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Fort Bourtang

Fort Castillo de San Marcos, St Augustine FL

Naarden Vesting is a historic star-shaped town near Amsterdam. Here's an aerial view of as well as suggested things to see in Naarden Vesting.

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This is the most important hexagonal fortress in Europe, according to UNESCO, on whose Tentative List it has been inscribed since 2006. Spreading over 74 hectares, the Citadel of Alessandria is a perfect example of a modern-type fortress. Built between 1732 and 1808, it was the setting of several key moments in the history of both Italy and Europe. The most imminent threat to the monument is the proliferation of a very invasive weed, the roots of which are seriously undermining the walls…

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If you walk amidst the ruins of Fort St Frederic today, you must carry your imagination every step of the way. It is a wonderful way to remember the activities and the goings on in the vicinity. Stay walking within the boundary of the French fort. Don't go ramble over the the larger structure built by Jeffery Amherst a few yards to the northwest. That structure is called Crown Point and it didn't exist in 1740 or in 1750. There was just Fort St Frederic and a lively place it was. Guy Omeron…

Temenos ( al-Greek. . Τέμενος) - a sacred site dedicated to a specific deity or intended for the worship of the gods. Carl Gustav Jung connected with Temenos enchanted or magic circle , which acts as an “outer space” or taboo ”inaccessible place” where possible mental “work”.

Fort Bourtange remains perfectly preserved, with historic structures strewn across the 11-acre pentagon.

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Goryōkaku (五稜郭) (literally, "five-point fort") is a star fort in the Japanese city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido. The fortress was completed in 1866. It was the main fortress of the short-lived Republic of Ezo. FindItYourself: 41°47'49.1"N 140°45'26.0"E

. Magazine launch 25th June! Location | Fort Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands Another star for today, a beautiful fortress which you should visit. Fort Bourtange is a star fort built in 1593 in order to control the only existing road between Germany and Groningen city. The the canals and lakes were used as moats, but did not have as great effect as assumed. After several battles the fort was used as a defensive are on the German border until 1851, when it was used as a village. Now the…

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Plan for Fort St. Philip Photo - picture of Plan for Fort St. Philip in Venice, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.