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A view captured off Valletta of Fort St Angelo (to the left) - the first Head Quarters on the island utilised by the Knights of Malta upon their arrival here way back in the year 1530 - Adjacent (to the right) is Senglea. These two structures were pivotal to expel the siege of the Ottoman Empire in 1565; historically known as - The Great Siege of Malta.
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A coastal defence battery built between 1825 and 1829 to protect the Port of Liverpool. New Brighton june 2023
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This 18th century fort is located on the Manoel island. That is not what has given the fort its name, though - it is the other way around. Before the building of the fort, the island was known as l'Isola del Vescovo (in Italian, or il-Gżira tal-Isqof in Maltese - that is, the Bishop's island). Or just L'Isolotto (the Little Island).
The fort was built 1723-1733, in limestone, by the Order of St John, when António Manoel de Vilhena was Grand Master of the order (guess where the fort got its name from, then). It was actually in use up until 1964 - and was severely damaged by bombings during the Second World War. During the period 1970-2008 the fort was used by the Royal Malta Yacht Club. 2001-2009 saw the first phase of a renovation program for the fort, and the second one was begun in 2012.
(View from Valletta.)
Agra Fort
is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India.
It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi.
Before capture by the British, the last Indian rulers to have occupied it were the Marathas.
In 1983, the Agra fort was life inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal.
The fort can be more accurately described as a walled city.
@Wikipedia
Vue en surplomb depuis la forêt du plateau de Roue. Ce fort médiéval du XIIème siècle, est communément appelé "Château Queyras". Sous l'Ancien Régime, il était rattaché à la province du Dauphiné et appartenait au dauphin du roi de France. Caractérisé par une enceinte quadrangulaire, il domine la vallée du Guil depuis le sommet de la butte de château-Queyras d'une hauteur de 1400 mètres. Il est inscrit, avec le piton rocheux sur lequel il s'élève, aux monuments et sites naturels des Hautes-Alpes depuis 1937 et son enceinte, au Monuments Historiques depuis 1948. Il fait partie du réseau "Sentinelles des Alpes" crée par l'association" Grande Traversée des Alpes" qui regroupe les fortifications les plus remarquables, notamment les citadelles de Mont-Dauphin et de Briançon. Petite anecdote : il a servi de décor au film "Le Bossu" d'après le roman de Paul Féval, tourné par Philippe de Broca en 1997.
Fort Bloqué
Côte sauvage du Morbihan, Bretagne, France
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Le camp retranché de Lille était composée principalement d'une ceinture de sept forts, onze ouvrages et deux batteries ; Mons est un fort détaché à l'est de cette ceinture1.
C'est un fort Séré de Rivières de la première génération, construit en maçonnerie de briques recouverte d'une épaisse couche de terre, entouré de fossés défendus par deux caponnières (une double au nord-est et une simple au sud-est), le fossé de gorge par deux batteries de flanquement2. L'artillerie était placée sur des plateformes à l'air libre, séparées par des traverses-abris.
Le fort a été construit entre 1878 et 1880, à la suite du décret de 1878 signé par le président Patrice de Mac Mahon.
Par le décret du 21 janvier 1887, le ministre de la Guerre Georges Boulanger renomme tous les forts, batteries et casernes avec les noms d'anciens chefs militaires3. Pour le fort de Mons, son « nom Boulanger » est en référence au maréchal Étienne Macdonald : le nouveau nom devait être gravé au fronton de l'entrée. Dès le 13 octobre 1887, le successeur de Boulanger au ministère, Théophile Ferron, abroge le décret4. Le fort reprend officiellement son nom précédent.
Fort la Latte ou château de la Roche Goyon
origine XIVème siècle
Plévenon
Côtes-d'Armor
Bretagne
Février 2021
Between these two towers is where the prime minister of India makes the annual Independence Day address to the nation.
—from Wikipedia
The Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila (Hindustani: [laːl qɪlaː]) is a historic Mughal fort in Delhi, India, that served as the primary residence of the Mughal emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1639, following his decision to relocate the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi. Originally adorned in red and white, the fort's design is attributed to Ustad Ahmad Lahori, the architect behind the Taj Mahal. The Red Fort represents the pinnacle of Mughal architecture during Shah Jahan's reign, blending Persian palace influences with indigenous Indian architectural traditions.
The fort was plundered and stripped of its artwork and jewels during Nadir Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire in 1739. Most of the fort's marble structures were subsequently demolished by the British following the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The fort's defensive walls were largely undamaged, and the fortress was subsequently used as a garrison. (And is still used mostly by the military today.)
On 15 August 1947, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, raised the Indian flag above the Lahori Gate. On India's Independence Day, observed annually on 15 August, the Prime Minister ceremonially raises the Indian tricolour flag at the main gate of the historic fort and delivers a nationally broadcast address from its ramparts.
The Red Fort, as part of the Red Fort Complex, was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
Fort Amherst is located on the southern side of The Narrow (the entrance to St. John's Harbour). The first lighthouse in this location was built in 1810 and replaced a number of times throughout the years. This little one was build in 1951. Also seen are the remains of gun emplacements and pillboxes built during World War II to defend against U-boats and any uncooperative ships. For those brave enough, apparently you can jump the fence and go down there to explore. Maybe, one of these day days, I'll work up the nerve! ;-)
Kongsten Fort is situated 500 metres east of The Old Town.
The fortress was constructed according to the ancient Italian principles of fortification, with high bastions, hornworks, and redans that would provide protection from invading armies. Military strategists understood that, if captured, the small hill would provide an enemy with a raised platform for their artillery, greatly increasing the range of canon shot.
Das Fort du Guesclin liegt auf der Gezeiteninsel Île du Guesclin nordöstlich von Saint Coulomb, zwischen Saint-Malo und Cancale im Département Ille-et-Vilaine in der Bretagne in Frankreich.
Le Fort du Guesclin est construit sur un îlot, l’île du Guesclin accessible à marée basse, à Saint-Coulomb en Ille-et-Vilaine (Bretagne), entre Saint-Malo et Cancale.
Freshly rebuilt at the Wabtec-GE Fort Worth Plant, CSX AC44CM 7015 leads CSX Buffalo to Selkirk freight Q626 as it rolls to a stop in Rochester, New York and gets ready to work Goodman Street Yard. This unit is part of the second batch of locomotives to be modernized from CSX's fleet of AC4400's that have been in service since the 1990's.
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CSX Rochester Sub
Rochester, NY
CSX Q626 (Buffalo, NY to Selkirk, NY)
CSX 7015 AC44CM Ex. CSX 79 AC44CW Blt. 1995
CSX 453 AC44CW Blt. 2000
CSX 7250 AC44CM Ex. CSX 272 Blt. 1996
CSX 3013 ES44AC Blt. 2012
Fort Point has been called "the pride of the Pacific," "the Gibraltar of the West Coast," and "one of the most perfect models of masonry in America." When construction began during the height of the California Gold Rush 1853, Fort Point was planned as the most formidable deterrence America could offer to a naval attack on California. Although its guns never fired a shot in anger, the "Fort at Fort Point" as it was originally named has witnessed Civil War, obsolescence, earthquake, bridge construction, reuse for World War II, and preservation as a National Historic Site.
Canadian Pacific train No. 368 arrives at Fort Steele, British Columbia on Feb. 2, 2020. The train is crossing the Kootenay River on the Cranbrook Subdivision and behind the train, the Windermere Subdivision north to Golden can be seen.
Le fort Liédot — d'abord nommé fort de la Sommité, car construit sur le terrain le plus élevé de l'île (9 m d'altitude) est une fortification située au nord-est de l'île d'Aix dans le département de la Charente-Maritime. Initialement à visée défensive à la demande de Napoléon Ier, il a rempli tour à tour bien d'autres fonctions : lieu de détention, cible d'expériences de tir, puis colonie de vacances de l'Armée. Destination prisée des randonneurs et des cyclistes, il est aujourd'hui ouvert aux visites guidées.