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FranceFortification by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. According to legend, the Phocians, the founders and first...
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Кремль в Верхотурье
Russia / Sverdlovsk regionThe penultimate of those built in Russia (the last one was built 10 years later in Tobolsk) and the smallest Kremlin ...
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Петропавловская крепость
Russia / Saint-Petersburg regionThe oldest architectural monument in St. Petersburg. The tomb of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great is located on th...
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Пор-Бажын
Russia / TyvaThe ruins of the ancient fortress of Por-Bazhyn on one of the islands of Lake Tere-Khol. This unusual archaeological ...
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Форт №3 “Граф Милютин” (“Башенная”)
Russia / Leningrad regionOn July 23, 1880, Emperor Alexander II personally visited this battery and gave it a new name, Fort "Count Milyutin",...
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Форт “Император Павел I”
Russia / Leningrad regionBuilt to protect Kronstadt from the south, almost completely destroyed in 1923. World Heritage Site, cultural heritag...
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IndiaBuilt by the Gond ruler, Raja Madan Shah, in 1116 atop a rocky hill, the fort dominates the skyline and provides a pa...
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YemenOne of the ancient forts in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadramaut Governorate in Yemen. It is considered an architectu...
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Београдска тврђава
SerbiaOne of the oldest structures in modern Serbia, which has great cultural and historical significance for the country. ...
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Venetian Fortress Koules
Greece / CreteInitially, the Venetians called their fortress "Rocca al mare", which is translated from Italian as "Rock by the sea"...
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Greece / CreteThe Venetian fortress, which took 17 years to build (1573-1590), ultimately failed to protect the city from the Turks...
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BahrainThe fortress appeared before the Portuguese occupation. The fortification was built in the traditional style for Isla...
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قلعة البحرين
BahrainAn old, long-abandoned Portuguese citadel. But it is not the fortress itself that is of interest, but the hill on whi...
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Сиракуси
Russia / Sakhalin regionA former Ainu village, as well as a Japanese post (from 1790 to 1857), which played an important role in the life of ...
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Cetatea Făgărașului
RomaniaIn the twelfth century, on the site of the current Fagaras fortress there was a wooden fortification surrounded by a ...
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Cetatea Poenari
RomaniaPoenari Citadel, an enchanting medieval fortress, is located on a mountain top in Argeș County, 27 kilometers from Cu...
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IsraelMasada is a mountaintop fortress which King Herod transformed in 35 BC into a 3 tiered winter home. Easily accessible...
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AntiguaMilitary fort on the island of Antigua, built in 1745 and later expanded. It was located at the entrance to English H...
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ნოქალაქევი
GeorgiaOne of the most important archaeological sites in the country (an example of a Roman fortification from the 4th centu...
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Рамана
AzerbaijanRamana is one of the most interesting and well-preserved fortresses of Azerbaijan, rising among a very specific lands...
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Ленкоранская крепость, Ленкорань
AzerbaijanFrom the top of the fortress you can see the panorama of the old city. The Zindan Tower, one of the parts of the Lank...
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Gəleybuğurt
AzerbaijanMedieval fortress near the village of the same name, on top of the mountain. In the 16th century, the traveller Diova...
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Манташаберд
Armenia / Tavush marzIt was built under the Arab rule and was one of Armenia's invulnerable fortresses. The fortress has two entrances, th...
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Владивостокская крепость
Russia / Primorsk regionThe historical monument “Vladivostok Fortress” is a complex of defensive structures erected on the Muravyov-Amursky P...
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GrenadaThe fort has an interesting history. The French began construction of Fort Frederick in 1779, and the British then co...
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GrenadaBuilt in 1705 by the French, Fort George lies on the promontory to the west of the harbor and is Grenada's oldest for...
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Cabo VerdeThe Royal Fort of São Filipe is a 16th-century fortress in the city of Cidade Velha, in the south of the island of Sa...
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NetherlandsOne of the best places to shop, dine and go out on the island, Riffort Village lies right at the mouth of St Anna Bay...
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ArubaOldest remaining building in Oranjestad, built in 1796 for coast line protection. The Fort Zoutman Historical Museum ...
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