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Today's experiment is Rusty steel using a new texture paint. Citadel Typhus Corrosion plus light brush of Vallejo VMC 70981 Orange Brown and a very light drybrush of VMC 70863 Gunmetal Grey.
The main entrance to the Aleppo Citadel consists of a first gatehouse outside the ditch which is communicated with the main gatehouse by a bridge supported by eight massive arches. An inscription in the outer gatehouse dates it in the year 1507. The main gatehouse was built over several periods between the 13th and 15th centuries.
n the heart of Victoria lies the Citadella (Citadel), which has been the centre of activity of the island since possibly Neolithic times, but is known to be first fortified during the Bronze Age approximately around 1500 BC. It was later developed by the Phoenicians and continued into becoming a complex Acropolis by Roman times.
The north side of the Citadel dates back to the Aragonese domination period, while the south flank, overlooking Victoria, was re-constructed under the Knights of St. John, namely between 1599 and 1603 The massive defensive stone walls of the fortifications rise above the town and were built by the Knights to protect the village communities from foraging corsairs attempting to take slaves and threatened invasion of Moslem forces fighting Christendom.
Within its walls lies a fine 17th century baroque Cathedral designed by Lorenzo Gafà, the Maltese architect who also built the Cathedral of Mdina. It is said that it lies on the site where a Roman temple dedicated to Juno once stood. It is most famous for the remarkable trompe l'oeil painting on its ceiling, which depicts the interior of a dome that was never built.
The entrance to the Citadel of Aleppo makes an impression on most visitors.
Archnet Site ID: ICR2305
Hunedoara County, Romania
Built in the 13th century, Deva Fortress was one of the most powerful fortresses of Transylvania. Its first documentary attestation dates back to 1269, in an act issued by Stefan, the king of Hungary. The citadel functioned between 14th - 15th centuries as a voievodal residence and valach district.
The Town Clock, also sometimes called the Old Town Clock or Citadel Clock Tower, is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the historic urban core of Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.
The idea of a clock for the British Army and Royal Navy garrison at Halifax is credited to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who arranged for a turret clock to be manufactured before his return to England in 1800. It is said that Prince Edward, then commander-in-chief of all military forces in British North America, wished to resolve the tardiness of the local garrison.
The clock tower is a three-tiered (three storey), irregular octagon tower built atop a one storey white clapboard building of classic Palladian proportions. It was erected on the east slope of Citadel Hill facing Barrack (now Brunswick) Street. The clock face is 4-sided displaying Roman numerals. As with most clocks the "4" is shown as IIII for aesthetic symmetry and not as IV.
The clock mechanism was constructed by the "House of Vulliamy", respected Royal Clockmakers based in London. It is driven by three weights, gears, and a 13-foot pendulum with the mechanism being housed in a cast iron frame located in the "clock room", immediately below the belfry. Its bell strikes hourly and quarterly and the durability of the mechanism (which dates to the original installation) is attributed to its slow movement.
The Town Clock began keeping time for the garrison on October 20, 1803. (per Wiki)