Citadel Collection (page 8)

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Fort Peshawar
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Old fortified church in Sighisoara, Romania
View of an old fortified church in the medieval city of Sighisoara in Transylvania, Romania. On the right is the landmark of the city, a clock tower built in 1360

Muscat, Oman - Fort Jalali
Fort Jalali, Muscat, Oman

Mombasa - Kenya - Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus at Mombasa, Kenya - overlooks the entrance to the old port and was built by the Portuguese between 1593 and 1596 to protect the trade routes to India and East Africa

Constantinople - Muezzin - Call to prayer in village of Rumeli Hisari

Amasya, Turkey - Cliff Tombs
An extremely rare postcard showing Amasya, Turkey. Mountainous city on the Black Sea coast famous for apples and produced Kings, Princes, scientists

Izmir - Aqueduct and Castle (Ephesus)
View toward the Roman Aqueduct and Castle at the site of the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey close to Izmir (Smyrna)

France, Lille - Gate of the Citadel
The highly ornate interior Gate of the Citadel at Lille, France, built c.1668. The citadel was part of a double line of fortified towns of Gravelines, Dunkirk and Maubeuge-Rocroi

Egypt - The Citadel
A line of wonderful old taxi cabs parked below the imposing fortifications of the Cairo Citadel

Egypt - Cairo - The Citadel and village
Arabian Village set under the imposing walls of the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

The Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Citadel, Cairo, Egypt. In the 12th century, Saladin and his successors built an impenetrable bastion in the Citadel, using the most advanced construction techniques of the age

Croatia - Hvar
Croatia - Town of Hvar, on the Island of Hvar. A long and distinguished history as center for trade and culture in the Adriatic and an important naval base

Kars - Turkey
Kars, Turkey. Originally an Armenian capital. Became part of the Ottoman Empire (captured in 1534), then surrendered in 1828 to the Russian General Count Ivan Paskevich

Montenegro Jabliak
The citadel at Jabliak, Montenegro (it was formerly in Albania)

Alexander Citadel Attack
Alexander the Great attacks the citadel on the Indus

Spain Alarcon
The citadel

The Tercentenary of the Spanish Armada, At Plymouth, 1888
Engraving of the celebrations in Plymouth to mark the Tercentenary of the Spanish Armada in 1888. On the left can be seen the historical procession through the city and at centre right

Cairo / Circa 1970
General view of Cairo from the Citadel, with Old Cairo in the foreground

Crusaders Fortress
A Crusaders Citadel in Syria - Krak, Syria - reconstruction of the fortress of the Knights Hospitallers. They took it from the Kurds in 1125 and rebuilt it in 1202

Citafel of Vilnius, Lith
The citadel of the city, at a time when it was part of Poland

View Toward Mycenae
A view toward the citadel of Mycenae, perched in a position to command the local area, and control a vast swath of fertile agricultural land

Afganistan Kabul
The Bala Hissar, the citadel of the city

Afghanistan Ghazni
Distant view of the town, dominated by its citadel

Afghanistan Kandahar
The principal bazaar and the citadel

Antwerp Bombarded
The citadel of Antwerp, held by the Dutch garrison, is bombarded by the French and forced to surrender

Iran / Persepolis
Ruins of the citadel of Persepolis. Building was started by Darius I in about 500BC, continued under his son Xerxes I and completed by his grandson, Artaxerxes I. Date: 1902

Quebec / Durham Terrace
Quebec: Durham Terrace and Citadel

Tombs of Naqsh-I Rustam
The rock cut tombs of Naqsh-i Rustam, close to the citadel of Persepolis. Here can be found the tombs of Darius I, Xerxes, Artaxerxes I and Darius II

Iran / Hormuz C1600
From 1514 the Portuguese controlled this trading centre, constructing a citadel which was taken in 1622 by Persians aided by the English East India Company

Cairo / The Citadel / 1935
The Citadel

Cairo Tombs Caliphs
The tombs of the Caliphs in the Citadel, Cairo

View of the Citadel of Persepolis, Iran. By the 18th century quite accurate descriptions of the visible ruins were being published, this engraving by Hullett being a very good example

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