Fortress Collection (page 12)

Dumbarton Castle on the River Clyde, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Dumbarton Castle on the River Clyde, Scotland

Spain. Segovia. The Alcazar. The Throne room. Two thrones
Spain. Segovia. The Alcazar. Castle and residence of monarchs of Kingdom of Castile. The Throne room. Two thrones bears the arms of the Catholic monarchs

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

Ali Masjid Fort, Khyber Pass, India
Ali Masjid Fort (top of hill, left), at the narrowest point of the Khyber Pass, near Peshawar, India (now in Pakistan). circa 1905

House of General Suvorin at Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine
The House of General Suvorin at Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine. A country beach house, separated from the water by a fortress wall, where Chekhov stayed on a number of occasions

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Aleppo, Syria
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, northwest of Aleppo, Syria - a Byzantine church, dating back to the 5th century. Built on the site of the pillar of St

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

Arles, France - view over the ruins of Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Amphitheatre, built in 90AD, could seat 20, 000 spectators in Roman times. When the Roman Empire fell, the theatre was transformed into a fortress with the four towers added

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

Kilid Bahr Fort opposite Canakkale, Turkey Date: 1923

REPUBLICA OF ALBANIA. SHKODRA (SCUTARI). General view from Rozafa castle

War of the Succession of Landshut (1503-1505). Siege of Kufs
War of the Succession of Landshut (1503-1505). The emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) takes the territory arround Kufstein as a reward for his mediation in the war between the duchies of Bavaria-Munich

Spain. Granada. The Alhambra. 9th century. View of the walls and towers of the royal enclosure, from the gardens of the Generalife

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

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

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

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

French bombarding fort of San Juan de Ulua, Mexico
The French navy bombarding the fort of San Juan de Ulua (Saint-Jean d Ulloa), overlooking the seaport of Veracruz in Mexico, during the Pastry War. Date: 27 November 1838

Fort at Kasulu, Tanzania, East Africa
Fort at Kasulu, a small town in NW Tanzania (then in German East Africa but under Belgian military occupation). Date: circa 1918

Fortress at Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa
Fortress at Arusha, German East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1910

Boeing B-17G of 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, US 8th Air Force

Boeing B-17E Fortress - could be considered to be the first modern heavy bomber, having first flown in July 1935

Ruined fortress at Beth Zur, Judea
Ruined fortress at Beth Zur (Beit Tzur, Bethsura), Judea, mentioned in the Bible (Old Testament), site of the Battle of Beth Zur in 164 BC, during the Maccabean wars. Date: 1920s

Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny at premiere of Flying Fortress
Society golden couple, Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny attending the film premiere of Flying Fortress and pictured with Wing Officer Statter and Brigadier-General McClelland

Thessaloniki, Greece - Young Gypsy Girl standing in front of one of the Towers of the Heptapyrgion (modern Eptapyrgio), also known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule - a Byzantine

Antwerp, Belgium (Anvers) - The Het Steen Medieval Fortress Date: circa 1908

Thessaloniki - Greece - The Heptapyrgion Fortress
The Heptapyrgion (modern Eptapyrgio), also known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule - a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in

Fort de Kom-el-Dik, Alexandria, Egypt Date: circa 1910s

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

WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile - UK
Mision Completed WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile (USAF) - Somewhere in Great Britain. American airforce personnel relaxing after a sortie with coffee and doughnuts

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

Cyclopean Wall - Sacsayhuaman Complex, Cuzco, Peru
Sacsayhuaman (also known as Saksaq Waman, Sacsahuaman or Saxahuaman) - a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cuzco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire

Dutch attack on Fortress of Muxima, Angola
Attack by the Dutch West India Company (WIC) on the Fortress of Muxima (held by the Portuguese), situated in the Bengo Province of Angola next to the Cuanza River

Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress in flight

Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress
On the Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress the side gun blisters were eliminated from the fuselage, the bottom blister was replaced by a larger bathtub housing and the nose gun mounting increased

Helsinki Harbour
The fortress of Suomenlinna (= Sveaborg) in Helsinki harbour: in five years time it will be bombarded by the dastardly English. Date: 1850

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

Gallipoli fortress WWI
The Sedd el Bahr forterss at the entry to the Dardanelles during World War I

Narrow street in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria
Narrow street in the Kasbah, Algiers. A kasbah or Qassabah is a type of medina, Islamic city, or fortress

Montenegro Ulcinj
[aka Dulcigno) view of the fortress from the north

Safi, Morocco
The seaport of Safi, (also known as Tzaffin) SW of Casablanca, was the site of a Portuguese fortress in the 16th century, and the Allies will land here in 1942

Walls of Ancient Ceuta - Black and white old fortress walls Date: circa 1890s

A Legendary SpanishTale - Virgin leads Spain to victory
The Blessed Virgin leads Queen Isabellas army to the fortress to defeat the Moorish king who plunges into the abyss in fright. Date: 1929

Morro Castle (fortress), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Morro Castle (San Pedro de la Roca Castle), at the entrance to the harbour, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Date: circa 1910

Morro Castle (fortress), Havana, Cuba. Date: circa 1910

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