[…in Norwegian: ]Akershus festning, sett fra Aker Brygge. The windjammer/big sails boat at the other side is Christian Radich. Shot with phone cam, straightened, cropped and slightly improved via Photoshop.

Suwon Fortress

Carmona, Spain

On the right of the picture and currently housing a museum, I believe.

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at Flag beach

Hwaseong Fortress [UNESCO World Heritage]

South Korea

RW Photo

Rosnov Fortress Romania

Budding architect Kyra Leaf's bedroom construction project. The symmetry's really great, yeah? And she used EVERY block in the box. Look out, Zaha Hadid.

The archaeological evidence of the fortress of Gori shows that the area had already been fortified in the last centuries BC. The fortress controlled major strategic and economic routes and accommodated a large garrison.

Tsaravets hill. Medieval fortress gate. Veliko Tarnovo.

A ruined fortress in Turkey en route from Antalya to Asbendos. A beautiful day and beautiful scenery, but so very very cold.

The fortress was built by the Ottoman's in preparation for their conquest of Constantinople.

Suwon Fortress

Fortress Wales 2013

Ohrid, Macedonia

Tokyo DisneySea - Mediterranean Harbor

The Fortezza fortress is an archaeological site in the prefecture of Rethymno built upon the hill of Paleokastro, on the west side of the today’s city.

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Taken from Castelgrande. Castello di Montebello directly in view. Castello di Sasso Corbaro on the peak behind it. After reading how Genghis Khan's armies overcame any fortification they encountered, fortresses no longer look the same to me. :-) This is part of the three castles/ramparts in Belinzona that have been designated a Unesco World Heritage site.. For an interesting description, see this article.

Olympus digital camera

For 700 years, the Akershus fortress has been standing guard over Oslo to ward off all attempts to invade the city from the sea. King Håkon V began building in 1299, since when the fortifications have undergone numerous improvements and reconstructions. (As seen from Aker Brygge)

Fortress Grmožur

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress G-BEDF Sally B.