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The extended sea defence wall at the harbour of Aberaeron in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire)
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The massive eastern wall facing east towards Weymouth Bay.
The Nothe Fort, Weymouth,Dorset, England, was built in 1860 as part of the defence of Portland Harbour. It was designed and constructed by the Royal Engineers to house a 12-gun battery of canons and comprises over 70 rooms on three levels - ramparts, courtyard and magazines. Later is was adapted for modern guns and remained in service until1956 when Coastal Defence was abandoned.
Photographed 28 November 2009.
So many of these fish - all defending their little corners of paradise with passions - kept flying directly at my camera, bouncing off the lens - managed to get one shot almost in focus!
Argentina has plenty of cover defence, moving into position, as Australia (in pink for breast cancer support day) move into attack, down the wing.
No. 2 - 5:- Exploring Rochester - Rochester Castle - Castle Walls and Defences
City of Great Expectations - Charles Dickens..
Castle Walls and Defences
The first stone castle built on this site in 1088 consisted simply of a high wall enclosing a number of timber buildings. The ruins of this wall remains, along with some of the additions and alterations, which increased its strength and usefulness over the years. Edward III was responsible for many of these, after a series of surveys revealed major defects in the fabric of the 14th century castle.
In front of you are some of the results of Edward's work. From 1367-70 his builders reconstructed the 11th century wall here and added two towers. The one nearest the keep stands on earlier (12th century) and straddles the wall. The other was brand new and projects fully out towards the castle ditch. It is also much more elaborate with internal vaulting and garderobes (latrines). Their filled openings can be seen fro the castle ditch.
Guide-board.
'Magnificent ruin!...What a study for an antiquarian!'
The impressive Norman castle at Rochester had a humbling effect upon Dickens, reminding him perhaps of his own mortality. In Household Words he wrote: 'I surveyed the massive ruin from the Bridge, and thought what a brief little practical joke I seemed to be, in comparison with the solidarity, stature, strength and length of life.' In Dickens' time the castle looked very different. Houses and workshops filled much of the moat by the cathedral, the keep and towers were festooned with ivy and the waters of the River Medway lapped the base of the walls. - Guidemap
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July 18, 2007 at 12:09am BST
BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk87 G-UVNR cnEEP/JP/2876 previously registered OJ-10 Botswana Defence Force 605 Kenyan Air Force G-BXFS G-27-195
The thistle is an amazing plant when you look at it up close. I have to spend a bit more time to decide which type this one is.
f8, 1/200 sec., ISO 200, with flash used to light the plant.
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Chzech swordfighter group "Fictum" at medieval market in Weil am Rhein, 10.06.2007
Nikon D80
Objektiv: SIGMA 70-300mm 1/4-5.6 D
Brennweite: 70mm
Belichtungssteuerung: Zeitautomatik
Belichtungsmessung: Mehrfeld
1/200 Sekunde(n) - 1/4
Belichtungskorrektur: 0 LW
Empfindlichkeit: ISO 100
Optimierung: Normal
Weißabgleich: Automatik
AF-Betriebsart: AF-A
apparantly this was a sea defence that a storm managed to break down... interesting to photograph though. Was the edge of the harbour I was told.
أبوظبي في 20 فبراير 2019
استقبل سمو الشيخ عبدالله بن زايد آل نهيان وزير الخارجية والتعاون الدولي بديوان عام الوزارة وفدا من كلية الدفاع الوطني برئاسة العميد الركن-بحري/ طارق خلفان الزعابي نائب قائد الكلية.
ورحب سمو الشيخ عبدالله بن زايد آل نهيان بوفد كلية الدفاع الوطني.
و أكد سموه أهمية دور كلية الدفاع الوطني في تأهيل الكوادر الوطنية وتزويدها بالمعارف الحديثة مشيدا بأهداف الكلية وبرامجها ودورها في تطوير قدرات القيادات على البحث و التحليل والنقد والتقييم ومهارات الحوار ضمن بيئة تعليمية تفاعلية وبحثية تمكن من رسم السياسات الوطنية وصناعة القرار الإستراتيجي حول القضايا الوطنية.
وأعرب سموه عن تمنياته لأعضاء الهيئة الإدارية والتدريسية التوفيق والنجاح في تحقيق الأهداف والرسالة العلمية للكلية التي تعمل على تطوير الفكر والتخطيط للدراسات الإستراتيجية والأمنية على المستويات الوطنية و الإقليمية والدولية.
من جانبه أعرب أعضاء وفد الكلية عن سعادتهم بلقاء سمو الشيخ عبدالله بن زايد آل نهيان مؤكدين الحرص على تحقيق أهداف وطموحات الكلية وتوظيفها لخدمة الوطن وصون مكتسباته.
the doorway of a Nazi coastal defence bunker which is on a beach, so gets attacked by the sea twice a day.
The Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Carter and Major-General Bathurst.
Meet the Spanish Chief of the Defence Staff Fernando Alejandre Martínez.
At Horse Guards Parade ground for the guard of honour .
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Pictured here inspecting the guards
WW2 Invasion Defence near Tanderlane Farm, west of Garvald.
Built in 1940 when German invasion looked likely.
To be Operated by Garvald Home Gaurd this very nasty device would have stopped an invading coloum of vehicles in their tracks.
a tank full of petrol,diesel and rubber chips would have been poured onto the road via a pipe and valve when opened then once it had run down the road and under the approching vehicles a flare gun fired would have ignited the mixture, sufficating the engines and burning the occupants alive as they escaped.