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Syria. The Citadel of Salah Ed-Din or Saladin castle. Near Latakia. World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Spain. Castro Caldelas. CastleSpain. Galicia. Castro Caldelas. Medieval Castle
Belmonte castle. A Plateresque window with decoration. La MaBelmonte castle. Built by John Pacheco between 1456 and 1470 over another fortification of 1324. Gothic transition to plateresque
Castro of Saint Thecla. Galicia. SpainSpain. Galicia. Castro of Saint Thecla. A Garda
France. Perpignan. Palace of the Kings of Majorca. 13th - 14th centuries. Exterior
Spain. Catalonia. Montblanc wallsSpain. Catalonia. Montblanc. Foradot door, belonging to the ancient walls of the city. 14th century
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. Aragon. Alquezar. CastleSpain. Aragon. Alquezar. Ruins of the castle, built by the moors in the 9th century
Spain. Catalonia. Altafulla. Tower in the medieval old town (Vila Closa)
Castle of La Mota. Medina del Campo. Valladolid province. CaCastle of La Mota. Reconstructed medieval fortress. Built in 1490 by King John II, is an example of Gothic military architecture with Moorish elements. Outside view. Medina del Campo
Spain. Catalonia. Besalu. Medieval bridge over the river Fluvia?. 12th century
Coca castle. Castile and Leon. SpainCoca castle. Initiated in 1453 by order of Don Alonso de Fonseca, archbishop of Seville and master of Coca. Partial view. Coca. Province of Segovia. Castilla-Leon. Spain
Belmonte castle. Castile-La Mancha. SpainBelmonte castle. Built by John Pacheco between 1456 and 1470 on other fortification of 1324. Gothic transition to plateresque
Hill Fort of Santa Tecla (Santa Tegra). Was inhabited from AD X century B.C. until the third century AD. La Guardia (A Garda). Pontevedra province. Galicia. Spain
Escalona. Castle. SpainEscalona. 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 centuryAtienza castle built in XII century and the Tower of Homage. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
Escalona. Castle. Castile-La Mancha. SpainEscalona. 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
Torija. Castle. SpainTORIJA. Partial view of the castle, destroyed in the nineteenth century by The Empecinado during the Spanish Independence War and rebuilt according to the trace of the fifteenth century
BELMONTE. General view of the castle. Castile-La Mancha. SpaBELMONTE. General view of the castle, built by Juan Pacheco between 1456 and 1470. Is Gothic plateresque changeover. Province of Cuenca. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
ALARCON. Castle. Castile-la Mancha. SpainALARCON. Castle. Arab origin and rebuilt under Christian rule by King Alfonso VIII. He wrote much of his work the Infante Don Juan Manuel. It is now a parador. Detail. Province of Cuenca
SIGUENZA. Castle. Castile-La Mancha. SpainSIGUENZA. Castle built by the Arabs in the twelfth century. It is now an inn of tourism. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain
Toledo. Spanish city. Engraving. 15th centuryToledo. Spanish city. Colored engraving by Franciscus Patricio. Published in Venice in 1489. Liber Chronicorum Vel of Temporibus
Mycenaean Art. The Lion Gate of Mycenes fortress. PeloponnesMycenaean Art. The Lion Gate of Mycenes fortress. Argos. Peloponnese. Greece. Europe
Porte des Bes, Saint Malo, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1905
Cot co flag tower, Hanoi, Vietnam
Russian Guns, SebastopolA portion of the fortified Redan at Sebastopol, with the abandoned Russian guns. Date: 1855
Verona, Italy - the main scene shows the Castel Vecchio Bridge (Scaliger Bridge) and the inset shows the unique floating boat mills of Verona, the last one of which stopped working in 1929
Bickleigh Castle, Devon, a fortified manor house on the River Exe. The medieval keep can be seen on the left. Two children look down into the water. Date: circa 1980s
A Hypothetical Landing on an enemy coastAn illustration by Bryan de Grineau, published in The Illustrated London News less than a month before the D-Day Normandy landings
Felatah warriors defending Musfeia from an Arab attack.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
WW1 - Eastern Front - Russian troops blessed by priestWW1 - Eastern Front - Russian troops in the trenches blessed by an Orthodox priest, who distributed holy water and is accompanied by a holy ikon. Date: 1917
Pre-Columbian era. North America. Admiranda Narratio, 1585-1589. Pomeiock fortified city. Flemish art. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris
Chateau de PolignacThe fortified 12th century Chateau de Polignac built on a natural basalt outcrop in the volcanic region surrounding Le Puys
Fortified costal towns, 1915A few hints to the enemy: fortified costal towns which are likely next to be attacked. Bexhill, Blackpool, Bognor, Clacton
The river and citadel at HuySixteen miles south-west of Liege, on the Meuse, stands the picturesque and fortified town of Huy. Here is shown the rock-hewn citadel, and the medieval church which stands on the banks of the Meuse
The British encampment at Mogok, Burma, 1887With the Chindwin force in Upper Burma-an attack on a fortified position at Toung-ta-long, near Kindat, 1887. On this occasion, Lance-Naik(Lance-Corporal)Bhagat Bir, 18th Bengal Infantry
Fortified port of Dakar by G. H. DavisThe fortified port of Dakar, French West Africa, bristling with defences during the Second World War. It was formerly a German stronghold, full of U-boats. Date: 1942
Island of Heligoland by G. H. DavisRefortified for prestige : Heligoland, of no strategical value. A detailed drawing of the fingerpost to Germanys only western sea outlet: the tiny island of Heligoland
Looking through an archway at Stokesay Castle, a fortified manor house in Shropshire. 13th Century
Dunkerque FortifiedDunkerque (Dunkirk) is fortified despite treaties prohibiting it : such incidents provoke the British into opposing France in the Austrian Succession War. Date: September 1740
The Taking of BredaMaurits van Nassau takes Breda, heavily fortified by the Spanish, by a Trojan- horse trick - his troops hide in a ship laden with turf, which penetrates the defences. Date: 1590
Herstmonceux Castle - Eastbourne - East Sussex. Today, the moat has been cleared and re-filled and the ivy has been removed... Note too the older spelling on this card Date: circa 1907
Fortified Village - Yemen. Date: circa 1908
Verona, Italy - The Castel Vecchio Bridge over River AdigeThe Castel Vecchio Bridge or Scaliger Bridge is a fortified bridge in Verona, northern Italy, over the Adige River. The bridge was totally destroyed by retreating German troops on April 24, 1945
Cairo, Egypt - The Saladin Citadel and the MosqueSome 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)
Guinea - Toumanea - Courtyard of a Tata (fortified house). Date: circa 1910
The Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan Coast, North Africa. Date: circa 1920s