Russia / Kaliningrad regionLocal value
Named after the German officer Otto Lasch, who commanded the defense of Königsberg, it was built in 1945. It was from...
Russia / Kaliningrad regionRegional value
The first and largest structure built to protect the fortress city of Königsberg.
LuxembourgLocal value
Built in the 11th century, it consists of the ruins of a medieval fortress and an adjoining Renaissance castle.
Regional value
Dating back to the days of Imperial Russia, the massive brick and mortar fortress was built in the 18th and 19th cent...
FranceNational value
Fortification by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. According to legend, the Phocians, the founders and first...
Russia / Sverdlovsk regionNational value
The penultimate of those built in Russia (the last one was built 10 years later in Tobolsk) and the smallest Kremlin ...
Russia / Saint-Petersburg regionmust
World value
The oldest architectural monument in St. Petersburg. The tomb of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great is located on th...
Russia / TyvaRegional value
The ruins of the ancient fortress of Por-Bazhyn on one of the islands of Lake Tere-Khol. This unusual archaeological ...
Russia / Leningrad regionRegional value
On July 23, 1880, Emperor Alexander II personally visited this battery and gave it a new name, Fort "Count Milyutin",...
Russia / Leningrad regionRegional value
Built to protect Kronstadt from the south, almost completely destroyed in 1923. World Heritage Site, cultural heritag...
IndiaLocal value
Built by the Gond ruler, Raja Madan Shah, in 1116 atop a rocky hill, the fort dominates the skyline and provides a pa...
YemenRegional value
One of the ancient forts in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadramaut Governorate in Yemen. It is considered an architectu...
SerbiaNational value
One of the oldest structures in modern Serbia, which has great cultural and historical significance for the country. ...
Greece / CreteRegional value
Initially, the Venetians called their fortress "Rocca al mare", which is translated from Italian as "Rock by the sea"...
Greece / CreteRegional value
The Venetian fortress, which took 17 years to build (1573-1590), ultimately failed to protect the city from the Turks...
BahrainRegional value
An old, long-abandoned Portuguese citadel. But it is not the fortress itself that is of interest, but the hill on whi...
Russia / Sakhalin regionRegional value
A former Ainu village, as well as a Japanese post (from 1790 to 1857), which played an important role in the life of ...
RomaniaRegional value
In the twelfth century, on the site of the current Fagaras fortress there was a wooden fortification surrounded by a ...
RomaniaRegional value
Poenari Citadel, an enchanting medieval fortress, is located on a mountain top in Argeș County, 27 kilometers from Cu...
IsraelUNESCO
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World value
Masada is a mountaintop fortress which King Herod transformed in 35 BC into a 3 tiered winter home. Easily accessible...
AntiguaRegional value
Military fort on the island of Antigua, built in 1745 and later expanded. It was located at the entrance to English H...
GeorgiaRegional value
One of the most important archaeological sites in the country (an example of a Roman fortification from the 4th centu...
Azerbaijanmust
Regional value
Ramana is one of the most interesting and well-preserved fortresses of Azerbaijan, rising among a very specific lands...
AzerbaijanRegional value
From the top of the fortress you can see the panorama of the old city. The Zindan Tower, one of the parts of the Lank...
AzerbaijanOrdinary
Medieval fortress near the village of the same name, on top of the mountain. In the 16th century, the traveller Diova...
Armenia / Tavush marzLocal value
It was built under the Arab rule and was one of Armenia's invulnerable fortresses. The fortress has two entrances, th...
Russia / Primorsk regionRegional value
The historical monument “Vladivostok Fortress” is a complex of defensive structures erected on the Muravyov-Amursky P...
GrenadaRegional value
The fort has an interesting history. The French began construction of Fort Frederick in 1779, and the British then co...