Defensive Collection (page 3)

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

Landing of the sailors of the Penelope in Blockhaus, the March 15, 1849. Grand-Bassam. Ivory Coast. Drawing by M. Calve. Colored engraving

TOSSA DE MAR. Catalonia. Spain
TOSSA DE MAR. Town located in the Costa Brava. Landscape coast. La Selva Region. Girona Province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe

WW1 - Aerial view of Gallipoli, 1915
WW1 - A photograph of a town in Gallipoli, Turkey, 1915, taken from one of the allied aeroplanes operating at the Dardanelles

Commonwealth CA-13 Boomerang - used initially as a defensive fighter, the Boomerang really proved itself as a close-support type

Anti-tank mines by G. H. Davis
Anti-tank mines: a deadly defensive weapon in mechanised warfare during the Second World War. Types of British and German land mines -- a desert minefield being laid, and in operation. Date: 1942

Laager adapted for modern warfare by G. H. Davis
Night defence: a Zareba or Laager -- old words with new meanings during the Second World War. Once a defensive enclosure against enemy attack

Rockfort, Tank and Clives House, Tiruchirappalli, India
Tiruchirappalli (formerly called Trichinopoly and nicknamed Tiruchi or Trichy) - a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District

Fort Perch Rock Battery, New Brighton, Lancashire
Fort Perch Rock - a former defence installation situated at the mouth of Liverpool Bay at New Brighton. Built in the 1820s to defend the Port of Liverpool

Ruins of Ollantaytambo, Cuzco, Peru
Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco

Antioch on the Orontes / Antakya, Turkey
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. Its ruins lie near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey early 19th century

French patriotism
An innocent looking little boy in French soldiers uniform poses with a rifle and a bull dog

Porcupine (Bewick)
histrix cristata Bewick says that the quills are a defensive rather than offensive weapon, but are nonetheless very effective. This was drawn from life

Bermuda - Dockyard - looking south
HMD Bermuda (Her/His Majestys Dockyard) - the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War - looking south Date: circa 1910s

Pskov, Pskov Oblast, Russia on the Velikaya River. View of St. Trinity Cathedral and the (prior to being fully reconstructed) remains of the defensive walls and towers. Date: 1917

San Marino - Panorama of The City, Defensive Walls and Borgo Maggiore. Date: 1943

San Marino - Panorama of The City and Defensive Walls Date: 1943

San Marino - The Second Tower and Castle Walls. Date: 1943

Model of the Tower of Birger Jarl, 1520s
Model of the Tower of Birger Jarl, erected in 1520s. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Spain. Segovia. Casa de los Picos. By Pedro Lopez de Ayala, 15th century. Facade. Detail diamond-shaped stones

Hadrians Wall - Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort) - Pretorium
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) - Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort) Pretorium (Praetorium - Generals quarters)

Old Battery, Entrance to The Narrows, Newfoundland, Canada
The Old Battery, Entrance to The Narrows, St. John s, Newfoundland, Canada - note the iceberg! Date: circa 1910

Hadrians Wall - near Houseteads Wood
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) near Houseteads Wood - a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia

Hadrians Wall - near Crag Lough
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) - excavated Gateway at Camboglanna Fort (Gabaglanda)

Hadrians Wall - near Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort)
Hadrians Wall (Vallum Aelium, Roman Wall, Picts Wall, Vallum Hadriani) - MileCastle near Borcovicium (Houseteads Fort) - a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia

British field of corn defended by barbed wire - WW2
British field of corn defended by barbed wire fencing - WW2 Date: circa 1941

Laon, Aisne, France - Porte d Arlon (or Ardon), a remaining section of the towns original defensive wall. It is a drawbridge gateway, situated where the armoury once stood. circa 1910s

REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Stretch of wall between Saranda and Mes
REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Stretch of wall along the road between Saranda and Mesopotam

REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall
MREPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO. Kotor. The wall

Victorinus wall. Late IV century A. C. Byllis Ruins. Republi
ROMAN ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Remains of the Wall of Victorinus (Victorino). Late IV century a.C. Byllis Ruins

Israel. Jerusalem. Tower of David, ancient citadel built in the 2nd century BC and rebuilt several times

Israel. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate. Old City Walls
Israel. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate. Detail. Old City Walls

Syria. Aleppo. The Citadel. Medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city. The majority of the construction as it stands today is thought to originate from the Ayyubid period

Spain. Andalusia. Niebla. Gate of the walls. Almoravid style. 12th century

Portugal. Montemor-o-Novo. Walls of the Castle. Built in 13th century. Alentejo region

Portugal. Montemor-o-Novo. Walls of the Castle and Clock Tower at botton. Built in 13th century. Alentejo region

Portugal. Estremoz. Alentejo Region

Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Ucles. View of the Castle. Province of Cuenca

Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Moya. Castle. Entrance. 13th century. Province of Cuenca

Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Alarcon. View of medieval Castle. Built by Alfonso VIII 13th century and rebuilt 15th century. Parador Nacional de Turismo (National Hotels). Province of Cuenca

Turkey. Istanbul. Theodosian Walls. Belgrade Gate. Second Military Gate

Turkey. Istanbul. Gate of Christ. First Military Gate
Turkey. Istanbul. First Military Gate. Gate of Christ

Medieval History. 15th century. Building the defense walls at Argos and Athens. Miniature at Bouquechardiere Chronicle. Chantilly Castle. France

Spain. Extremadura. Almorchon. Castle. 15th century

Syria. Qalat Jabar Fortress. Lake Assad
Syria. Defensive tower of the Qalat Jabar, arab fortress on the banks of Lake Assab. Near Ar Raqqah

Syria. Saladin Castle. In the background, the minaret of the mosque inside the fort

Spain. Galicia. Lugo. Roman walls. 3rd Century
Spain. Galicia. Lugo. Roman walls. Were constructed in the 3rd Century

Spain. La Rioja. Briones. Castle. Ruins
Spain. La Rioja. Briones. Castle. 13th century. Ruins

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