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Hwaseong Fortress được xây xong vào năm 1796, nằm ở tỉnh Suwon, cách Seoul 40km. (Lấy từ D90 của Khánh.)
Picture taken by: Marc Osborn
Cusco, Peru
August 2012
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Приозерск. Крепость Корела. Северо-западная куртина. Круглая воротная башня Ларса Торстенссона. / Priozersk. Korela fortress. North-west curtain. Round gate tower Lars Torstensson.
Hwaseong Fortress, South Korea - 07 MAY 2020: Hwaseong Fortress is in Suwon, just south of Seoul. This UNESCO heritage site is home to a small palace, but the real attraction is the old fortress wall that surrounds the core of the city. The wall is maintained as a fun walking trail, and is lit up at night.
Every ruler wanted one, for a last-ditch impregnable defense, but so many of these alleged strongholds fell or were betrayed that I wonder if they made any military-economic sense. Machiavelli would have said that the money was better spent arming and training an urban militia.
Приозерск. Крепость Корела. Юго Восточная картина. Круглая воротная башня Ларса Торстенссона. / Priozersk. Korela fortress. South East picture. Round gate tower Lars Torstensson.
The Hailongtun Tusi Fortress, nestled in the mountains of Guizhou, China, is a remarkable historical site that was once a stronghold of the Tusi chieftains. Established in 1257, it was a military marvel with multiple lines of defense, including castles, fortresses, and passes.
Despite its destruction in 1600, the fortress remains a testament to the Tusi system, a unique hereditary governance system in southwest China. Today, it is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserving the legacy of the Tusi culture and offering a window into China's rich historical tapestry.
It's called St. Mary of Petrich and is bulid 12-th century.
The murral paintings are from 14-th century
The Malaga Alcazaba is a palace and fortress built in the 11th century by the Hammudid dynasty.
Although it appears to be connected to the Gibralfaro fortress on the top of the hill, it can only be accessed from the lowest gate right beside the Roman theatre.
September 15, 2016 - In preparation for tomorrow's visit to Machu Picchu we visited the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo located in the Sacred Valley. It is located at 9,160 feet above sea level.
"The huge, steep terraces that guard Ollantaytambo’s spectacular Inca ruins mark one of the few places where the Spanish conquistadors lost a major battle.
The rebellious Manco Inca had retreated to this fortress after his defeat at Sacsaywamán. In 1536, Hernando Pizarro, Francisco’s younger half-brother, led a force of 70 cavalrymen to Ollantaytambo, supported by large numbers of indigenous and Spanish foot soldiers, in an attempt to capture Manco Inca.
The conquistadors, showered with arrows, spears and boulders from atop the steep terracing, were unable to climb to the fortress. In a brilliant move, Manco Inca flooded the plain below the fortress through previously prepared channels. With Spaniards’ horses bogged down in the water, Pizarro ordered a hasty retreat, chased down by thousands of Manco Inca’s victorious soldiers.
Yet the Inca victory would be short lived. Spanish forces soon returned with a quadrupled cavalry force and Manco fled to his jungle stronghold in Vilcabamba.
Though Ollantaytambo was a highly effective fortress, it also served as a temple. A finely worked ceremonial center is at the top of the terracing. Some extremely well-built walls were under construction at the time of the conquest and have never been completed. The stone was quarried from the mountainside 6km away, high above the opposite bank of the Río Urubamba. Transporting the huge stone blocks to the site was a stupendous feat. The Incas’ crafty technique to move massive blocks across the river meant carting the blocks to the riverside then diverting the entire river channel around them" The previous text is attributed to Lonely Planet's website.