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Fortifications Collection (#8)

"From ancient hill forts to majestic castles, fortifications stand as testaments of strength and history

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of Kasteel Ooij, North Brabant, 1682. Creator: Josua de Grave

View of Kasteel Ooij, North Brabant, 1682. Creator: Josua de Grave
View of Kasteel Ooij, North Brabant, 1682

Background imageFortifications Collection: View from the dunes of the ruin of Brederode, 1813-1863. Creator: Arnoldus Johannes Eymer

View from the dunes of the ruin of Brederode, 1813-1863. Creator: Arnoldus Johannes Eymer
View from the dunes of the ruin of Brederode, 1813-1863

Background imageFortifications Collection: Loire landscape with the castles Saumur and Montsoreau, 1600-1650. Creator: Anon

Loire landscape with the castles Saumur and Montsoreau, 1600-1650. Creator: Anon
Loire landscape with the castles Saumur and Montsoreau, 1600-1650

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the chapel at Castle De Haar in Haarzuilens, c. 1700-c. 1799. Creator: Anon

View of the chapel at Castle De Haar in Haarzuilens, c. 1700-c. 1799. Creator: Anon
View of the chapel at Castle De Haar in Haarzuilens, c. 1700-c. 1799

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of Castle De Wildt at Gendringen, in or after 1745-c. 1800. Creator: Anon

View of Castle De Wildt at Gendringen, in or after 1745-c. 1800. Creator: Anon
View of Castle De Wildt at Gendringen, in or after 1745-c. 1800

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the ruins of Slot Zandenburg in Veere, in or after 1754-c. 1800. Creator: Anon

View of the ruins of Slot Zandenburg in Veere, in or after 1754-c. 1800. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of Slot Zandenburg in Veere, in or after 1754-c. 1800

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the ruins of Kasteel Ravesteyn or Slot Heenvliet, c. 1750-c. 1800. Creator: Anon

View of the ruins of Kasteel Ravesteyn or Slot Heenvliet, c. 1750-c. 1800. Creator: Anon
View of the ruins of Kasteel Ravesteyn or Slot Heenvliet, c. 1750-c. 1800

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Hof van Putten and the church of Geervliet, 1749-1757. Creator: Cornelis Pronk

The Hof van Putten and the church of Geervliet, 1749-1757. Creator: Cornelis Pronk
The Hof van Putten and the church of Geervliet, 1749-1757. Possibly by Cornelis Pronk

Background imageFortifications Collection: Anamur Castle, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies

Anamur Castle, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
Mamure Castle, believed to have built in the 14th century on 4th century Roman foundations, it was designed to protect against pirates and was important during the Crusades, Anamur, Turkey, 2019

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the Meran valley in Tyrol, 1828-1892. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde

View of the Meran valley in Tyrol, 1828-1892. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
View of the Meran valley in Tyrol, 1828-1892. The Meran or Merano Valley and the ruined Brunnenburg Castle

Background imageFortifications Collection: Anamur Castle, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies

Anamur Castle, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
Mamure Castle, believed to have built in the 14th century on 4th century Roman foundations, it was designed to protect against pirates and was important during the Crusades, Anamur, Turkey, 2019

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of Thun, Switzerland, 1828-1892. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde

View of Thun, Switzerland, 1828-1892. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
View of Thun, Switzerland, 1828-1892. Thun Castle was built in the 12th century

Background imageFortifications Collection: Anamur Castle, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies

Anamur Castle, Turkey, 2019. Creator: Ethel Davies
Mamure Castle, believed to have built in the 14th century on 4th century Roman foundations, it was designed to protect against pirates and was important during the Crusades, Anamur, Turkey, 2019

Background imageFortifications Collection: Haet ende Nijd and De Vijf Koppen (The Five Heads) roundels on the Zwanengracht in... 1825-1899

Haet ende Nijd and De Vijf Koppen (The Five Heads) roundels on the Zwanengracht in... 1825-1899
Haet ende Nijd and De Vijf Koppen (The Five Heads) roundels on the Zwanengracht in Maastricht, 1825-1899

Background imageFortifications Collection: Hilly landscape with a castle on a river, 1795. Creator: Abraham Delfos

Hilly landscape with a castle on a river, 1795. Creator: Abraham Delfos
Hilly landscape with a castle on a river, 1795

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of Heidelberg from Schloss Heidelberg, 1820-1896. Creator: Kasparus Karsen

View of Heidelberg from Schloss Heidelberg, 1820-1896. Creator: Kasparus Karsen
View of Heidelberg from Schloss Heidelberg, 1820-1896. The old town with the cathedral

Background imageFortifications Collection: The castle in Wouw, 1741. Creator: Aert Schouman

The castle in Wouw, 1741. Creator: Aert Schouman
The castle in Wouw, 1741

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Castle and School in Wouw, 1741. Creator: Aert Schouman

The Castle and School in Wouw, 1741. Creator: Aert Schouman
The Castle and School in Wouw, 1741

Background imageFortifications Collection: Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. This town, which is situated at a short distance...from Nice, rises from a small bay in the form of an amphitheatre, and is defended by a fort

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the Upper Castle Yard of Dublin Castle, 1752-1753. Creator: Fabr. Parr

View of the Upper Castle Yard of Dublin Castle, 1752-1753. Creator: Fabr. Parr
View of the Upper Castle Yard of Dublin Castle, 1752-1753

Background imageFortifications Collection: Babelsberg, the Summer Residence of the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia, 1858

Babelsberg, the Summer Residence of the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Babelsberg, the Summer Residence of the Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia, 1858. The Castle...was a creation of his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Minstrels Niche in the Dining-hall of Durham Castle, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Minstrels Niche in the Dining-hall of Durham Castle, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Minstrels Niche in the Dining-hall of Durham Castle, 1858. Our Engraving (from a drawing by Cuthbert Bede) represents one of the two minstrel galleries-or rather niches-in the noble dining- hall

Background imageFortifications Collection: Castle of the Fairy Tales, Agrilos, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Castle of the Fairy Tales, Agrilos, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The FairyTale Castle of Agrilos, a folly castle from the 1960s, built by the American Harry Fournier, said to have wanted to leave his mark on his ancestral land of Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Yeomen of the Guard at the Tower in their New Costume, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Yeomen of the Guard at the Tower in their New Costume, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Yeomen of the Guard at the Tower in their New Costume, 1858. Beefeaters get new uniforms. The warders are a study, with their black velvet hats and particoloured ribbons

Background imageFortifications Collection: Castle of the Fairy Tales, Agrilos, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Castle of the Fairy Tales, Agrilos, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The FairyTale Castle of Agrilos, a folly castle from the 1960s, built by the American Harry Fournier, said to have wanted to leave his mark on his ancestral land of Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Brass Gun presented by the Emperor Napoleon to Her Majesty the Queen, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Brass Gun presented by the Emperor Napoleon to Her Majesty the Queen, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Brass Gun presented by the Emperor Napoleon to Her Majesty the Queen, 1858....the piece was brought into the quadrangle of the Castle...unlimbered and placed immediately before the grand entrance

Background imageFortifications Collection: Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Odeon of Herod Atticus, or Herodeon, an ancient Roman theatre dating from 161 AD, dedicated to the Emperor Herod's late wife, Rigilia, Athens, Greece, 2018

Background imageFortifications Collection: Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, or Herodeon, an ancient Roman theatre dating from 161 AD, dedicated to the Emperor Herod's late wife, Rigilia, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Caryatid detail, Erechtheion, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies

Caryatid detail, Erechtheion, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies
Caryatid detail from the Erectheion of the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2018

Background imageFortifications Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
A detail from the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
A detail from the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
A detail from the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
A detail from the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
A detail from the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
A detail from the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
A detail from the Parthenon, the ancient Greek temple to Athena from the 5th century BC, situated on the hilltop Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of Fort Saint George at Madras, 1754. Creator: Unknown

View of Fort Saint George at Madras, 1754. Creator: Unknown
View of Fort Saint George at Madras, 1754. Fort St. George on the Coromandel Coast, belonging to the East India Company of England

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the Schloss Moritzburg, 1752. Creator: Unknown

View of the Schloss Moritzburg, 1752. Creator: Unknown
View of the Schloss Moritzburg, 1752

Background imageFortifications Collection: The Ruins of Brahehus near Jönköping, Sweden. Study, mid-19th century

The Ruins of Brahehus near Jönköping, Sweden. Study, mid-19th century. Creator: Frederik Hansen Sodring
The Ruins of Brahehus near Jonkoping, Sweden. Study, mid-19th century. Castle built for and named after Count Per Brahe the Younger in the 1640s

Background imageFortifications Collection: East view of Sterling Castle, Scotland, 1753. Creator: Paul Sandby

East view of Sterling Castle, Scotland, 1753. Creator: Paul Sandby
East view of Sterling Castle, Scotland, 1753

Background imageFortifications Collection: East view of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, 1753. Creator: Paul Sandby

East view of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, 1753. Creator: Paul Sandby
East view of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, 1753

Background imageFortifications Collection: Place of the old Chateau in Stuttgard; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1975. Creator: Unknown

Place of the old Chateau in Stuttgard; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1975. Creator: Unknown
Place of the old Chateau in Stuttgard; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1975. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageFortifications Collection: Renouvelé de la tour de barbe bleue, 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier

Renouvelé de la tour de barbe bleue, 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier
Renouvele de la tour de barbe bleue, 1854. Ostrogoff, ne vois-tu venir aucun secours de ton cote? - Je ne vois que la mer qui verdoye et la poudre que poudroye!'

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the city of London seen from the River Thames, 1753. Creator: Johann Michael Muller

View of the city of London seen from the River Thames, 1753. Creator: Johann Michael Muller
View of the city of London seen from the River Thames, 1753. A View of The Tower [of London], with the Bridge, & part of the city of London. From the river'

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of the Custom House on the River Thames in London, 1753. Creator: Thomas Bowles

View of the Custom House on the River Thames in London, 1753. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Custom House on the River Thames in London, 1753. A View of the Custom House, with part of The Tower [of London], taken from ye river Thames

Background imageFortifications Collection: Gripsholm Castle, Russian cabinet. Creator: Unknown

Gripsholm Castle, Russian cabinet. Creator: Unknown
Gripsholm Castle, Russian cabinet, unknown date

Background imageFortifications Collection: Marzipan, 1898. Creator: Willem Wenckebach

Marzipan, 1898. Creator: Willem Wenckebach
Marzipan, 1898. Castle with onion domes in different sizes, colours and patterns. A driveway with trees leads to the front door

Background imageFortifications Collection: View of Fort William at Calcutta, 1754. Creator: Anon

View of Fort William at Calcutta, 1754. Creator: Anon
View of Fort William at Calcutta, 1754. Fort William in the Kingdom of Bengal. Belonging to the East India Company of England



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"From ancient hill forts to majestic castles, fortifications stand as testaments of strength and history. The ramparts of the prehistoric hill fort on Hambledon Hill above the Blackmore Vale whisper tales of a time long gone. In Lucca, Italy, the fortified walls encircle the city like a protective embrace, preserving its medieval charm. In Northumberland, England, Embleton Bay Beach offers a breathtaking view of Dunstanburgh Castle's imposing ruins. The Youghal Clock Gate in Ireland stands tall with its fortified structure, reminding us of bygone eras. Traveling to Cornwall takes us to Polruan and Lanteglos by Fowey where an enchanting fortification from 1904 still captivates visitors with its timeless beauty. Hedingham Castle in Essex transports us back to 1832 through John Carr Armytage's intricate engraving. During World War II, Direction Finding Tower MP2 in La Corbiere served as a vital stronghold against enemy forces. Meanwhile, Malcesine on Lake Garda showcases Italy's architectural prowess with its formidable fortress overlooking serene waters. Clitheroe Castle perched atop a limestone outcrop paints an awe-inspiring picture of motte and bailey castle design in Lancashire. Turning back time once more brings us to the Siege of Lathom House during the First English Civil War in 1644—a testament to resilience amidst chaos. Finally, Sinop in Turkey and Strasbourg in France bear witness to fortifications that have witnessed countless stories unfold throughout centuries. "