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The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of The Citadel, Baghdad, Iraq
Chateau Frontenac and Citadel, Quebec, Canada. Date: circa 1909
Old gun, Abu Khazama, in Baghdad, IraqOld gun, known as Abu Khazama, outside the citadel in Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1917
Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle and clock towerAlbania. Gjirokaster castle (18th century) and the clock tower, added from 1811 by the Ottoman governor Ali Pasha of Tepelena. Eastern side. Date: 20070809
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Main street and Queiq River in Aleppo, SyriaMain street and bridge (La Grand Rue - le nouveau pont) over the Queiq River in Aleppo in north-west Syria. In the distance the Citadel of Aleppo can be seen. Date: circa 1916
Citadel of Aleppo in the middle of the city, SyriaView from a cemetery over Aleppo towards the Citadel of Aleppo on a hill, Syria. The citadel is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Date: circa 1920
Arles, France - interior of the Roman amphitheatreThe Arles Roman Amphitheatre. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here, were added to the arena and it became a citadel protecting local residents and enclosing 200 houses. circa 1910s
Arles, France - exterior of the Roman amphitheatreThe Arles Roman Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could hold more than 20, 000 spectators. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here
Relief depicting a war chariot. Orthostat. Basalt. 9th centuOrthostat with relief depicting a war chariot. 9th century BC. Basalt. Late Hitite Period. From the west side of citadel gate, Sam al (Sinjerli). Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient
Syria. Baniyas. Margat castle, also known as Marqab from the Arabic Qalaat al-Marqab. It was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the Knights Hospitaller. Built in 1062
Greece. Tiryns. Cyclopean wallGreece. Tiryns. Mycenaean city (3rd millennium B.C.). Cyclopean wall (1400-1200 B.C.). Peloponnese
Alcazaba of Merida. SpainSpain. Extremadura. Alcazaba of Merida. Moorish fortification built by Abd ar-Rahman II in the 9th century. Walls
Fire Altar at PersepolisA fire altar close to the citadel and settlement at Persepolis. King Xerxes is depicted worshipping in front of a a fire altar on his rock- cut tomb. Date: 1902
Alexander the Great and the broken ladder, 326 BCSoldiers, enthused by Alexander the Greats example, swarm up a ladder, used to attack the fortified city walls of the Mallians
Entrance to the Citadel, Aleppo, SyriaBeautiful real photographic postcard of the entrance to the Citadel, Aleppo, Syria Date: circa 1920s
Izmir, Turkey - view from Castle of Kadifekale (Mt Pagus)Izmir, Turkey - view from the Summit and Castle of Kadifekale (Mount Pagus). Date: circa 1930s
Aleppo, Syria - Entrance to the Cotton Market (Souk). Date: circa 1910s
WWI - Balkan Front - Belgrade Citadel - Arsenal destroyedWWI - Balkan Front (1914-1915) - Belgrade Citadel - Arsenal destroyed. In the distance is Hungary. Date: 1915
Aleppo - Syria - The 13th century CitadelAleppo - Syria - The dramatic 13th century Citadel Date: circa 1910s
Persepolis / ArchitectureDetails of the capitals and column bases from the site of the citadel of Persepolis. Columned halls were characteristic of Persian architecture. Date: 1854
Aleppo, Syria - view toward the Citadel. Date: circa 1910s
Nafplio, Greece, a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece. Panoramic view including the Palamidi castle. Date: circa 1907
Cairo Citadel and group of camel ridersTwo pictures of a travelling group of camel riders and of the Saladin Citadel of Cairo on a postcard decorated with drawn roses. Date: 1902
Damascus, Syria - Carving in the wall of the Old Citadel Date: circa 1910s
Panoramic view of Aleppo, Syria - view toward the Citadel Date: circa 1907
Aleppo, Syria - Courtyard of the Ummayad MosqueAleppo, Syria - the courtyard of the Grand (Great) Mosque (Ummayad or Zakariyah Mosque) and view of the Citadel. Date: circa 1910
Crowds of people at the Friday Market, Aleppo, SyriaCrowds of people at the Friday Horse Market, Aleppo, Syria - in the shadow of the Citadel and the Khusruwiyah Mosque (destroyed during fighting in the Syrian Civil War in 2012). Date: circa 1903
Aleppo, Syria - Khusruwiyah Mosque close to the Citadel. Date: circa 1906
Aleppo, Syria - Khusruwiyah Mosque - view toward the CitadelAleppo, Syria - Khusruwiyah Mosque and view toward the Citadel. British and French soldiers and two local men stand in the foreground. Date: circa 1915
Tripoli, Lebanon - Panoramic view of the Rooftops toward the Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles (Qala at Sanjil) (back left). Date: 1910
Barcelona, Spain - Parque Cascada - The FountainBarcelona, Spain - Parque Cascada (Parc de la Ciutadella / Citadel Park). The Parks Fountain. Date: 1905
The lion Gate - Mycenae, GreeceThe lion Gate - Mycenae - located about 90 kilometres southwest of Athens, in the north-eastern Peloponnese. Date: circa 1910s
Calais, France - entrance to the CitadelCalais, France - entrance into the Citadelle de Calais over a moat and bridge. The Citadelle was built over the ruins of the old medieval castle that defended Calais
Dunkirk, France - Bassin du Commerce marina and city quayDunkirk, France - Trading marina in the Bassin du Commerce, and the Quai de la Citadelle. Date: circa 1910s
The barrack of Orleans, Casbah, AlgiersThe building of the Orleans barrack in Casbah (the fortified citadel of Algiers). circa 1910s
Panoramic View of the City of Aleppo, Syria - looking toward the Citadel, with the Minaret of the Grand Umayyad Mosque visible (far right). Date: circa 1909
Tarabya, Istanbul, Turkey - The Summer PalacePanoramic view of Kutahya (Kutahia) a city in western Turkey lying on the Porsuk river - the capital of Kutahya Province. Under the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I the town was fortified with
Sanliurfa, Turkey - Citadel, Square Tower & Crusader ChurchSanliurfa (often simply known as Urfa in daily language), formerly cited as Edessa in in Aramaic, Riha in Kurdish, and Urhay in Armenian) is a city in south-eastern Turkey
Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle, 18th century and the clock towAlbania. Gjirokaster. Castle built in 18th century ordered by the tribal leader Gjin Bue Shpata and the clock tower added in 1811 by the Ottoman governor Ali Pasha of Tepelena
Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle. 18th century. DetailAlbania. Gjirokaster. Castle built in 18th century ordered by the tribal leader Gjin Bue Shpata. Detail. The citadel houses weapons of the First and Second World War. Date: 20070809
Cannons and American Air Force plane that landed in Albania in 1957 during the Cold War. Gjirokaster Castle. Republic of Albania. Date: 20070809
American Air Force plane that landed in Albania in 1957 during the Cold War. Gjirokaster Castle. Republic of Albania. Date: 20070809
Rifles and submachine guns (SMG). Military Museum of the Citadel which houses weapons of the First and Second World War. Room. Gjirokaster Castle. Republic of Albania. Date: 20070809
Military Museum of the Citadel. Room. Gjirokaster Castle. ReMilitary Museum of the Citadel which houses weapons of the First and Second World War. Room. Gjirokaster Castle. Republic of Albania. Date: 20070809
Albania. Gjirokaster viewed through the cockpit of the American Air Force plane that landed in 1957 during the Cold War. From the Castle of Gjirokastra Date: 20070809
Machine gun. Military Museum of the Citadel. Gjirokaster. ReMachine gun. Remembrance of the communist resistance against the German invaders in World War II. Military Museum of the Citadel which houses weapons of the First and Second World War
Tank. Military Museum of the Citadel. Gjirokaster. RepublicTank. Military Museum of the Citadel which houses weapons of the First and Second World War. Gjirokaster Castle. Republic of Albania. Date: 20070809