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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.
The whole citadel in Hue was pretty awesome, but this shot in particular was all Narniaesque in my mind.
Shot of the clocktower near Citadel Hill in downtown Halifax. I tried my best to angle away from the surrounding buildings, and managed to only catch a little snippet of the North End behind the tower itself.
JITOA joined the Citadel Amman in celebration of Jordan Earth Hour as part of Don't mess with Nature لا تعبث بالطبيعة Initiative “Turn off the lights campaign” طفي الضو حملة supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities – Department of Antiquities with public and private sector participation from the Jordan Travel & Tourism, and Hospitality sector. The site was candle lit for one hour being one of the remarkable archeological iconic sites in Jordan and the city of Amman; to demonstrate the importance of conserving nature and archeology marking Jordan on the Earth Hour Map