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The Citadel in the center of Hue is the equivalent to the Forbidden City in Beijng. Its history dates back to the eighteenth century when Imperial Vietnam was ruled by emperors.
This shop has no access to the street so the owner uses a basket that slides on a couple of wires to deliver the merchandise to his customers, right after he sweeps their credit cards.
This is using my zoom and I can't zoom too far in because the clarity is lost, so this is about as close as I could get this. There's a view from further away in Echoed Skyline.
The cloud formation here made me think of a citadel in the distance.
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This is the main mosque of Egypt, the Citadel. The innauguration of the Imagine Cup 2009 was there, but we couldn't attend due to a plane delay.
The town citadel is situated on the southern tip of the city. Originally known as Castle of St Mary, fortification was continually rebuilt and expanded through Middle Ages, reaching its final form during the Austro-Hungarian rule.
The ruins of the church of Santa Maria de Castello, after which the entire complex was originally named, are located within the citadel.
The Citadel of Salah ad-Din or Saladin was built between 1176 and 1183 as a place to defend Cairo from the Crusaders but the fort was never used as the Crusades never went into Egypt. The seat of government remained in the Citadel until 1860.
taken from the top of Citadel in Victoria (sorry if i mixed location:/ ) pano taken from 4 snaps merged in photoshop
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The battery fires a 15 gun salute for a visiting dignitary to the Citadel.
The use of gun salutes for military occasions is traced to early warriors who demonstrated their peaceful intentions by placing their weapons in a position that rendered them ineffective. Apparently this custom was universal, with the specific act varying with time and place, depending on the weapons being used. A North African tribe, for example, trailed the points of their spears on the ground to indicate that they did not mean to be hostile.
The tradition of rendering a salute by cannon originated in the 14th century as firearms and cannons came into use. Since these early devices contained only one projectile, discharging them once rendered them ineffective. Originally warships fired seven-gun salutes--the number seven probably selected because of its astrological and Biblical significance.