Citadels Collection

Citadel of Dinant, Wallonia, Belgium
Cannon balls in the courtyard of the Citadel of Dinant, a fortress originally built 1051 and rebuilt 1818-21 on a cliff above the town and river Meuse, at Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium

Trench, Citadel of Dinant, Wallonia, Belgium
Dutch bakery with bread ovens in the Citadel of Dinant, a fortress originally built 1051 and rebuilt 1818-21 on a cliff above the town and river Meuse, at Dinant, Wallonia, Namur, Belgium

Tombs of the Mamluks (Mamelukes) in Cairo, Egypt
Tombs of the Mamluks in the City of the Dead with the Saladin Citadel of Cairo in the background (top right), Egypt. Date: 20th century

Main street and Queiq River in Aleppo, Syria
Main 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, Syria
View 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 amphitheatre
The 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 amphitheatre
The Arles Roman Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could hold more than 20, 000 spectators. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here

Cairo Citadel and group of camel riders
Two pictures of a travelling group of camel riders and of the Saladin Citadel of Cairo on a postcard decorated with drawn roses. Date: 1902

French Take Namur
NAMUR The French army, moving into Belgium, take the citadels of Namur

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