Fortresses, forts & fortifications of the World (photo guide)
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Near the German border in the beautiful surroundings of Westerwolde (Southeast Groningen), you will find the fortress of Bourtange. A unique historical defences which is without comparison. In this small, cosy fortress town, the present day and past centuries go together perfectly.
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This is a panorama made from 4 single shots.
It was a cold winter night in Salzburg after 3 days of heavy snowfall with nearly no view of the fortress, only the red light shows the direction.
The Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
This attractive fortress is just off the shore of Nafplion. It dates back to the 14th century. Greece
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Old fortress, AKA "Gradina" (XV century) in Doboj, RS, BiH.
One of the most important defenses in the medieval bannate/duchy of Usora, this large stone structure was built in the early 13th century on the site of an earlier, clay and wood-based structure from the 10th or 11th century. In the first period of its existence, from the 13th to the late 14th or early 15th century (1415), the fortress was built in the Romanesque architecture style. This magnificent object has been burned and ransacked at least 18 times (per official/written record) in its history.
After the reconstruction of 1415, the Doboj fortress became more of a Gothic structure and had its keep reinforced with thick walls (up to 3 feet or 1 meter thick at the Eastern wall) as well as addition of a bastion/plateau with six cannon on top of it. The captain's tower was the dominating feature with a very tall and square keep dominating the fortress. Three big towers (North-West, Eastern, and Southern Gate) strategically protected the flanks of the fortress, hence rendering any idea of an attack a suicidal attempt. The Southern tower's walls became round in order to deflect cannonballs (circa 1370-1380s) and local captains at the time used Dubrovnik-made cannons, bombards, and balistas as fortress' main defense weaponry.
The Hohenwerfen Fortress is located in the middle of the northern Limestone Alps in the Pongau (Austria).The construction of the Hohenwerfen Fortress was initiated between 1075 and 1078 by Archbishop Gebhard von Salzburg (1060-1088).
In June 2020 we went on a bike trip from Carinthia to Vienna in Austria, over 500km in 5 days. It was an unforgettable experience where you saw a lot of beautiful things. Unfortunately, the weather didn't play along, it was a lot of rain and really cold, but despite that, it couldn't destroy our good mood.
On the very first day we met this beautiful castle, our first fascination ...
The fortress Grünwald is probably a hidden gem of Munich. It is located in the most expensive and luxurious district of Munich and surrounded by mansions and villas of footballs stars, millionaires, CEOs of several major German corporations and old aristocracy with some money :-)
The fortress got its current shape in 15th century. It was used as a country residence of Bavarian dukes, later as hunting lodge, powder magazine and VIP state prison (apparently not a very harsh one, though - all the prisoners either escaped or got their freedom back quite soon) Now the fortress belongs to the Free State of Bavaria and can be visited daily from 9 till 4 p.m.
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The bridge below connects Grünwald with Pullach, the richest community in Germany :-)
Under the ruins of a walled city
Crumbling towers in beams of yellow light.
No flags of truce, no cries of pity;
The siege guns had been pounding through the night.
It took a day to build the city.
We walked through its streets in the afternoon.
As I returned across the fields I'd known,
I recognized the walls that I once made.
Had to stop in my tracks for fear of walking on the mines I'd laid.
And if I've built this fortress around your heart,
Encircled you in trenches and barbed wire,
Then let me build a bridge, for I cannot fill the chasm,
And let me set the battlements on fire . . .
🎵 Fortress Around Your Heart 🎶
Fortress Around Your Heart- Sting, Dream of Blue Turtles (1985), Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE)
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Stone Harbor Point, New Jersey, USA
During August and September, we observed 4 juvenile Piping Plovers in the same general area of the beach. They were usually in the tire tracks or up in the dunes on the dry sand. Nice images but I prefer my shorebirds in the surf or on the wet sand. It was late in the afternoon with about 90 minutes of light left when we came upon our 4 friends. Were where they? In the tire tracks of course. We had to make a decision. Do we wait and hope that the birds move to the water or continue on our way and hope to find something else to work with. We decided to give them 15 minutes. Boy am I glad we waited. They did indeed head to the water and were outrageously cooperative. They made up for all the hours we patiently waited over the summer. We took tons of images but this was my favorite.
Nikon D7200 with Nikon 500mm f4 G VR lens and 1.4 converter
1/2000 f5.6 ISO 800
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For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me. - Psalm 31:3
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It is quite a climb from the river to the fortress but well worth doing for an interesting set of buildings and the views over the city.
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Kastel Fortress is located in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fortress is medieval but is situated on the site of previous fortifications going all the way back to Roman and even pre-Roman times. The fortress is relatively well-preserved, and is one of Banja Luka's main attractions, situated on the left bank of the Vrbas river in the very center of town.
Narikala (Georgian: ნარიყალა) is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and the Mtkvari River. The fortress consists of two walled sections on a steep hill between the sulfur baths and the botanical gardens of Tbilisi. On the lower court there is the recently restored St Nicholas church. Newly built in 1996–1997, it replaces the original 13th-century church that was destroyed in a fire. The new church is of "prescribed cross" type, having doors on three sides. The internal part of the church is decorated with the frescos showing scenes both from the Bible and history of Georgia.
The structure was established in the 4th century as a Sasanian citadel called Shuris-tsikhe (i.e., "Invidious Fort"). It was considerably expanded by the Umayyads in the 7th century and by king David the Builder (1089–1125), respectively. The Mongols renamed it the "Narin Qala" (i.e., "Little Fortress"). Most of extant fortifications date from the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1827, parts of the fortress were damaged by an earthquake, and were subsequently demolished.
This castle-fortress is located in an elevated position above the city and the Main River, and on the hill below, vineyards grow, giving it a luxurious countryside feel.
The fortress was built on another site of Celtic origin.
The bombings of World War II completely destroyed the Marienburg, whose reconstruction was only completed in the 1990s.
Questo castello-fortezza si trova in posizione rialzata rispetto alla città e al Meno e, sulla collina sottostante, nascono e crescono vitigni che danno un’idea di campagna molto lussuriosa.
La fortezza è stata costruita sopra un altro sito di origine celtica.
I bombardamenti della II Guerra Mondiale distrussero completamente anche il Marienburg, la cui ricostruzione è finita solo negli anni ‘90 .
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Fortress Mountain in Kananaskis Country in Alberta. The skies were alive and there were passing rain showers most of the morning.
Multi exposure shot of the Shard in the mist just after sunrise. In camera . Minimal adjustment in Lightroom.
Narikala (Georgian: ნარიყალა) is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and the Kura River. The fortress consists of two walled sections on a steep hill between the sulphur baths and the botanical gardens of Tbilisi. On the lower court there is the recently restored St Nicholas church. Newly built in 1996–1997, it replaces the original 13th-century church that was destroyed in a fire. The new church is of "prescribed cross" type, having doors on three sides. The internal part of the church is decorated with the frescos showing scenes both from the Bible and history of Georgia.
The fortress was established in the 4th century as Shuris-tsikhe (i.e., "Invidious Fort") and it was a Persian citadel. It was considerably expanded by the Umayyads in the 7th century and later, by king David the Builder (1089–1125). The Mongols renamed it "Narin Qala" (i.e., "Little Fortress"). Most of extant fortifications date from the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1827, parts of the fortress were damaged by an earthquake and demolished.
Ram Fortress is a 15th-century fortress on a steep slope on the right bank of the Danube in the village of Ram, Veliko Gradište Municipality, eastern Serbia. The fortress lies on a rock that slopes towards the Danube from the northeast side. It is believed that the city was built on the opposite side of the Haram fortress, which lay on the other side of the Danube and left no remains.
middle Ages
The earliest mention of Ram Fortress dates back to 1128 AD, when the Byzantine army defeated the Hungarians in the area. After victories in this region, the Byzantine army concentrated its activities in the Pannonian Basin.