Fortification Collection (page 4)

The Tower of David - Jerusalem, Israel Date: circa 1910s

Oberhofen Castle, Lake Thun, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oberhofen Castle, Lake Thun, Switzerland

Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa
Side view of Fort Jesus, a 16th century Portuguese fort in Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. 1921

San Felipe Fortress, Cartagena, Colombia, Central America
Entrance to a vault in San Felipe Fortress (Castillo San Felipe de Barajas), Cartagena, Colombia, Central America. Date: 1930s

View from the sea, Fortress of Havana, Cuba
View from the sea, Fortress (Morro Castle) of Havana, Cuba, guarding the entrance to the bay. Date: circa 1930

Spain. Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Ruins of House of the army
Spain.Andalusia. Medina-Azahara. Fortified arab muslim medieval palace-city, built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al -Nasir (912-961). Ummayad Caliph of Cordoba. Ruins. Dar-al-Yund or House of the army

Genoese Fortress. Sudak
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Sudak. Genoese medieval Fortress

Italian War of 1542-1546. Siege of Boulogne (19 july-18 september, 1544) during king Henry VIII of Englands third invasion of France. Engraving

Greece. Tiryns. Cyclopean wall
Greece. Tiryns. Mycenaean city (3rd millennium B.C.). Cyclopean wall (1400-1200 B.C.). Peloponnese

Alcazaba of Merida. Spain
Spain. Extremadura. Alcazaba of Merida. Moorish fortification built by Abd ar-Rahman II in the 9th century. Walls

After WW1 - The battlefield at Fort Vaux in Verdun, France
A post-war view of the heavily damaged fortifications, wire fences and bunkers at Fort Vaux on the Verdun Battlefield, France. Date: 1920

Entrance to the Citadel, Aleppo, Syria
Beautiful real photographic postcard of the entrance to the Citadel, Aleppo, Syria Date: circa 1920s

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

Aleppo - Syria - The 13th century Citadel
Aleppo - Syria - The dramatic 13th century Citadel Date: circa 1910s

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

View of the Fort de Boussois, northern France, WW1
View of the Fort de Boussois, also known as the Fort de Kilmaine, on the Maginot Line in northern France during the First World War. It was built in the 1880s

The Antonine Wall, a stone and turf fortification begun by the Romans under Antonius Pius (in 142), intended as a replacement for Hadrians Wall between Caledonia & Britannia Date: 1903

Aerial photograph of Maubeuge fortress, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of the fortress at Maubeuge, northern France, during the First World War. The fortress was besieged and badly damaged by the Germans between 24 August and 7 September 1914

Fort Santiago Gate - Manila, Phillipines
Fort Santiago Gate - a defense fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

The Hohenzollern Redoubt
Craters formed by the blowing up of four mines on 2nd March 1916 under trenches in the Hohenzollern Redoubt, a German fortification on the Western Front, near Auchy-les-Mines, France

Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco
The Harem of a Moorish Minister embarking at Mazagan. The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca

Line Wall, Gibraltar - Black and white curve of fortification- houses on right, sea and boats in background Date: circa 1890s

Bolzano, Italy - Castello Roncolo
Castello Roncolo - Bolzano (or Bozen in German) - a city and comune in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol region of Italy in the far north east of the country

Spain. La Rioja. Sajazarra. Castle. 114th-15th century. Gothic style

Spain. Torija. Castle. Built by the Templars in 11th
Spain. Torija. Castle. Military fortress built by the Templars in 11th century

Spain. uellar. The Castle of the Dukes of Alburquerque or
Spain. Castile and Leon. Cuellar. The Castle of the Dukes of Alburquerque or Cuellar Castle. Building in different architectural styles between the 13th and 18th century

Spain. Medina del Campo. Castle of the La Mota
Spain. Castile-Leon. Medina del Campo. Castle of the La Mota. Reconstructed medieval fortress. Gothic military architecture with Moorish elements. Outside view

Spain. Segovia. The Alcazar. Tower of John II of Castile
Spain. Segovia. The Alcazar. Castle and residence of monarchs of Kingdom of Castile. Detail of Tower of John II of Castile, 15th century

Alnwick, Northumberland - The Castle Date: circa 1940

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

Women in front of the site of Palmyra, Syria
Two native women, one of them carrying a basket on her head, walking from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra in central Syria

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