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Just like you imagine a medieval castle, perched on a rock, overlooking the sea.
Fort-la-Latte (originally known as Roche-Goyon) was built in the 14th century. The work was begun in 1340 on orders from Étienne III Goyon, seigneur de Matignon, with the donjon (keep) built in 1365-1370. The castle was besieged in 1379 and saw action during the French Wars of Religion (fought 1562-1598). It was viewed as a strategic point as late as the 19th century.
The place went through some heavy restoration work in the first half of the 20th century, when the castle had lost its military significance and was more interesting for its medieval charm. The exterior has even been used as a backdrop for a movie: The Vikings from 1958 starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis (though a historian would point out that a 14th century castle most likely never saw any Vikings at all).
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).
Photographed Fort Amherst a National Historic Site located on the southern side of the narrows, the entrance to St.John's Harbour from Signal Hill City of St John's on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada.
Fort Amherst is a neighbourhood in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the southern side of the Narrows, the entrance to St. John's harbour. Apart from some family dwellings, Fort Amherst consists of a man-made harbour, a lighthouse and the remains of gun emplacements built during World War II to defend against German U-boats. Two QF 4.7-inch B Mark IV* guns remain in place on their mountings.[
The original fortifications at Fort Amherst, built in the 1770s, are no longer visible. The fortifications were named for William Amherst,[6] who successfully recaptured St. John's from French forces in 1762.[7] The fort operated in conjunction with Fort Waldegrave for much of its history. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1951.
The name is shared with Port La-Joye / Fort Amherst in Prince Edward Island and Fort Amherst in England.
The first lighthouse in Newfoundland was built at Fort Amherst in 1810 The current lighthouse was built in 1951
Source Wikipedia
In 1771 the King of England ordered a defensive tower to be built at the head of St. John's harbour with the purpose of defending it and the surrounding fishing grounds from French enemy forces. Between 1773 and 1777 a casemated masonry tower with a lead roof and a barbette battery were built here. The battery was armed with four 18 pound cannons and four 24 pound cannons. It was named Fort Amherst after Lieutenant General William Amherst in recognition of his leadership in the recapturing of St. John's from French forces in 1762.
It was named Fort Amherst after Lieutenant General William Amherst in recognition of his leadership in the recapturing of St. John's from French forces in 1762. In the following year, this loss would push the French into signing the Treaty of Paris, causing them to lose all territory in North America except for the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
When British forces left North America they left the battery and tower intact. In 1813 Newfoundland's first lighthouse was built here on top of the original battery. The foundation to the lighthouse can still be seen today underneath the current lighthouse.
In the wake of the first world war, the lighthouse and surrounding area were fortified once again creating a defensive battery for the protection of the harbour. The battery was never put to any practical use during the war.
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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.
Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as An Linne Dhubh (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as An Linne Sheileach (the salty pool). The name Linnhe is derived from the Gaelic word linne, meaning 'pool.
Loch Linnhe follows the line of the Great Glen Fault, and is the only sea loch along the fault. About 50 kilometres (30 miles) long, it opens onto the Firth of Lorne at its southwestern end. The part of the loch upstream of Corran is 15 km (9 mi) long and an average of about 2 km (1 mi) wide. The southern part of the loch is wider, and its branch southeast of the island of Lismore is known as the Lynn of Lorne. Loch Eil feeds into Loch Linnhe at the latter's northernmost point, while from the east Loch Leven feeds in the loch just downstream of Corran and Loch Creran feeds into the Lynn of Lorne. The town of Fort William lies at the northeast end of the loch, at the mouth of the River Lochy.
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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.
I usually don't stand this far back, but today the waves that I encountered could fill this entire space with extreme force in a matter of seconds. Happy Sunday and thanks for visiting!
Fort Steele is a heritage town in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located 16 kilometers northeast of Cranbrook.
Site of 2 Forts that were important to early American history :
Fort Bowyer was constructed by the U.S. Army during 1813 to guard against possible British attack. This small log and sand fortification was attack twice by the British during the War of 1812. The first attack made by four British warships and a combine force of British Royal Marines and Creek Indians came on September 15, 1814. The ensuing battle was total American victory. One warship, the H.M.S. Hermes was sunk and the marines and Creek Indians were forced to withdraw. During a second battle which took place during early February 1815, a combine British land and naval force forced the vastly outnumbered American troops to surrender the fort. By the terms of the treaty that ended the War of 1812, the British had to return Fort Bowyer to the United States. Fort Bowyer defended Mobile Point until the early 1820's.
Fort Morgan was seized by troops of the State of Alabama on January 4, 1861. Turned over to the Confederate Army in March of 1861, the fort served as the first line of defense for the city of Mobile and provided protection for blockade runners entering Mobile Bay. On the morning of August 5, 1864, Union naval forces fought their way past the Fort Morgan and defeated a Confederate naval squadron which included the C.S.S. Tennessee, one of the most powerful ironclads constructed in the South during the war. Union land forces commenced siege operations against Fort Morgan on August 9th. On the morning of August 22nd, Union artillery began one of the most intense bombardments of a single fort recorded during the Civil War. The Confederate's losses were 17 men killed. The Confederate garrison's 581 men were forced to surrender the next morning.
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! ;-)
With Mill Creek in the foreground, NS P87 rolls by the signals at Old Fort as it starts its run upgrade on the Loops.
Avec un peu moins de 10 000 habitants, Fort William est la deuxième plus grande ville des Highlands après Inverness. Au pied du mythique Ben Nevis (sommet le plus haut du Royaume-Uni avec 1 344 mètres), outre le ski, l'hiver, c'est la ville carrefour pour les randonneurs.
Le fort de Joux est situé dans le Doubs, il surplombe la cluse de Pontarlier ouvrant passage vers la Suisse dans le massif du Jura. Il fait partie de la commune de La Cluse-et-Mijoux, Doubs.
Il fait l’objet d’un classement au titre des monuments historiques depuis le 18 juillet 1996. (wikipedia)
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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
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.