Fortresses, forts & fortifications of the World (photo guide)
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Le Castella, Isola di Capo Rizzuto, KR, Calabria, Italia
La fortezza aragonese, di origine cinquecentesca, è protesa su di una piccola penisola sul mare.
Fu costruita per contrastare le frequenti invasioni.
Non ospitò mai la nobiltà del luogo, ma servì da ricovero per soldati impegnati contro gli attacchi degli invasori provenienti dal mare.
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I decided to look at my digital archives, to recover and reprocess some old straight-out-of the point and shoot camera jpgs.
I'll post one picture every thursday, with the motto "Great places, bad cameras"
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Ho deciso di dare un'occhiata nei miei archivi digitali, recuperando e rielaborando vecchie foto dei miei viaggi riprese con fotocamere "Point and shoot".
Cercherò di postarne una ogni giovedì, all'insegna del motto "Great places, bad cameras"
The Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
Little Fox - Courtney skirt @ Anthem
Die Festung Königstein ist eine der größten Bergfestungen in Europa und liegt inmitten des Elbsandsteingebirges auf dem gleichnamigen Tafelberg oberhalb des Ortes Königstein am linken Ufer der Elbe im Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Königstein Fortress is one of the biggest mountain fortresses in Europe and is situated in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains on the eponymous Table Mountain above the town Königstein on the left bank of the Elbe district Saxon Switzerland - Osterzgebirge
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.
Raglan Castle, built mid 15th century, Raglan, Monmouthshire
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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)
PARSONS'S LODGE BATTERY. A narrow limestone dorsal running North South, laced with a labyrinth of underground tunnels and surmounted by a seemingly impregnable battery, which has witnessed the development of coast artillery over the last three centuries.The Fortress received the name of Parson's Lodge in the year 1761.
The Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo impresses with its dimmensions and its high terraces.
It was under construction for decades at the peak of the Inca Empire, but was never completed due to the Spanish invasion.
In the 16th century, Ollantaytambo was one of the most important places of Inca resistance to the Spanish under the Inca emperor Manco Capac II, who had fled there after failing to recapture Cuzco.
The Spaniards were defeated when they tried to seize the city.
Later, Manco Capac abandoned Ollantaytambo to take refuge in Vilcacamba in the heart of the jungle where an independent Inca kingdom remained during more than thirty years.
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Une forteresse Inca impressionnante !
La forteresse Inca d'Ollantaytambo impressionne par ses dimensions et ses hautes terrasses.
Elle fut en construction pendant des dizaines d'années à l'apogée de l'empire Inca, mais ne fut jamais terminée en raison de l'invasion espagnole.
Au 16ème siècle, Ollantaytambo fut un des hauts lieux de la résistance des Incas aux Espagnols sous l'empereur Inca Manco Capac II qui s'y était réfugié après avoir échoué à reprendre Cuzco.
Les Espagnols y furent défaits lorsqu'ils tentèrent de s'emparer de la ville.
Plus tard, Manco Capac abandonna Ollantaytambo pour se réfugier à Vilcacamba au cœur de la jungle où subsista un royaume Inca indépendant pendant plus d'une trentaine d'années.
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Ollantaytambo - Pérou / Peru
Dating from 1299, this medieval castle and royal residence developed into a fortress in 1592 and was rebuilt into a renaissance castle 1637–1648.
Akershus Castle today contains banquet halls, the Royal Mausoleum and the government's reception rooms, and its small, historic church is the home of the royal sarcophagi.
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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.
The fortress was finished in 1672 and formed a part of King Christian IV's plan for defense of Kristiansand when the city was founded in 1641. The architect of the fortress was quartermaster general Willem Coucheron. It was built on an islet, about 100 yards from shore. Today the fortress is connected to the mainland.
The only time the fortress has been in battle was against a British fleet force, led by HMS Spencer (1800) in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. One of the very few remaining larger warships under Danish-Norwegian command was the ship of the line HDMS Prinds Christian Frederik with 70 cannons that was in the eastern harbor of Kristiansand. Captain Stopford on board HMS Spencer ordered to sail toward the city and announced in a letter that he wanted to take over the HDMS Prinds Christian Fredrik, and threatened to open fire on the city if the ship were not disclosed. When the ships approached, they were met by fierce resistance from Christiansholm Fortress. The attack was repulsed by massive gunfire and the British sailed instead to the abandoned Fredriksholm Fortress, which was blown up and destroyed.
The fortress was decommissioned by royal decree during June 1872 as part of a major redevelopment of fortifications across the nation.
Today, Christiansholm is a tourist attraction by the Kristiansand Boardwalk and venue for a variety of cultural events and festivities. It is now owned by the municipality and is a site used principally for recreation and cultural events. wikipedia
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust.
(Psalm 18:2)
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.
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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.
built 1310 and enlarged between the 15th and 17th centuries was considereted one of the strongest fortification in Transylvania
Fortress Golubac was built in the 14th century. In the history of defense of this fortress, during the war with the Ottoman Empire in 1428, here was famous for his heroism Polish knight Zawisza Czarny from Garbów. Shielding the retreat of Zygmunt Luxemburg's troops, despite his ship, he decided to continue fighting with his soldiers, was sent to Turkish captivity and was assassinated.
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Twierdza Golubac została zbudowana w XIV wieku. W historii obrony tej fortecy, podczas wojny z Imperium Osmańskim w 1428 roku, wsławił się swym bohaterstwem polski rycerz Zawisza Czarny z Garbowa. Osłaniając odwrót wojsk Zygmunta Luksemburskiego mimo wysłanej po niego łodzi postanowił walczyć nadal wraz ze swoimi żołnierzami i dostawszy się do tureckiej niewoli został zamordowany.