, after which came a period of decline and for much of the time until 1878 the former city became an abandoned pile of ruins only sporadically used by Bedouin and seasonal farmers. Despite this gap, the Citadel of Amman is considered to be among the world's oldest continuously inhabited places.
The Citadel is considered an important site because it has had a long history of occupation by many great civilizations. Most of the buildings still visible at the site are from the Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad periods. The major buildings at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace.
Though the fortification walls enclose the heart of the site, the ancient periods of occupation covered large areas. Historic structures, tombs, arches, walls and stairs have no modern borders, and therefore there is considerable archaeological potential at this site, as well as in surrounding lands, and throughout Amman.
Archaeologists have been working at the site since the 1920s, including Italian, British, French, Spanish, and Jordanian projects, but a great part of the Citadel remains unexcavated.
The Citadel of Sarzana, Liguria, Italy, July 1976. Sarzana occupied a strategic position at the entrance of the valley of the River Macra (now Magra) which formed the border with Etruria. The town has been in the hands of many powers over the centuries. The Citadel was originally built by Pisa in the 13th Century (1249) as the Fortress of Firmafede on the site of a castle built by Vescovi of Luni about 800. In the many wars with neighbouring Italian republics the fortress was eventually destroyed and taken by Florence in 1487. In 1494 Lorenzo de Medici of Florence began rebuilding it as one of the first (if not the first) star forts. It was eventually completed by the Banco di San Giorgio of Genoa (which bought the castle) and then the Republic of Genoa. In 1814 Genoa (by then the Napoleonic Ligurian Republic) was annexed by the Kingdom of Savoy-Sardinia which restored the fortress in 1839 and converted it into a prison. It remained in this use until the early 1980’s and is now a museum. So despite the decrepit look of the castle in this photograph, it was still in use as a prison at the time!
The children running down the platform at Carlisle Citadel station as 46115 'Scots Guardsman' arrives at the head of the 'Fellsman' charter takes me right back to the previous time that I actually saw this locomotive at this station, would you believe in August 1965, some 46 years ago, and to the day virtually! All seemed to be well with the locomotive at this stage, but its return via the Settle and Carlisle back to Carnforth was unfortunately behind a West Coast Railway Co.class 47. Carlisle Citadel station, platform 3, 27th July 2011.
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citadel in Hue, Vietnam
from wikipedia:
"In June 1802 Nguyễn Phúc Ánh took control of Vietnam and proclaimed himself Emperor Gia Long. His rule was recognized by China in 1804. Gia Long consulted with geomancers to decide which was the best place for a new palace and citadel to be built. After the geomancers had decided on a suitable site in Huế, building began in 1804. Thousands of workers were ordered to produce a wall and moat, 10 kilometers long. Initially the walls were earthen, but later these earthen walls were replaced by stone walls, 2 meters thick.[citation needed]
The citadel was oriented to face the Huong River to the east. This was different from the Forbidden City in Beijing, which faces south. The Emperor's palace is on the east side of the citadel, nearest the river. A second set of walls and a second moat was constructed around the Emperor's palace. Many more palaces and gates and courtyards and gardens were subsequently added. The rule of the last Vietnamese Emperor lasted until the mid-1900s. At the time, the Purple Forbidden City had many buildings and hundreds of rooms. It suffered from termite and cyclone damage, but was still very impressive. Many bullet holes left over from the war can be observed on the stone walls.
In the early morning hours of January 31, 1968, as part of the Tet Offensive a Division-sized force of North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong soldiers launched a coordinated attack on Huế seizing most of the city. During the initial phases of the Battle of Hue, due to Huế's religious and cultural status, Allied forces were ordered not to bomb or shell the city, for fear of destroying the historic structures; but as casualties mounted in the house-to-house fighting these restrictions were progressively lifted and the fighting caused substantial damage to the Imperial City. Out of 160 buildings only 10 major sites remain because of the battle, such as the Thái Hòa and Cần Thanh temples, Thế Miếu, and Hiển Lâm Các. The city was made a UNESCO site in 1993. The buildings that still remain are being restored and preserved. The latest and so far the largest restoration project is planned to conclude in 2015."
The Umayyad Palace
The huge Umayyad Palace complex stretches over the northern part of Citadel Hill. Part of the palace was built over pre-existing Roman structures, and an entire colonnaded Roman street was incorporated into it. Built after 720, when Amman was a provincial capital, the complex probably combined the residential quarters of the governor of Amman with administrative offices. It was still in use during the Islamic Abbasid (750–969) and Fatimid (969–1179) periods, although much of the brand-new palace was never rebuilt following a devastating earthquake in 749.
The first building you come to, and the most impressive, is the domed entrance hall, reached by crossing the first of four plazas. Built over an earlier Byzantine building (which is why it's in the shape of a cross), the hall is decorated with stucco colonnettes and Persian-style geometric patterns, set off by foliage rosettes and a houndstooth zigzag. Much renovation has been carried out here in recent years, not all of it subtly – the new stucco around the interior walls deliberately clashes with the original work, and in 1998 a new dome was hastily constructed above the building, riding roughshod over considerable archeological controversy about whether there ever was a dome here in antiquity.
Beyond the entrance hall is the second large plaza, from which the colonnaded street leads ahead. This was the heart of the administrative quarter, surrounded by nine separate office or residential buildings (of which only four have been excavated), each in the typical Umayyad style of a self-contained bayt – small rooms looking onto a central courtyard. To the west of the courtyard is "Building F", which may have been the site of official audiences, since it was of elegant design and situated close to the entrance hall; two large iwans – audience rooms open on one side – with triple arcades give onto a central courtyard.
At the far end of the colonnaded street, a decorated doorway takes you through the Roman wall into the third plaza and the private residential quarters of the ruler of Amman.
The Amman Citadel is a historical site at the center of downtown Amman, Jordan. Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal'a, the L-shaped hill is one of the seven jabals that originally made up Amman. Evidence of occupation since the pottery Neolithic period has been found. It was inhabited by different peoples and cultures until the time of the Umayyads, after which came a period of decline and for much of the time until 1878 the former city became an abandoned pile of ruins only sporadically used by Bedouin and seasonal farmers. Despite this gap, the Citadel of Amman is considered to be among the world's oldest continuously inhabited places.
The Citadel is considered an important site because it has had a long history of occupation by many great civilizations. Most of the buildings still visible at the site are from the Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad periods. The major buildings at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace.
Though the fortification walls enclose the heart of the site, the ancient periods of occupation covered large areas. Historic structures, tombs, arches, walls and stairs have no modern borders, and therefore there is considerable archaeological potential at this site, as well as in surrounding lands, and throughout Amman.
Archaeologists have been working at the site since the 1920s, including Italian, British, French, Spanish, and Jordanian projects, but a great part of the Citadel remains unexcavated.
Rebwar Mohamed Qadir, 28, the head of the only family still living inside Erbil's ancient citadel to provide a living link to the city's claim as the world's oldest, continuously inhabited place in the world, September 5, 2014. The 11 hectare citadel sits atop a manmade mound in the middle of the modern city, which is the result of natural accumulation of successive civilisations for at least 6000 years. The city was first mentioned in two clay tablets from Ebla in modern Syria, date from 2300 BC, but archeologists suspect people have been living there for more than 6000 years.
The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.
The Citadel, from Mass Effect. Some artistic license taken with the design, but I think it's fairly faithful.
Had a catastrophic accident while setting up to take a WIP photograph--this thing isn't exactly very stable. Frustration led to a marathon session of building out the wards and fixing the ring, and before I knew it I was pretty much done. Thanks for giving me a nudge, Peter.
Shot in low light with two blacklights to make the trans-neon-orange elements fluoresce. I'm not completely happy with the nebula I threw together, but what the hey--I think it looks cool.
I will most likely take more photos, but I wanted to get something posted while the thing is still intact. :>
Primary reference picture.
The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.
The Saladin Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt. The location, on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, was once famous for its fresh breeze and grand views of the city..Taken @Cairo, Egypt
Twi'lek twin sisters. What fate awaits these two sisters?
Visit this location at Citadel : The Legion Chronicles in Second Life
Inside the Citadel, Huế, Vietnam
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