Fortifications
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The Citadel is in the centre of Gozo, Malta’s sister island. The small fortified town is situated on a promontory sited over the town of Victoria. This vantage point was obviously chosen because it was a naturally fortified hill which dominated the surrounding countryside. The Citadel is documented to have thrived up to the 16th Century, and included a densely packed urban settlement. When the Knights of St. John came to Malta, they continued to use the citadel as a place of shelter for the population in times of trouble. Military developments in the 16th Century resulted in its transformation into a purely military outpost. In fact the architectural heritage of the Citadel, as it stands today, is made up almost entirely of military structures.
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German WWII watchtowers look over the channel towards France. Built during the German occupation of Jersey between 1940 – 1945.
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Click here to add me to your watch list. / .................................. Fort Amherst was built in the 1770s to defend “The Narrows”, the entrance to St. John’s harbour. During the second World War, gun placements were installed to protect the harbour from German u-boats. The fortifications were named for Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, a British commander who played a significant role in the military history of North America. / The original lighthouse was built at Fort Amherst in 1810. The current lighthouse was built in 1951.
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One of the defensive fortifications of the bastions surrounding Valletta, the capital of Malta. Now converted into an exhibition centre and to other functions. Fujifilm F50fd.
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Scotney Castle, Kent
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A view of the castle and town of Bouillon, Belgium. The village developed at the foot of the mighty castle of the dukes of Bouillon, who had their keep here since at least the 8th century CE. At the end of the 11th century, the then duke Godefroy of Bouillon sells his castle to the Bishop of Liege in order to finance the first crusade into Palestine, where he conquored Jeruzalem. Since then the castle was altered a great many times by whoever happened to own this strategic fortress. The most important changes were implemented by the Austrians in the 16th century, the French in the 17th century and the Dutch in the 19th century.
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Shetland had a kind of love-hate relationship with the Dutch… From war to peace and prosperity, both communities are tightly entwined. / Fort Charlotte stands overlooking the Bressay Sound as a testament. / This coast fort was built in 1665 during the Second Dutch War. It was then reconstructed on the same plan in 1781-82 during the American War of Independence and named after George III’s Queen. The 18th century defences, superficially altered, with a few Victorian additions. The fort has a battery facing the Sound; the other sides, never completed, have bastions projecting from each angle. / Politics aside, it is cared by Historic Scotland and remains one of Lerwick’s attraction with a formidable panoramic view over the Sound and the Isle of Bressay.
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Feudal Japan had some lovely buildings. /
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The Kronenburger Tower in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. Built as part of the medieval city wall. This is a rare example of an intact wall tower in the Netherlands. most others were lowered to the height of the wall and filled in with earth in order to accomodate cannons and withstand the ompact of canonballs. When the old fortifications were demolished in the 19th century, This tower and a piece of wall containing two more lowered towers were incorporated in a nice english style landscape park.
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Arched doorways in the tower at Scotney Castle, Kent
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Scotney Castle, Kent
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Visit the Florence Series Journal for links to the other images in this beautiful series. This is the rising entry to one of Florence’s 6 bridges over the River Arno. This photo was completely un-posed – a street scene – and struck me with its ordinariness in a classically Italian way. The young Italian citizen was tired, and enjoying resting in the late afternoon sun. Above her, in his unrestrained classical nakedness, was a medieval marble male statue. Below him, modern local graffiti. On the opposite side of the river, directly beyond the young lady, is a medieval fortified tower, bespeaking Florence’s violent past. This is typically Italy, today, and I love it! / CARD: / FRAMED:
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This is one of the two remaining city gates of Dendermonde (East Flanders, Belgium). It was part of the fortifications built in 1822, after the fall of Napoleon and the city becoming an important fortress near the borders of France.
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The famous castle of Würzburg, Germany, in cyanotype.
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Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland, England Canon EOS 1D mark II N / Canon 24-105mm L lens at 40mm / f14 / 1/500 sec / ISO-200
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Cockburn Sounds near Fremantle in Western Australia and what is left of some form of fortifications sitting in front of a railway line that is no longer in use protecting an old abandoned power plant… things were happening there at one stage that is for sure…
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The ancient, fortified village of Montjoie en Couterans in Ariege.
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Saint Malo, Bretagne, France. September 14th, 2008. Canon EOS 350D / focal: 38mm
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Old fortress
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Once upon a time, the Netherlands had the biggest concentration of castles in the Netherlands, from simple nobleman’s houses to great fortresses, these buildings stood like petrified guardians all over the countryside. Nowadays only a handfull survived the times unharmed. This calendar provides an overview of some of the prettiest examples of castles, palaces and ruins across the Netherlands. This calendar intentually does not give the same old overview of the famous few castles that you can find everywhere else, but it tries to also show the charm of the little towerhouses and the lesser known castles as well as a few of the regular highlights in order to show the full variety and charm of these historic treasures. The calendar features the following castles: / Cover – Brederode Castle – Santpoort / January – Schaloen Castle – Oud Valkenburg / February – Zuylen Castle – Oud Zuylen / March – Doorn Castle – Doorn / April – Heemstede Castle – Utrecht / May – Haar Castle – Haarzuylen / June – Trompenburgh Castle – ’s Graveland / July – Rosendael Castle – Rosendaal / August – Beverweerd Castle – Werkhoven / September – Schonauwen Castle – Houten / October – Weerdesteyn Castle – Langbroek / November – Waardenburg Castle – Waardenburg / December – Genhoes Castle – Oud Valkenburg
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View of the Morro fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Fragment of a cloister in Mont Saint Michel abbey in France
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the redoubt of fort vechten, one of the fortresses surrounding the city of utrecht in a double ring and part of the new dutch waterline; a line of innundations and over 60 forts and fortresses that runs north to south through the netherlands. these fortifications have (due to the long period in which they were not used, while still remaining military objects that were inaccesable to the public) developed into some of the most valuable nature reserves in the netherlands. They are a refuge for a large number of (occasionally rare) plant species, as well as all sorts of animals (the underground buildings for instance, are an important hibernation site for several species of bats). it is located almost on top of the site of an ancient roman fortress (a naval support base i believe) and the area around the fortress has been one of the richest sources of roman artifacts in the netherlands.
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