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The Besançon Citadel is one of the masterpieces of Vauban that has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and stands as a 12 ha remarkable example of the military architecture of the 17th century.
It is considered one of the most beautiful fortresses in France and towers over 100 meters above the old town of the capital of Franche-Comté, which is surrounded by the Doubs river and gives spectacular views of the fortress walls.
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Die Zitadelle von Besançon ist eine der Meisterwerke von Vauban, die in die UNESCO-Welterbeliste aufgenommen wurde und steht als ein 12 ha bemerkenswertes Beispiel der Militärarchitektur des 17. Jahrhunderts.
Es gilt als eine der schönsten Festungen in Frankreich und überragt von über 100 Meter die Altstadt der Hauptstadt der Franche-Comté, die vom Fluss Doubs umringt wird und gibt spektakuläre Überblicke von den Festungsmauern.
Built in the 13th century by the Republic of Genoa, it's a very interesting and well preserved Old Town.
Citadel Peak, a 2474 m (8,118 ft)-high mountain as seen from Upper Waterton Lake. It's situated on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies.
I found this nice view of the citadel of Briançon a long time ago, but I was always waiting for great lighting conditions to shoot it. This morning, the light was quite good, but a kind of haze reduced the contrast a lot... So I had to play with LightRoom and PS to get a more punchy image. I also repainted one of the houses, they all have nice pastel colors except one... Can you guess which one?
Lens: EF 100 f/2.8L IS macro (click to see all my photos with this lens)
100mm f/6.3 1/250s ISO 100
See the before/after versions on this site.
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Landskrona Citadel or Castle is a fortress of Landskrona, Skane County.
Citadel is one of the best preserved water fortress from the 1500s with a well-preserved moat system. It has also been in prison. There is both an old dungeon and a prison tower.
Swapped loads with another driver this morning. He needed to go home and the load I had would get him closer to home than the load he was on. Fortunately we would be crossing paths in Moriarty, New Mexico. His load was going to Ogden, Utah, so with the swap I'll deliver the Ogden load tomorrow and then go home and not be back on the road until Tuesday. Pretty lucky for both of us.
This picture was taken in New Mexico about 35 miles from Shiprock, NM. This castle like formation is right off US-491. I've driven by in many times, but always during at time of the day when the light was terrible and or either overcast, or cloudless. Well today was about as good of conditions as I could ask for.
Oh, my hip is better, still sore, but getting better. Thanks for all the kind words about the injury, I appreciate all of you.
As Lesk Alzael describes her SIM creation ►The Citadel is a lost paradise. In the shadow of a high reed.
This rock formation stands like a citadel at the top of Jacob's Ladder. In these wet and misty conditions it really does look like a fortress protecting the upper reaches of Ben Lomond.
Neamț Citadel (Romanian: Cetatea Neamțului) is a medieval fortress located in north-eastern part of Romania, near Târgu Neamț, Neamț County. It was built in the 14th century Moldavia during Petru I and was expanded in the 15th century. The citadel played a key role in Stephen the Great's defense system against Ottoman Empire. (Wikipedia)
The Historic Centre of Sighisoara (Sighisoara Citadel) is the old historic center of the town, built in the 12th century by Saxon settlers. It is an inhabited medieval citadel that, in 1999, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its 850-year-old testament to the history and culture of the Transylvanian Saxons.
Birthplace of Vlad III the Impaler.
The city marks the upper boundary of the Land of Sachsen. Like its bigger brothers, Sibiu and Brasov, Sighisoara exhibits Medieval German architectural and cultural heritage that was preserved even during the Communist period.
Sighisoara. Romania Europe
The forbidding entrance to the Citadel, the centre piece of the massive 19th Century Western Heights fortifications at Dover, designed to defend the town in the event of an attack by the Napoleonic hordes. More recently it was used to keep people in, firstly young offenders, then up to 2015, asylum-seekers.
As Lesk Alzael describes her SIM creation ►The Citadel is a lost paradise. In the shadow of a high reed.
Fast ice and old, weather worn bergs clinging to the edge of the Antarctic continent. And penguins of course :)
I've shown you Citadel Rock, like a fortress guarding the top of Jacob's Ladder in the final push to the summit of Ben Lomond. Well not far away this pile of huge rock shards in the mist looks for all the world like a natural embattlement. In the world of fantasy literature, such natural structures make the mind run wild with theories of ancient wars.