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Soon after to my arrival in the wild world of Amman, I made a visit to Jebbel Al Qala in the heart of the city. Atop this peak I found this ancient house of worship. The dust kicked up in the light and making for a unique moment in time.
the Citadel of Aleppo, a large fortress built atop a huge, partially artificial mound rising 50 m above the city. The current structure dates from the 13th century and had been extensively damaged by earthquakes, notably in 1822.
The citadel of the palace of Mycenae. Once one of the centers of Greek civilization, Mycenae is most famous for being the castle of Agamemnon and Helen of Troy.
The Halifax Citadel was part of the intricate defence system that Britain put in place to defend Halifax harbour in the eighteenth century. Halifax is apparently the second largest natural harbour in the world, after Sydney Australia, which made it a key military and economic possession.
In the centre of the Old City.
Considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage of the Citadel hill dates back at least to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC.
Here is the citadel that can be seen from the heights of the small village of Abyaneh, 80 km from Kashan, Iran. To go there, you have to pass by the famous nuclear site of Natanz (but I don't have pictures from that one !!).
The Admiralty Citadel is located just behind the Admiralty building on Horse Guards Parade. It was constructed in 1940–1941 as a bomb-proof operations centre for the Admiralty, with foundations 30 feet deep and a concrete roof 20 feet thick. It is also linked by tunnels to government buildings in Whitehall.
Sir Winston Churchill described it in his memoirs as a "vast monstrosity which weighs upon the Horse Guards Parade" – and Russian vine has been encouraged to cover it in an apparent attempt to soften its harsh appearance. Its brutal functionality speaks of a very practical purpose; in the event of a German invasion, it was intended that the building would become a fortress, with loopholed firing positions provided to fend off attackers. It is still in use as a Ministry of Defence communications centre
We recently helped out with the transformation of the new Citadel Gym by producing and installing some finishing touches...
We printed and installed the wall art for the weights area in the gym and the feature wall in the spin studio.
The Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is a massive Mamluk era mosque and madrassa located near the Citadel in Cairo. Its construction began 757 AH/1356 CE with work ending three years later "without even a single day of idleness". At the time of construction the mosque was considered remarkable for its fantastic size and innovative architectural components. Commissioned by a sultan of a short and relatively unimpressive profile, al-Maqrizi noted that within the mosque were several "wonders of construction". The mosque was, for example, designed to include schools for all four of the Sunni schools of thought: Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanafi and Hanbali.
Read more about Hue, its Citadel and find a Hue Google Map: treasuresofvietnam.blogspot.com/2009/10/hue-impressions.html