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Most of this Citadel was completed in the late 12th century, while the wall was not completed until about 50 years later.
Originally, the town was reached only through a ramp on its southern slope that led to a huge and arched gateway. From this gate steps led to a small open square which, in turn, led to four main alleyways which branched in all directions like a tree.
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.
Lovely landmark of Halifax (and to think Paul McCartney will be playing on the Commons, just on the other side, next week...sigh....)
The Citadel of Ashdod is an Iron Age archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Israel in southern part of the modern city of Ashdod. The site is mentioned in documents from the time of Sargon II of Assyria when in 713 BCE the Assyrian king speaks that he took over control of the city of Ashdod and had fortified it.
The Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt, but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast. It formulated an important part of the fortification system of Alexandria in the 15th century AD
The Citadel stands on the site of the Pharos, one of the original seven wonders of the world.
The Citadel, also known as the Imperial City, is an important part of Hue's history. This sprawling complex of moats, temples, pavilions, walls and gates is still under reconstruction since previous wars destroyed many parts.
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Gruissan, la citadelle circulaire, dominée par la Tour Barberousse...
Ancien port romain de Narbonne, plus importante ville romaine en dehors de... l'Italie...
Sur l'étang, les barcasses des pêcheurs d'anguilles, au coucher de soleil...
Gruissan et sa "bourride d'anguilles", que l'on accompagne au Corbières de la cave locale, ou au Coteaux de "la Clape"...
Poussée par la "tramontane", la vigne pousse en "biais", mais produit des vins chaleureux et délicats...
Grmpfffff...
Before the advent of modernization since the 1930s of the last century, the citadel consisted largely of traditional courtyard houses- just over 500 in all. Of these there were some 30 or so large palace-like houses that were mostly located on the peripheral wall but some were inside the town proper. Medium-sized houses numbered about 120, while smaller houses of poorer families numbered about 350.
House at the Erbil Citadel, which dates back to at least 5,000 B.C - making Erbil one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Since 2014 it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Most of the mound (apart from one) had been abandoned recently so the government can renovate it. The government has plans to move back 50 families once the renovation is over.
Erbil, Iraqi- Kurdistan, Iraq.
Banteay Srei is a 10th century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located near the hill of Phnom Dei, 25 km north-east of the main group of temples.
The temple was rediscovered only in 1914, and was the subject of a celebrated case of art theft when André Malraux stole four devatas in 1923 (he was soon arrested and the figures returned).