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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
Defending the city...St. Thomas,U.S. Virgin Islands
It is the oldest standing structure in the Virgin Islands!
Le fort du Larmont inférieur, appelé brièvement fort Malher, est un fortin militaire construit au xixe siècle entre 1845 et 1851, donc avant la création du système Séré de Rivières. Il a été érigé dans le département du Doubs (région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), sur la commune de La Cluse-et-Mijoux à 1 032 m d'altitude. Il avait pour missions de protéger le fort de Joux, de renforcer la défense du passage de la cluse de Pontarlier, et d'appuyer les actions menées par les troupes sur le sommet du Larmont (Wikipedia).
The Lower Larmont fort, briefly called Fort Malher, is a military fort built in the 19th century between 1845 and 1851, therefore before the creation of the Séré de Rivières1system. It was erected in the Doubs department (Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the town of La Cluse-et-Mijoux at an altitude of 1,032 m. Its mission was to protect the fort of Joux, to reinforce the defense of the passage of the cluse de Pontarlier, and to support the actions carried out by the troops on the summit of Larmont (Wikipedia).
Fort 31 Benedykt to fort wieżowy wchodzący w skład Twierdzy Kraków. Powstał w latach 1853–1856.
Fort 31 Benedykt is a tower fort included in the Krakow Fortress. It was created in the years 1853-1856.
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.
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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.
The castle was built in the 14th century by the Lord of Matignon, Etienne III Gouÿon. The construction of the castle began in the 1340s, its keep dates from the years 1365–1370.
In 1379, following the return from exile of the Duke of Brittany Jean IV, the castle was besieged by Bertrand Du Guesclin. The castle was attacked and taken a second time during the Wars of Religion in the sixteenth century, this defeat marking a time of abandonment of the building. It was not until the 18th century, under Louis XIV, that the castle resumed its strategic interest and was bastioned.
Fort Mason, once known as San Francisco Port of Embarkation, US Army, in San Francisco, California, is a former United States Army post located in the northern Marina District, alongside San Francisco Bay.
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! ;-)
A view of Meharangarh Fort from Jaswant Thada in Jodhpur.
Mehrangarh Fort towers 410 feet above the city of Jodhpur in the western state of Rajasthan in India.Set in the stark landscape of the Thar desert ,the beautiful city of Jodhpur was the capital of the erstwhile Rajput kingdom of Marwar which is now a part of the state of Rajasthan.
The impressive fort which is one of the largest in India, was built by Rao Jodha ,the ruler of Jodhpur around 1459 AD. The Fort is accessed by 7 gates and inside there are beautiful palaces and courtyards with intricate carving.It was the home of the Rathores (the royal family) of Jodhpur till 1943 in which year they shifted to Umaid Bhavan Palace.
I took this shot from the grounds of Jaswant Thada a cenotaph built by Maharaja Sardar Singh Of Jodhpur in 1899 in memory of his father ,Maharaja Jaswant Singh II.
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.
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Amber Fort (Hindi: आमेर किला, also known as Amer Fort) is located in Amber, 11 km from Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. It was the ancient citadel of the ruling Kachhawa clan of Amber, before the capital was shifted to present day Jaipur. Amber Fort is known for its unique artistic style, blending both Hindu and Mughal elements, and its ornate and breathtaking artistic mastery. The fort borders the Maota Lake, and is a major tourist attraction in Rajasthan.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Fort
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.