Fortress Collection (#18)

Spain. Aragon. Alquezar. Castle
Spain. Aragon. Alquezar. Ruins of the castle, built by the moors in the 9th century

History of Mexico. Veracruz and Fort of St John of Ulloa. Gulf of Mexico. Colored engraving from the early nineteenth century

Castle of La Mota. Medina del Campo. Valladolid province. Ca
Castle 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. 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

Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Detail of the head. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Civil servan
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Functionary. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Assyrian Art. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Reliefs from Sargon IIs Palace. Genius. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Sailboat sailing in Adriatic Sea, near the wall of Dubrovnik. Croatia

St. Jason, St. Sosipater and St. Kerkyra. Byzantine fresco dating from the 17th century. From the church of Our Lady Antivouniotissa. Old Fortress Museum. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

St. Kerkyra. Byzantine fresco. 17th century. Old Fortress Mu
St. Kerkyra. Byzantine fresco dating from the 17th century. From the church of Our Lady Antivouniotissa. Old Fortress Museum. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

The Annunciation. Detail. 15th century. Corfu. Greece
The Annunciation. Detail. Fresco dated in the second half of the 15th century. From the church of St. Nicholas of Kato Korakiana. Old Fortress Museum. Corfu. Ionian Islands

Coca castle. Castile and Leon. Spain
Coca 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. Spain
Belmonte castle. Built by John Pacheco between 1456 and 1470 on other fortification of 1324. Gothic transition to plateresque

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

Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province. Castile
Parador Castillo de Sigu?enza. Located in the Castle built by the Arabs in the twelfth century and extended in the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries. Partial view. Sigu?enza. Guadalajara province

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

Torija. Castle. Spain
TORIJA. 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

Tarifa. Castle of Guzman el Bueno. Andalusia. Spain
Tarifa. Castle of Guzman el Bueno built by caliph Abd al-Rahman III in 960. Cadiz province. Andalusia. Spain

BELMONTE. General view of the castle. Castile-La Mancha. Spa
BELMONTE. 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. Spain
ALARCON. 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. Spain
SIGUENZA. Castle built by the Arabs in the twelfth century. It is now an inn of tourism. Guadalajara province. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharru
Assyrian Art. Lamasu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon IIs Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Mycenaean Art. The Lion Gate of Mycenes fortress. Peloponnes
Mycenaean Art. The Lion Gate of Mycenes fortress. Argos. Peloponnese. Greece. Europe

Rome. Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castle Sant
Roman Art. Mausoleum of emperor Hadrian or Castle Sant Angelo. Built in 139 A.D. and turned into a fortress during the Middle Age. Rome. Italy. Europe

Italy. Rome. Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Cast
Italy. Rome. Mausoleum of Hadrian or Castle Sant Angelo. Built in 139 A.D. and turned into a fortress during the Middle Age

General view of Montevideo, Uruguay, South America, including the bay, with the fortress on a distant hill. Date: circa 1904

View from the fortress, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America
View of the bay from the fortress, Fortaleza del Cerro (Fortaleza General Artigas), Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. Date: circa 1910

Fortaleza del Cerro, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America
Fortaleza del Cerro (Fortaleza General Artigas), a fortress overlooking the bay of Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. It is now a Military Museum. Date: circa 1905

The Alcazar, Segovia
The Alcạ r of Segovia (literally, Segovia Castle) is a castle, located in the old city of Segovia, Spain. Rising out on a rocky crag above the confluence of two rivers near the Guadarrama

David Baron Chasse - 2
DAVID BARON CHASSE French military commander, depicted standing among the ruins of a fortress which he has no doubt just taken. Date: 1765 - 1849

Tartar Fortress 1380
A tartar fortress in medieval Russia, built with defence in mind. Date: circa 1380

Old Sarum Castle
A rather fanciful depiction of the castle of Old Sarum, above Salisbury Plain. The Celts referred to it as Sorviadum, meaning the fortress by the gentle river. Date: 1798

Syria / Archaeology
A reconstruction, based on German archaeological excavations, of the basic layout of the North Syrian walled city of Sendschirli. Date: late 19th century

The Citadel / Cairo / 1849
The Citadel rises above the city. Date: 1849

VAN / TURKEY / C. 1880
The town of Van (Van Kalesi) which became the capital of the Urartian Empire in the 9th century BCE. Its natural defences rise out of a flat lakeside plain. Date: circa 1880

Ciudad Rodrigo (Kelly)
Wellingtons force storm the heavily defended French fortress of CIUDAD RODRIGO, a key fortress on the Portugal- Spain frontier Date: 15 January 1812

Napoleon Lands Antibes
DAY ONE Napoleon lands at Antibes, from Elba, rallies his men and marches north Date: 2 March 1815

Castle and ruins (foreground) of the ancient city of Ephesus
A view of the Castle and ruins (foreground) of the ancient city of Ephesus - Turkey. Date: circa 1930s

San Juan de Ulua Fort, Veracruz, Mexico. Date: circa 1908

Floating dock near San Juan Fort, Veracruz, Mexico
Floating dock near San Juan de Ulua Fort, Veracruz, Mexico. Date: circa 1910

View of the River Amazon at Obidos, Para, Brazil
View of a fortress on the River Amazon at Obidos, Para, Brazil. Date: circa 1910s

View of Gibeon, south west Africa
View of Gibeon, then part of German south west Africa (now Namibia). Showing various buildings, including a fortress on the hill, and a store below. Date: circa 1908

Fortress in Keetmanshoop, south west Africa
Fortress in Keetmanshoop, then part of German south west Africa (now southern Namibia). Date: circa 1910

Omani fortress, Kilwa Kisinani Island, East Africa
Omani fortress, Kilwa Kisinani Island, German East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1910

Boeing B-17F Fortress with Lockheed P-38 escorts

Boeing B-17F Fortress - along with the bigger B-24, both were to become commonplace sights around wartime East Anglia

Civil War relics, Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Civil War relics at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1905

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