Fortification Collection (page 8)

Greece. Tiryns. Ruins
Greece. Tiryns. Mycenaean city (3rd millennium B.C.). Upper terrace. Peloponnese

Portugal. Loule. Moorish castle rebuilt after the Reconquista by dom Paio Peres Correia. Detail. Algarve

Sancho I of Portugal (1154-1212). Statue. Silves. Algarve. P
Sancho I (1154-1212). King of Portugal. Statue of King next to the castle entrance. Silves. Algarve. Portugal

Ponta da Bandeira Fort. Lagos. Portugal
Portugal. Lagos. Ponta da Bandeira Fort (17th century). Algarve

Spain. Aragon. Jaca. The Citadel (16th century)
Spain. Aragon. Jaca. The Citadel, built in the 16th century by Tiburzio Spannocchi

Spain. Peracense. The Castle (14th century)
Spain. Aragon. Peracense. The Castle (14th century) at Sierra Menera

Spain. Castilla and Leon. Berlanga de Duero Castle, built in the 15th century by the Tovar family

Spain. Cuellar. Castle built in different architectural styles from 13th century to 18th century, but mainly in Gothic and Renascence styles. Has round towers and a sqaure defensive tower

Escalona. Castle. Spain
Escalona. Castle of Muslim origin rebuilt in the fifteenth century by King John II of Castile (1406-1454). Toledo province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

Atienza castle. XII century
Atienza castle built in XII century and the Tower of Homage. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

Escalona. Castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
Escalona. Castle of Muslim origin, rebuilt in the fifteenth century by King John II of Castile (1406-1454) for the constable Alvaro de Luna (1390-1453). First, Alberche river. Toledo province

View from Casino, Saint Malo, Brittany, Northern France. Date: circa 1905

General view of the ruins of Palmyra, Syria
General view of the ruins of Palmyra, heritage site in Syria. Date: circa 1920

Edirne Gate - Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1921

Old City Gates of St Augustine, Florida, USA
Old City Gates and Walls of St Augustine, Florida, USA, built by the Spanish in the early 18th century to protect the city from attack. Date: circa 1905

Roman lines of circumvallation or fortification.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Old Round Tower, Fort Snelling, near St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Old Round Tower, Fort Snelling (previously known as Fort Saint Anthony), near St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Date: early 20th century

Shutter Detail Fort Ross
Heavy redwood shutters bonded by angled dove-tailed bars without nails. Massive interlocking redwood structure of the blockhouse at Fort Ross built by Russian fur traders between 1812 - 1842

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London. White Tower. 1844. Engraving

Spain. Tarragona. Walls
SPAIN. Tarragona. Roman City walls and Pilatus Tower (where Cesar lived ). Roman art. Early Empire. Architecture

Barcelona. Citadel tower. Engraving
Tower of the Citadel of Barcelona in 19th c. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum

Europa Pass Gate, Europa Point, Gibraltar. Date: circa 1910

Grand Casemates Gates, Gibraltar
Grand Casemates Gates (formerly Waterport Gate), Gibraltar. Date: circa 1910

Southport Gates, Gibraltar
Two of the three Southport Gates, Gibraltar. These are the new (left) and old (right) city gates, constructed in 1883 and 1552 respectively, with various coats of arms on them

Paris, France - Petit Chatelet. Date: 1782

Paris, France - La Bastille. Date: 1649

Paris, France - Bastille. Date: circa 1600

Chateau Gaillard
The ruined fortifications of Chateau Gaillard on the cliffs that overlook Les Andelys and the river Seine, built by Richard the Lionheart

Albi, France - Archbishops palace Date: circa 1850s

Abbadia, France - Castle
Abbadia, France - View from the Castle Date: 1897

Fort Jumrood (Jamrud), near Peshawar (now Pakistan)
Fort Jumrood (Jamrud), near Peshawar, India (now Pakistan). Date: circa 1890s

Fort of Bhurtpore (Bharatpur), India. Date: circa 1890s

Island of Heligoland by G. H. Davis
Refortified for prestige : Heligoland, of no strategical value. A detailed drawing of the fingerpost to Germanys only western sea outlet: the tiny island of Heligoland

The War: Fortifications in Paris
Map showing the fortifications in Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. Date: 1870

Citadel, Corfu, Greece
Citadel on the island of Corfu, Greece. Date: late 19th century

Moulainville Fort, Verdun, France, WW1
View of Moulainville Fort, Verdun, north-eastern France, which saw action during the Battle of Verdun, First World War, successfully resisting the enemy. Date: circa 1916

Peking city wall
A city wall (and watchtower?) of Peking (now Beijing), China, around 1911. Date: C.1911

Blaise Comte De Pagan
BLAISE FRANCOIS de PAGAN, comte de Merveilles French traveller, soldier, author of history & geography of the Amazon, and on fortification. Date: 1604 - 1655

Turkey - Sanilurfa (Urfa) - A Street in the Old Citadel - card published by the German Mission to Armenia to raise funds for the Mission-run Armenian Orphanages. Date: circa 1901

Castel (Castle) Sismondo, Rimini, Romagna, Italy Date: 1903

Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Army blow up Sungshushan Fort
Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Army blowing up the Sung-shu-shan fort (Pine Tree Hill) - Port Arthur. Date: 1904

Thessaloniki, Greece - Old City Walls and Heptapyrgion
A Hello from Thessaloniki - inset view of Old Thessaloniki with the old City Walls and Heptapyrgion (Citadel). Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - The White Tower Date: circa 1900

Cairo, Egypt - The Saladin Citadel and the Mosque
Some lovely 1920s cars parked close to the The Saladin Citadel of Cairo on Mokattam hill near the centre of Cairo, Egypt. The El Azab Gate can be seen (centre)

Turkey - Ankara, The Castle Date: circa 1936

Nancy, France - Porte de la Craffe - a 14th century medieval fortification Date: circa 1920s

Round Tower - Fort Snelling, Minnesota, USA. The fort primarily protected the northwestern territories from Canadian and British encroachment. Date: 1909

Guinea - Toumanea - Courtyard of a Tata (fortified house). Date: circa 1910

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