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Around 1306, King Denis ordered the fortification of the town Evoramonte. It was at this time that construction of the castle began, that included the main structure, walls and gates. There are four giant circular turrets laid on a square perimeter.
Passau, Innstadt - neben dem Severinstor
Der Peichterturm, dessen Name auf das römischen Kastell Boiotro zurückgeht, war Teil der von 1408 bis 1410 hinzugefügten Innstadt-Befestigung und diente als Batterieturm.
Trim Castle, known as Caisleán Bhaile Atha Troim in Irish, is the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland. It is located in the pretty town of Trim in County Meath, on the bank of the Boyne River. It was built by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter and was first occupied in 1172. Although now a ruin, much of this impressive castle remains standing. The main building has been partially restored and is accessible to visitors as part of a guided tour. The castle and its external walls occupies about 30,000 m² in area. I will post some more images of this castle this week.
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Without access to a boat, it is nigh on impossible to get close to the Victorian fortifications that still stand around Portland Harbour, once a major naval base. This photo, taken from the sailing vessel Moonfleet, this shows the East Ship Channel through the outer breakwater to the open sea where an unidentified yacht and Weymouth's "Ernest and Mabel" lifeboat are passing by. The buildings to the right of the photo are known as Breakwater Fort whilst those on the lighthouse side rejoice in the bland name of "A" Head. Breakwater Lighthouse remains an operational lighthouse first lit in 1905.
El Castillo Nijō (二条城 Nijō-jō) es un castillo japonés localizado en Kioto, Japón. La superficie total del castillo es de 275.000 metros cuadrados, de los cuales 8.000 metros cuadrados están ocupados por diversos edificios.
Forma parte del conjunto de Monumentos históricos de la antigua Kioto (ciudades de Kioto, Uji y Otsu) declarados Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en el año 1994.
El castillo de Nijō tenía dos defensas en forma de anillos concéntricos, las cuales consistían en muros y un ancho foso. También contaba con un muro mucho más sencillo que rodeaba el Palacio de Ninomaru. El muro exterior tiene tres puertas, mientras que el interior tiene dos. En la esquina suroeste del muro interior se encuentra la base de una torre de cinco pisos de alto, la cual se destruyó en 1750. El muro interior protege el Palacio de Honmaru y su jardín. Entre los dos anillos principales de defensa se encuentra el Palacio de Ninomaru, cocinas, la guardia y diversos jardines.
El Jardín Ninomaru es una muestra del estilo shoin zukuri a gran escala. El diseño original del jardín se dice que fue obra de Kobori Enshu, maestro diseñador de jardines y maestro de la ceremonia del té. El jardín fue renovado en 1626 cuando el nuevo palacio fue construido en la parte sur del jardín por el Emperador Gomizuno-o. Está ubicado entre los dos anillos principales de defensa, junto al palacio del mismo nombre y tiene un gran estanque con tres pequeñas islas: en el centro está la llamada Isla de la Eterna Felicidad (Horai-jima), la cual está flanqueada por dos islas más pequeñas, La Isla de la Cigueña (Tsuru-jima) y La Isla de la Tortuga (Kam-jima).
El Jardín Seiryū-en es la construcción más reciente de todo el castillo.
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Nijō Castle (二条城, Nijō-jō) is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square metres (27.5 ha; 68 acres), of which 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) is occupied by buildings.
It is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Nijō Castle has two concentric rings of fortifications, each consisting of a wall and a wide moat. The outer wall has three gates while the inner wall has two. In the southwest corner of the inner wall, there are foundations of a five-story keep, destroyed by a fire in 1750. The inner walls surround the Inner Ward, which contain Honmaru ("Inner Ward") Palace with its garden. Ninomaru ("Second Ward") Palace, the kitchens, guard house and several gardens are located in the Outer Ward, between the two main rings of fortifications.
The castle area has several gardens and groves of cherry and Japanese plum trees. The Ninomaru garden was designed by the landscape architect and tea master Kobori Enshū. It is located between the two main rings of fortifications, next to the palace of the same name. The garden has a large pond with three islands and features numerous carefully placed stones and topiary pine trees.
The Seiryū-en garden is the most recent part of Nijō Castle. It was constructed in 1965 in the northern part of the complex, as a facility for the reception of official guests of Kyoto and as a venue for cultural events. Seiryū-en has two tea houses and more than 1,000 carefully arranged stones.
Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in the English county of Dorset. Built by William the Conqueror, the castle dates to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber. Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries.
In 1572, Corfe Castle left the Crown's control when Elizabeth I sold it to Sir Christopher Hatton. Sir John Bankes bought the castle in 1635, and was the owner during the English Civil War. While Bankes was fighting in London and Oxford, his wife, Lady Mary Bankes, led the defence of the castle when it was twice besieged by Parliamentarian forces. The first siege, in 1643, was unsuccessful, but by 1645 Corfe was one of the last remaining royalist strongholds in southern England and fell to a siege ending in an assault. In March that year Corfe Castle was slighted on Parliament's orders. Owned by the National Trust, the castle is open to the public and in 2018 received around 237,000 visitors. It is protected as a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Monument.
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Went to a book launching, "Lighthouses of Nova Scotia" by Allan Billard. He had used 38 of my pictures in the book with my permission. This lighthouse was across from the book launching room.
George's Island in the middle of Halifax harbour has a lighthouse and a military fortification, no longer in use.
The first lighthouse on Georges Island was established in 1876. In 1916 the lighthouse was destroyed by fire. A temporary light was established from a dwelling on the island.
Early in 1919, the light was lit in a new concrete lighthouse. The same design was used at Louisbourg in 1923. This is the lighthouse that stands on the island today. It is about 200 feet from the keeper's dwelling, which is still standing.
Tower Height: 15.85 meters (52ft)
Light Height: 17.1 meters (56ft) above water level
Lighthouse Keeper's Residence is to the left of the lighthouse. For nearly 100 years, a lighthouse keeper lived on Georges Island. Originally, the residence was attached to the lighthouse but, following the 1916 fire which destroyed the first lighthouse, a separate dwelling was constructed. In 1972, the last lightkeeper left the island with his family after the lighthouse was converted to one of the first fully automated lighthouses in Canada.
Built in 1550 to keep the Scots at bay, The border is but a few miles north of here. an earlier fort also on Beblowe crag defended against the Norsemen. This fort was used mainly as a garrison and magazine store in tudor times. it was in 1901 decorated out as a retreit for Edward Hudson, a publishing magnate.
3 bracket shots (+- 1) combined in Photomatix, then toned and tweeked in CS5
The "Ouvrage Michelsberg" is one of the numerous Maginot Line fortifications, located at about 23 km from Thionville, and now operated as a museum.
Multiple long exposures processed with HDR Efex Pro 2 from the Nik Collection.
Ouvrage Michelsberg: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouvrage_Michelsberg
Association Ouvrage du Michelsberg (AOM) (french): maginot-michelsberg.fr
Maginot Line: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line
Haradford Castle, home to the Earl of Haradford, was built over a period of time. Construction started after the conquest and the castle was added to over the following centuries.
The oldest section of the castle is dominated by the keep, with three floors. The keep was the original centre of the castle where guests would have been entertained and the Earl lived, and still does to this day. The ground floor was used as a dungeon and had a well in case attackers took the bailey. The first floor was used for entertainment and for the Earl’s day to day business, whilst the Earl and his family lived on the second floor.
After the time of the conquest, peace reigned in the land, apart from the occasional internal civil conflicts, justifying the costs paid for fortifying the Earl’s stronghold (notable the siege lead by Prættig Úf). During these years the Great Hall with its kitchen, pantry and buttery with the Earl’s chamber above were added to the curtain walls.
The curtain walls were built some decades after the keep was constructed and replaced the earlier timber palisade fortification, at this time the main gate house and postern gate were built. The main gatehouse housed two portcullis and two sets of gates.
The newest section of the castle, Malvarion Tower, was added to provide stronger fortification between the two gates and provide more comfortable facilities for those living within.
The bailey, housed a number of buildings. The chapel served the Earl and his court for daily worship in addition to reminder attackers (should they break through the gatehouse) who was on the Earl’s side. The other buildings served daily needs hunting and daily equipment (the armoury and blacksmiths), communication (dovecote) and travel (stables).
The town of Haradford lay outside the curtain walls and provide the Earl and his court for their daily and weekly needs.
As for the build....
Firstly the castle is not based on any specific castle and is based on the English and Welsh styles between 11th Century and 14th Century. Recently I have visited a number of castles and these have given inspiration to this build, so for those familiar with English and Welsh castles you may see some features you recognise.
The build took just over a year and some areas I would build differently now if I was to do them again.
Lastly the fields and path leading up to the castle was built by Slyowl for the STEAM exhibition, so my thanks to him for his contribution, seen and unseen.
The Castillo is the biggest European fortification in the Americas and took 150 years to complete. A brief escape from the warm sun, this refuge resides next to the cisterns, easy access to fresh water. I also happen to be a sucker for butterscotch / caramel structures, so lingering here for a few minutes was well a bonus to cooling off. There's also an abundance of texture with these decaying walls, so thought I'd give monochrome a shot - let me know what you think. Enjoy!
Les fortifications de Québec sont un système de fortifications qui furent érigées sous les régimes coloniaux français et anglais, de 1608 à 1871. Tel que nous le connaissons aujourd'hui, cet ensemble architectural est composé de 4,6 km de remparts qui entourent le Vieux-Québec. /
Located in Canada, the Ramparts of Québec City are the only remaining fortified city walls in North America north of Mexico and St. Augustine, Florida. The English began fortifying the existing walls, after they took Québec City from the French in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. The wall surrounds most of Old Quebec, which was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1985. The fortifications were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1948.
Ville de Québec - Juillet 2010.
From a small landing along the River Ill in Strasbourg's Petite France quarter, we gained our first view of the Vauban Barrage (lit up on left). Constructed in the 17th century, the man made dam system would have allowed Strasbourg to flood the lands south of the city should they come under attack.
The dark brick building on the right was once the Commanderie Saint-Jean, serving as a hospital from the 14th-17th century and a prison into the 20th century. Today, it is home to the Strasbourg ENA - the National School of Administration - serving to educate the most elite members of the French civil service.
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Pembroke Castle. The site has been occupied since Roman times, and a castle since the 11th Century. It is the largest privately owned castle in Wales.
"The Khotyn Fortress's beginning goes back to the Khotyn Fort, which was built in the 10th century by Prince Vladimir Sviatoslavich as one of the border fortifications of southwestern Kievan Rus', after he added the land of present-day Bukovina into his control...
Construction on the current Khotyn fortress was started in 1325, while major improvements were made in the 1380s and in the 1460s...
The fortress is a large tourist attraction for the area and Ukraine. In 2007, the fortress was named one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khotyn_Fortress
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 monastery of the Benedictine Order at Pannonhalma was founded in 996 in Western Hungary and had a major role in the diffusion of Christianity in medieval Central Europe. The monastery shows a stratification of different architectural styles and various buildings.
Among these buildings: a school (the first ever school founded in the country), the monastic complex – home to the monks whose life is still based on St. Benedict’s Rule ‘Ora et labora’ -, the tourist welcome points and hospitality facilities, the Chapel of Our Lady, the Millennium Chapel and the botanical and herbal gardens.
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El Palacio de los Reyes de Navarra de Olite, Palacio Real de Olite o Castillo de Olite es una construcción de carácter cortesano y militar erigida durante los siglos XIII y XIV en la localidad de Olite (Navarra, España). Fue una de las sedes de la Corte del Reino de Navarra a partir del reinado de Carlos III "el Noble". Cada verano es sede principal del Festival de Teatro Clásico de Olite.
Fue declarado Monumento Nacional (conjuntamente con la iglesia de Santa María) el 17 de enero de 1925. También está declarado como Bien de Interés Cultural y pertenece al Gobierno Foral de Navarra. En su interior existe una morera blanca declarada monumento natural.
Uno de sus principales encantos es el aparente desorden de su diseño. Esto se debe a que su construcción nunca se afrontó como un proyecto "de conjunto", debiéndose el resultado final a las continuas obras de ampliación y reforma que se sucedieron durante siglos, aunque la mayor parte de las obras se realizaron entre finales del siglo XIV y principios del XV. El entonces rey de Navarra, Carlos III, decidió convertir el palacio existente en sede real permanente y dotarla de todo el ornamento propio de estas.
El conjunto formado por sus estancias, jardines y fosos, rodeados por las altas murallas y rematados por las numerosas torres, le confieren una espectacular y mágica silueta. En su época, llegó a ser considerado como uno de los más bellos de Europa. En él podremos diferenciar claramente dos conjuntos: el Palacio Viejo, convertido en Parador Nacional de Turismo, y el Palacio Nuevo. Ambos están separados por "tierra de nadie", un solar donde se levantaba anteriormente el Palacio de la Reina.
Tras la invasión de Navarra en 1512 por parte de la Corona de Castilla y la de Aragón unificadas, comenzó el deterioro del palacio, ya que solo fue utilizado por los virreyes como residencia esporádica. El estado de abandono en el que quedó inmerso el palacio hizo que éste fuera deteriorándose progresivamente. Este proceso culminó con el incendio ordenado por el guerrillero Espoz y Mina durante la Guerra de la Independencia Española (1813), ante el temor de que en él se fortificaran las tropas francesas de Napoleón.
El estado actual del edificio es fruto de una restauración tras convocatoria de un concurso en 1923 por parte de la Diputación Foral de Navarra que ganaron los arquitectos José y Javier Yárnoz y que se iniciaron en 1937. Todavía ésta no ha concluido ya que esta compleja labor trata de recuperar la estructura original del palacio, distinguiendo entre lo que se corresponde con el edificio original, y lo que se debe a su restauración. Sin embargo, la riquísima decoración interior que revestía sus muros se ha perdido para siempre, al igual que los jardines exteriores que lo rodeaban.
Fue declarado Monumento Nacional (conjuntamente con la iglesia de Santa María) el 17 de enero de 1925.
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The Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite or Royal Palace of Olite is a castle-palace in the town of Olite, in Navarre, Spain. It was one of the seats of the Court of the Kingdom of Navarre, since the reign of Charles III "the Noble" until its conquest by Castile (1512).
This monument was quite damaged (except the church) in 1813 by a fire caused by general Espoz y Mina during the Napoleonic French Invasion with the aim of that was not occupied by French troops. It was largely restored from 1937 in works that lasted for 30 years giving it back its original appearance. Nevertheless, miscellaneous architectural decoration of its interior, and the outside gardens, were lost.
The fortification is both castle and palace, although it was built more like a courtier building to fulfill a military function. Since the 13th-century the Castle of Olite was called as Palace of the King of Navarre.
On an ancient Roman fortification was built during the reign of Sancho VII of Navarre "the Strong" (13th century) and extended by his successors Theobald I and Theobald II, which the latter was is installed in the palace in 1269 and there he signed the consent letter for the wedding of Blanche of Artois with his brother Henry I of Navarre, who in turn, Henry I since 1271 used the palace as a temporary residence. This ancient area is known as the Old Palace.
At this time the Navarrese court was traveling, so it can not consider this palace as royal seat during that time, as the castle was occupied intermittently by kings according to their preferences. So it had the presence of King Charles II of Navarre in 1380, 1381 and 1384.
Then the palace was housing the Navarrese court from the 14th until 16th centuries, Since the annexation (integration) of the kingdom of Navarre for the Crown of Castile in 1512 began the decline of the castle and therefore its practically neglect and deterioration. At that time it was an official residence for the Viceroys of Navarre.
In 1813 Navarrese guerrilla fighter Espoz y Mina during the Napoleonic French Invasion burned the palace with the aim to French could not make forts in it, which almost brought in ruin. It is since 1937 when architects José and Javier Yarnoz Larrosa began the rehabilitation (except the non-damaged church) for the castle palace, giving it back its original appearance and see today. The restoration work was completed in 1967 and was paid by the Foral Government of Navarre.
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Trzebiatów (German: Treptow an der Rega,) is a town in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.It has 10200 inhabitants. The lower Rega area around Greifenberg and Treptow was settled by immigrants of German language in the 1250s, and settling reached a peak in the 1280s, but here a native Slavic population participated. At this time Treptow was part of the Duchy of Pomerania, which was a component state within the Holy Roman Empire since 1180. In 1504, Johannes Bugenhagen moved to Treptow and became Rector of the local school. Though he had not studied theology, he was ordained as a priest in Treptow's St. Mary's Collegiate Church in 1509, and served as a vicar at the Kanonikerkolleg of that church thereafter. On December 13, 1534, a Landtag was assembled in town, where the Dukes Barnim XI of Pomerania-Stettin and Philip I of Pomerania-Wolgast as well as the nobility officially introduced Lutheranism to Pomerania, against the vote of Erasmus von Manteuffel, Prince-Bishop of Cammin. In the following month Bugenhagen drafted the new church order (Kirchenordnung), founding the Pomeranian Lutheran church, today's Pomeranian Evangelical Church. As a dowager, Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1579–1658), widow of Philip II, Duke of Pomerania, lived in Treptow. Sophia's dower was a former nunnery, which she converted into a palace. While in Swedish service and thereafter Duke Francis Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg spent a lot of time with Duchess dowager Sophia in Treptow. Sophia's and Francis Henry's fathers were cousins. On 13 December 1637 Francis Henry and Marie Juliane of Nassau-Siegen (1612–1665) married in Treptow. Their first child was born in Treptow in 1640. Francis Henry also served Sophia as administrator of the estates pertaining to her dower. When in 1637 with Philip II's death the Pomeranian ducal house was extinct, the duchy was under Swedish occupation with the Brandenburgian electors claiming succession in Pomerania. Not until 1648 the electors prevailed in succeeding as dukes of Pomerania, however, only in the central and eastern part of ducal Pomerania (1653–1815), including Treptow.
In 1750 Treptow Palace was refurbished in classicist style for General Frederick Eugene of Württemberg, who resided there – with interruptions – until 1763. With the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, Brandenburg-Pomerania, already since 1618 ruled in personal union with Ducal Prussia (Kingdom since 1701), also legally merged into Prussia and the different German confederacies and empires, of which it formed part since. In 1945 central and eastern Pomerania, including Treptow, became part of Poland.
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Charles bridge started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. It replaced the Judith Bridge, which was the first stone bridge over the river and collapsed in a flood in 1342.
The Old Town Bridge Tower was completed in 1380 and forms part of the old fortification system of Prague, built to protect the Old Town against northern invaders. It was partially damaged by the failed attempt of marauding Swedes to occupy the Old Town in 1648.
CLITHEROE CASTLE WAS BUILT IN THE 12TH CENTURY AND IS CLAIMED TO BE ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS IN LANCASHIRE. STANDING ON A ROCKY OUTCROP OF LIMESTONE ABOUT 35 METRES ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOOR OF THE RIVER RIBBLE, THE KEEP OF CLITHEROE CASTLE IS A PROMINENT LANDMARK BOTH IN THE TOWN AND IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT HAS SEVERAL CLAIMS TO FAME: IT IS THE SMALLEST KEEP IN ENGLAND; AND IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING CASTLE IN LANCASHIRE WHICH HAD A ROYALIST GARRISON DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
THE ORIGINS OF THE CASTLE SEEM UNCERTAIN, BUT ONE POSSIBILITY IS THAT IT WAS ERECTED BY ROGER DE LACY AROUND 1186, POSSIBLY ON THE SITE OF AN EARLY NORMAN FORTIFICATION BUILT SHORTLY AFTER THE CONQUEST AND MENTIONED IN THE DOMESDAY BOOK.
THE KEEP IS ONLY 20 FEET SQUARE, WITH WALLS 10 FEET THICK. THE STONE KEEP IS EN-CLOSED WITHIN A CURTAIN WALL, BUT ONLY PART OF THIS WALL NOW REMAINS. TO THE SOUTH OF THE KEEP IS A BAILEY, WHERE DOMESTIC BUILDINGS SERVING THE KEEP WOULD HAVE STOOD.
THE CASTLE STANDS ALMOST THREE STOREYS HIGH, BUT IS NOW ROOFLESS TO THE SKY. THE MAIN ENTRANCE WAS ORIGINALLY BY STAIRS TO A DOORWAY ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT NOW IS THROUGH A GROUND LEVEL DOORWAY.