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The Royal Throne Fortress of Suceava, also known as Cetatea de Scaun a Sucevei or Suceava Citadel, is located in Suceava, Romania. Built in the late 14th century by Petru I of Moldavia, it served as the residence for Moldavian princes until the late 16th century. The fortress was a key defensive structure against Ottoman invasions. Heavily damaged over time, especially during World War II, it has undergone restoration and is now a museum and tourist attraction.
Amsterdam - Ariana Nozemanstraat.
"Citadel": apartment building, 2022, architects: MVSA.
The location of the new apartment building, called Citadel, is in the ‘Blue Band village’ neighbourhood, directly opposite the famous complex of ‘sawtooth houses’ by prominent post-war architect Frans van Gool. Built in 1959, the blocks of single-family houses have an experimental floor plan that means their façades form a zigzag line, creating a sawtooth pattern. It was the blue mouldings on their roofs that gave the neighbourhood its Blue Band nickname, after the packaging of the Dutch margarine brand.
With the whole Blue Band village a protected monument since 2008, our design for the new build set out to respect its context, while adding a contemporary twist to the neighbourhood. Rather than attempting a high-rise building, which would have sat awkwardly here, we opted for a mid-rise development that would not dwarf the existing housing. We also responded to the sawtooth theme with a striking façade of zigzagging white balconies for our apartment building. These form a dynamic rippling wave as they progress over its face. (mvsa-architects.com).
MVSA Architects heeft dit gebouw ontworpen en met name de buitenkant van het complex is heel bijzonder. Ieder appartement wordt voorzien van een wit prefab (vooraf in de fabriek gemaakt) betonnen balkon met tussen de appartementen een wit prefab betonnen privacyscherm. Alle balkons hebben een driehoekige vorm in het bovenaanzicht en lopen aan de onderzijde schuin. Aan de voorzijde is het balkon slechts 15cm dik (even dik als de privacyschermen) en bij de gevel 40cm dik. Door het verspringend plaatsen van de balkons en privacyschermen ontstaat er een soort golfbeweging in de gevel.
Landskrona Citadel or Landskrona Castle is a fortress in Landskrona, Skåne County.
The citadel is one of the Nordic region's best-preserved water fortresses from the 16th century with a well-preserved moat system. It has also been a prison. Here is both an old dungeon and a prison tower.
The Danish king Christian III decided in 1549 to build a fortress in Landskrona. It was built over a period of just over 10 years as a square castle with four towers and a surrounding moat.
After Landskrona became Swedish, the fortress was strengthened very strongly and in 1667-75 the external defense system was built with the large bastioned earth walls.
A marvel of both grace and strength, the Citadel de Seraphis stands as the unshakable heart of the Southern Kingdom. Its towering spires reach toward the heavens, sculpted with an elegance that speaks not only of the artistry of its builders but of the might that drives its purpose. Perched proudly above the city, the Citadel surveys the vast landscape, its alabaster walls gleaming in the sun like a beacon of hope and power.
A sanctuary for the brightest minds and most gifted souls, the Citadel beckons all who seek the pursuit of knowledge. Within its hallowed halls, the boundaries between beauty and strength blur, as the Citadel de Seraphis embodies the very spirit of the Southern Kingdom—radiant, unyielding, and eternal.
Sisters of Opposing Magic: The Perilous Path
by... me, if I can ever finish it
On an isolated peninsula of rock, 300 feet (90 m) above the canyon floor, a series of cliff dwellings provided shelter to Puebloan peoples around 800 years ago. The strategic location, which would have afforded protection, but required substantial effort to supply, suggests a group concerned with marauders seeking resources or worse from these people. As such this cluster of airy dwellings has been dubbed “The Citadel.” This particular dwelling looks out towards the canyon opening (Road Canyon) and Comb Wash, with views of distant Sleeping Ute Mountain, the Hesperus Peaks, and the Wilson group of the San Juan Mountains. The south-facing position of the dwellings in the alcove provided shade during the summer, but allowed some warmth from the sun in the winter.
This area of Cedar Mesa has been excluded from the Bears Ears National Monument by 45’s administration- why is not certain, as there’s clearly not much potential oil and gas or coal to extract here. Road Canyon is contained within a wilderness study area however, with substantial archeological value despite many relics having been pilfered by pot-hunters and hikers. Perhaps someday rational minds will bring back the original borders of the Bears Ears that had been negotiated after many years of negotiation among the various stake holders of this beautiful region.
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Rasnov Citadel was built as part of a defence system for the Transylvanian villages exposed to outside invasions. Archaeological research revealed the existence of fortification traces on the citadel hill since prehistoric and Dacian times. The medieval citadel of today is considered to be built between 1211 and 1225, during the rule of Teutonic Knights in Burzenland (Țara Bârsei a historic and ethnographic area in southeastern Transylvania, Romania with a mixed population of Romanians, Germans and Hungarians).
The citadel has a simple architectonic style, similar to the ordinary houses of the time and adapted to the fortification requirements. The peasants used stones and bricks for building the walls, and woods for making the gates and platforms. The towers and walls are covered with roof tiles for preventing the fires from besiegers. The walls are 5 metres (16 ft) high and the widest part is constituted by the South wall which in some areas is 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) thick. (Wikipedia)
As Lesk Alzael describes her SIM creation ►The Citadel is a lost paradise. In the shadow of a high reed.
The Citadel of Besançon (French: Citadelle de Besançon) is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The Citadel occupies 11 hectares (27 acres) on Mount Saint-Etienne, one of the seven hills that protect Besançon, the capital of Franche-Comté. Mount Saint-Etienne occupies the neck of an oxbow formed by the river Doubs, giving the site a strategic importance that Julius Caesar recognised as early as 58 BC. The Citadel overlooks the old quarter of the city, which is located within the oxbow, and offers a magnificent view of the entire city and its surroundings.
The fortification is well preserved. Today it is an important tourist site (over a quarter of a million visitors per year) due both to its own characteristics and because it is the site of several museums. These museums include a museum of the Resistance and deportation, a museum focusing on traditional life in Franche-Comté and the region's archeological history, and a museum of natural history that includes a zoo, an insectarium, an aquarium, vivariums, a noctarium, a climatorium, a pedagogical exhibit on evolution, botanical gardens, and a children's farm. There is also a restaurant and shops.
On 7 July 2008, UNESCO listed the Citadel, together with nearby Fort Griffon, as a World Heritage Site. Since 1942, the French Ministry of Culture has listed the Citadel as a Monument historique.
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 in Hue, Vietnam consists of 8 kilometers of walls in a square (2 km X 2 km) all surrounded by a wide deep moat fed by the river. There is a fortified gate on each side plus fortified towers including the corners. Within the Citadel lies the Imperial City with it's own 2.5 km of walls.
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In June 1802, after more than a century of division and the defeat of the Tây Sơn dynasty, Nguyễn Ánh ascended the throne of a unified Vietnam and proclaimed himself Emperor Gia Long. With a nation now stretching from the Red River Delta to the Mekong Delta, Emperor Gia Long moved the capital from the northern Thăng Long (current Hanoi) to Huế, the ancestral seat of the Nguyễn lords. Gia Long looked to "Confucianism and Chinese models of statecraft" as the best modes of authority, and with this ideology, he ordered the construction of a palace complex based on Beijing's Forbidden City in Huế. Geomancers were consulted as to a propitious location site for the new city, and construction began in 1803. Thousands of workers were ordered to build the walled citadel and ringing moat, measuring some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long. The original earthwork was later reinforced and faced with brick and stone resulting in 2 m (6 ft 7 in)-thick ramparts.
I just saw the movie "Solomon Kane" and its bluish tones and soft effect inspired me for this treatment. Hope you like it.
Single RAW tone-mapped in Photomatix
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 ruins of the Citadel structure are remarkably well preserved. I guess the people who make the nearly 5 mile trek (includes steep slickrock, significant exposure and several scrambles) to see this remarkable place come to admire rather than damage. It is amazing to realize that a thousand years ago people lived here. Archeologists are uncertain as to why the people in this area abandoned their homes. It is thought drought, religious conflicts, over-population and/or warfare may have contributed to the abandonment.
The Citadel Ruin was built by ancient Puebloans under the lip of an overhang. Access requires traversing a long causeway and climbing over several obstructions. There is not much room on the ledge before a couple hundred-foot cliff. This ruin is far from regular sources of water and places to grow crops. With the defensive walls and secluded location, it is thought this was a place to go when threatened.
Zitadelle Spandau mit Bergfried (Juliusturm)
Von der genialen Aussichtsplattform Juliusturm hat man einen grandiosen Blick über den Nordwesten Berlins.
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(Legoworld Copenhagen countdown: 6 weeks left! Amortug will be on display for the last time at Copenhagen. So I’ll count down the days by showing detailed photos of two modules every week.)
The Citadel tower, Amortug's tallest tower. From up here the guards secure the safety of it's citizens.
View from the citadel of the island of Symi. In the old days, this island was famous for its shipbuilders and sponge fishing. However, these sectors have now been declined, the population lives mainly from tourism.
The two towers that form Carlisle's citadel gave their name to the adjacent railway station. Prominent in this view is the eastern tower which dates back to 1542. The western one was rebuilt 200 hundred years ago.
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.
Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada
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The Citadel is the highest point of the Selçuk fortress in Alanya, Turkey. It was intended to serve as a last stand in case an enemy would have breached the outer defense (which, by the way, never happened). Certainly it wasn't a place you could easily withdraw from!
See in Google Maps: mapy.google.pl/maps?q=alanya&hl=pl&ll=36.532623,3...
The Fortress of Alanya in Turkey is built on the remnants of earlier Roman and Byzantine fortifications, on the 250 metres high rocky peninsula that juts out into the Mediterranean Sea. The sea protects it on three sides.
The fortress was built in the 13th century, following the city's conquest in 1221 by the Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat I. Prior to the conquest, the city was known as Kalonoros (and Coracesium in the ancient times). The Sultan promptly renamed it Alaiye, in honour of himself, and made it his winter capital and Mediterranean naval base.
Under the Seljuks, Alanya began its golden era. The fortress itself, when completed, had 140 towers and 6,500 metres long walls. It was divided into the three sections: the harbour with the shipyard and its own fortifications, of which the still standing Red Tower is most famous; the middle section with some residential areas, and the inner section located at the highest point of the rocky hill, known as the Citadel which was intended to serve as a last stand in case the outer defenses would have been breached.
With the collapse of the Seljuk dynasty, control of Alanya passed to the Karamanoglu Dynasty in 1293. In 1427, the city was sold to the Egyptian Mamaluk Dynasty for 5,000 pieces of gold. In 1471, Alanya became part of the Ottoman empire when it was conquered by the Grand Vizier Gedik Ahmed Pasha. The Suleymaniye Mosque and Bedesten in the castle are important remains from the Ottoman period.
Things didn't go to plan at our 2 locations for the 5s,this being particularly unfortunate as the sun came out on the back of the train !
44871 and 45407 sounded superb as they headed north on the S+C on 13/4/2019
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The Citadel of Besançon (French: Citadelle de Besançon) is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The Citadel occupies 11 hectares (27 acres) on Mount Saint-Etienne, one of the seven hills that protect Besançon, the capital of Franche-Comté. Mount Saint-Etienne occupies the neck of an oxbow formed by the river Doubs, giving the site a strategic importance that Julius Caesar recognised as early as 58 BC. The Citadel overlooks the old quarter of the city, which is located within the oxbow, and offers a magnificent view of the entire city and its surroundings.
The fortification is well preserved. Today it is an important tourist site (over a quarter of a million visitors per year) due both to its own characteristics and because it is the site of several museums. These museums include a museum of the Resistance and deportation, a museum focusing on traditional life in Franche-Comté and the region's archeological history, and a museum of natural history that includes a zoo, an insectarium, an aquarium, vivariums, a noctarium, a climatorium, a pedagogical exhibit on evolution, botanical gardens, and a children's farm. There is also a restaurant and shops.
On 7 July 2008, UNESCO listed the Citadel, together with nearby Fort Griffon, as a World Heritage Site. Since 1942, the French Ministry of Culture has listed the Citadel as a Monument historique.
According to historical evidence, in 1686, Arang-khan began the construction of the citadel Kunya-ark at the western gates of Ichan-kala. The ark presented a complex multi-yard composition, containing a house for khan, the members of his family, and dignitaries. From the large numbers of constructions of the ark only several buildings of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century were preserved. They were the official reception hall (kurinishkhana), a mosque, the mint, and a harem. Previously, there were an arsenal, a powder-mill, and an official building, warehouses, a kitchen, guardhouses, a stable, and a parade area. Fortified gates led to the citadel. A high-cogged wall separated the ark from the neighborhood dwellings of Ichan-kala.