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of Nesebar, an ancient city at the Black Sea, dating back from Thracian times over Greek, Roman and Turkish periods, which is today an UNESCO worldheritage sight.
Nesebar, Bulgaria
The Monostor Fortress - the largest modern fortress in Central Europe - was built between 1850 and 1871. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the neoclassical military monument is a fascinating sight with its huge walls of precisely hewn stone, the 3-4 metre thick earthen ramparts covering the defences and its network of underground passages (kazamata) several kilometres long.
Its monumental dimensions are evidenced by the following figures: The fortress covers 25 hectares, the total area including the firing ranges is 70 hectares, the floor area of the buildings is 25 680 m2 and the number of rooms is 640.
After the fortress was built, it served generations of soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Its tasks included the defence of the central fortress (North - Komárom) and the control of shipping on the Danube. It was never used in combat and served mainly as a training centre and weapons depot. During the First World War it was used as a conscription and training centre. During the Second World War, the 22nd Infantry Regiment had its headquarters at Fort Monostor, and the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were stationed there. After the Second World War.
Between 1945 and 1990, the Red Army's Army Group South set up the largest ammunition depot in Central Europe in the fort. With their withdrawal, the military function of the fortress ended forever.
Today the fort is a popular destination with a military history exhibition, Cold War vehicles, a bread museum, a boat exhibition and numerous events.
…… A trip to Shrewsbury today that seemed to have a swan theme! We’d seen the swans from English Bridge, walked along Swan hill and on to what is called Town Walls and past what is probably the National Trusts smallest property! The Town Walls Tower which was donated by Miss Rachel Humphries of Swan Hill Court!!! (see link) So that’s my #264 shot of the day, as usual taken on my phone in Apple RAW & edited in Lightroom. Alan:-)
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An iphone "pano" of the King's Bastion in Old Portsmouth. Single-shot HDR with Photomatix...levels adjusted using an old copy of Elements.
This pillbox can be seen near the Basingstoke Canal. It was part the 'GHQ line', a series of defensive structures intended to stop a German Invasion in WW II.The line ran from Somerset eastwards, and to the south of London. This particular pillbox is a Vickers Medium Machine Gun emplacement
The castle was built by the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire Anastasius I who originated from Durrës. At the time, Anastasius made the city one of the most fortified cities on the Adriatic. Repairs to the walls have been carried out since the devastating earthquake of 1273. Currently medieval walls nearly 15 feet (4.6 meters) in height and the three entrances of some of the fortification towers are preserved in nearly one-third of the initial length of the city castle walls. The castle was reinforced with several guard towers by the Republic of Venice and during the occupation of Albania by Ottoman Empire the wall was reinforced.
Monastère forteresse construit du Xème au XIII ème siècle sur un promontoire entouré de ravins par la Dynastie des Bagratides.
Part of the ruins of Hammershus. Hammershus is Scandinavia's largest medieval castle and fortification. Erected in the 13th century,
Ancient fortifications, primarily from the Late Antique period but incorporating stretches of classical and earlier masonry, supplement the cliffs of the acropolis of Pharsala, the major city in antiquity of southern Thessaly.
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Das Deutsche Tor (französisch Porte des Allemands) in der lothringischen Stadt Metz wurde nach dem benachbarten ehemaligen Hospital des Deutschen Ordens benannt.
Number 3 in my Fortification theme for this week. Rathambore Hill Fort India. Thought to have been built in the 13th century on the site of an 8th century AD settlement near Sawai Madhopur City. It now overlooks the National Park and Tiger reserve from which this photo was taken.
A view of Stirling castle and the Old Town Cemetery.
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1890s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification in the region from the earliest times.
Most of the principal buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A few structures remain from the fourteenth century, while the outer defences fronting the town date from the early eighteenth century.
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The medieval citadel has no less than 53 towers, strung together by two concentric walls, surrounded by a moat, and punctuated by heavy barbicans, portcullis and draw bridges. Within its fortifications sits a castle, a basilica, and a small town.
The Castle of Sümeg is one of the country's most beautiful, relatively well-preserved medieval fortresses, built on a barren hilltop that stands out from its surroundings.
Large-scale renovation works were completed in the Castle in 2022, the new interactive exhibition opened in the spring of 2023! Come, and see the exhibitions, the programs, travel back in time!
At the begining of the promenade - leading up to the Castle of Sümeg - you can find place to park your vehicle, but also from the Restaurant VÁRCSÁRDA you can find your way -with using a medium difficulty staircase- up to the castle.
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This is known as the Sciutu Tower, located in Wied iz-Zurrieq, near the village of Qrendi, Malta. This tower was built on an earlier medieval watch post in 1638 during the reign of Grand Master Lascaris Buring the British period, the tower was used by by the Royal Malta Fencible Regiment and the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery. During World War II it was used by the coast police and then used as a police station until 2002. This tower is one of a number of towers that surround the island of Malta. From one tower at least two other towers (or sentry points), on opposites sides are visible. Before the age of radio and telephony, in the case of invasion, a fire or smoke signal lit on one tower could be seen from the other two, thus raising an alert around the island.
Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy en.normandie-tourisme.fr/normandy-tourism-109-2.html in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. Its inhabitants are called Honfleurais. It is especially known for its old, beautiful picturesque port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted many times by artists, including in particular Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind, forming the école de Honfleur (Honfleur school) which contributed to the appearance of the Impressionist movement. The Sainte-Catherine church, which has a bell tower separate from the principal building, is the largest church made out of wood in France. The first written record of Honfleur is a reference by Richard III, Duke of Normandy, in 1027. By the middle of the 12th century, the city represented a significant transit point for goods from Rouen to England. Located on the estuary of one of the principal rivers of France with a safe harbour and relatively rich hinterland, Honfleur profited from its strategic position from the start of the Hundred Years' War. The town's defences were strengthened by Charles V in order to protect the estuary of the Seine from attacks from the English. This was supported by the nearby port of Harfleur. However, Honfleur was taken and occupied by the English in 1357 and from 1419 to 1450. When under French control, raiding parties often set out from the port to ransack the English coasts, including partially destroying the town of Sandwich, in Kent, England, in the 1450s. At the end of the Hundred Years' War, Honfleur benefited from the boom in maritime trade until the end of the 18th century. Trade was disturbed during the wars of religion in the 16th century. The port saw the departure of a number of explorers, in particular in 1503 of Binot Paulmierde Gonneville to the coasts of Brazil. In 1506, local man Jean Denis departed for Newfoundland island and the mouth of the Saint Lawrence. An expedition in 1608, organised by Samuel de Champlain, founded the city of Quebec in modern day Canada. After 1608, Honfleur thrived on trade with Canada, the West Indies, the African coasts and the Azores. As a result, the town became one of the five principal ports for the slave trade in France. During this time the rapid growth of the town saw the demolition of its fortifications on the orders of Colbert. The wars of the French revolution and the First Empire, and in particular the continental blockade, caused the ruin of Honfleur. It only partially recovered during the 19th century with the trading of wood from northern Europe. Trade was however limited by the silting up of the entrance to the port and development of the modern port at Le Havre. The port however still functions today. On August 25, 1944, Honfleur was liberated together by the British army - 19th Platoon of the 12th Devon's, 6th Air Landing Brigade, the Belgian army (Brigade Piron) on 25 August 1944.[1] and the Canadian army without any combat. en.normandie-tourisme.fr/articles/honfleur-278-2.html
Il forte arabo (Ngome Kongwe in swahili) è una massiccia fortificazione in pietra, situata accanto al palazzo delle Meraviglie.
Fu costruito alla fine del XVII secolo dagli omaniti come struttura difensiva contro i portoghesi, a cui gli omaniti stavano sottraendo rapidamente il controllo dell'Africa orientale.
Il forte fu effettivamente usato come struttura difensiva in almeno una occasione, e servì a respingere un attacco da parte dei portoghesi e dei loro alleati Mazrui.
In seguito il forte venne adibito a prigione e poi a caserma, e all'inizio del XX secolo fu usato come deposito del materiale usato per la costruzione della ferrovia fra Zanzibar e Bububu.
Ha alte mura, marrone scuro, e merlate, che proteggono un piazzale interno.
Al suo interno si possono ancora osservare i ruderi di alcune strutture precedenti, in particolare una chiesa portoghese e un'altra fortificazione omanita dell'inizio del XVIII secolo.
Oggi nella struttura si trovano diversi negozi e un centro culturale in cui si tengono corsi di tintura con l'henna (henné), tamburo e cucina zanzibari.
Il piazzale è adibito a teatro all'aperto, e la sera vi si tengono spesso spettacoli di musica taarab e danze ngoma.
The Arab Fort (Ngome Kongwe in Swahili) is a massive stone fortification, located next to the Palace of Wonders.
It was built in the late 17th century by the Omanis as a defensive structure against the Portuguese, from whom the Omanis were rapidly wresting control of East Africa.
The fort was actually used as a defensive structure on at least one occasion, and served to repel an attack by the Portuguese and their Mazrui allies.
The fort was later used as a prison and then as a barracks, and in the early 20th century it was used as a storage area for material used in the construction of the railway between Zanzibar and Bububu.
It has high, dark brown, crenellated walls, which protect an internal forecourt.
Inside it you can still see the ruins of some earlier structures, in particular a Portuguese church and another Omani fortification from the early 18th century.
Today, the building houses several shops and a cultural center that offers courses in henna (henna) dyeing, drumming, and Zanzibari cooking.
The square is used as an open-air theater, and in the evenings, performances of taarab music and ngoma dances are often held there.
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Porta Vicentina, Via Indipendenza, Cittadella, 6 marca 2018 r.
Zachodnia brama w średniowiecznych murach otaczających centrum miasta prowadzi w kierunku Vicenzy. Wieża sięga 23 m wysokości, a wjazdu broniła potrójna brama.
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Vicenza Gate (Porta Vicentina), Via Indipendenza, Cittadella, March 6, 2018
The western gate of the medieval walls surrounding the town center leads in the direction of Vicenza. The tower reaches 23 metres of height, while the access was guarded by a triple gate system.
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Hajjarah is one of the most popular destination spots in the Harraz region of Yemen. The stepped mountains climb to the sky from the valleys below, covered with rows of terrace gardens. Located between Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, and the Red sea, Harraz has traditionally been a region of strategic importance. The region also provides much of Yemen's fresh produce. The changing altitude of these amazing gardens allows for virtually any plant, from any climate, to be successfully grown in this region. From sweet berries to coffee, it's all in Harraz.
Al-Hajjarah, a spectacular historical city five kilometres west of Manakha, has buildings that are very tall and closely related to each other, and can be easily spotted from a distance. The village dating to the 11th century AD, served as an important fortification during the Turkish occupation of Yemen. The original village was divided into two. The Al- Ba’aha quarter was inhabited by Jews until they fled to Israel in the 1950’s. Above this is the “Muslim quarter” with its huge gate, ostensibly to shut out invaders and animals
The harmony of Hajjarah’s architecture is splendid. A protective fortress, the city is entered through a single entrance with a long, unobstructed stairway leading to the heavy wooden gate. This allowed the only approach to the city to be guarded and defended. Hardly any mountain town in Yemen has ever been overtaken with this system.
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Protective shield for a heavy coastal defence gun situated on this site during WWII. It overlooks Cheviot Beach where Harold Holt, the 17th Prime Minister of Australia went missing, presumed drowned, on December 17, 1967. The hill and beach were named for the "SS Cheviot" a passenger steamer that was wrecked in 1887 with the loss of 35 lives.
Romans were known to have great strength in military combat. One of the ways they were so successful in the field of battle was the ability of their soldiers to rapidly set up defensive structures. No guarantee that this is an entirely accurate representation; I can't remember how much research I did before building.
This is a model that I built a long a time ago but never got around to posting it. I think I got the idea to build this while listening to an Hardcore History episode of Julius Caesar in Gaul by Dan Carlin.
I have a couple of more builds that I will be posting soon; one being new and the other I built for Brickfair VA 2018.
The Oostbeer in the Dutch city of Vlissingen is a Napoleonic fortification, built from 1811 to 1813, with the aim to separate the water in the moat around the city from the seawater.
De Oostbeer in Vlissingen is een Napoleontisch vestingwerk, gebouwd van 1811 tot 1813, dat er toe diende het water in de vestinggracht rond de stad te scheiden van het zeewater en zo te voorkomen dat de vestinggracht bij laag water leeg liep.
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- www.kevin-palmer.com - After midnight clouds and snow moved in and I thought the show was over. But during a moment of clearing the lights flared up once again bringing the most intense reds of the night. Fortification Mountain is part of White Pine ski area where I would ski the next day.