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FORTRESS OF RHODES 1309- 1522, THE

First besieged in 305 BC, the island of Rhodes became part of the Roman Empire and was later fortified in the Byzantine style. Due ...

OTTOMAN FOTIFICATIONS 1300-1710

The Ottoman Empire was heir to the architectural traditions not only of the Byzantine Empire but also to those of the medieval Islamic Middle ...

SPANISH COLONIAL FORTIFICATION IN NORTH AMERICA 1565-1822

To maintain its imperial power in America, Spain built fortifications across the width of the continent. These outposts were established along Spanish borders from ...

FORTS OF NEW FRANCE, THE. IN NORTHEAST AMERICA 1600-1763

FORTIFICATIONS OF GIBRALTAR 1068- 1945

Gibraltar, located at the meeting points of Europe and Africa, preserves within its fortifications a rich testament to human conflict spanning 600 years. In ...

JAPANESE FORTIFIED TEMPLES AND MONASTERIES AD 710-1602

From the 10th century onwards the great Japanese monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained large armies of warlike monks. The tempestuous political ...

WALLS OF CONSTANTINOPLE AD 324-1453, THE

JAPANESE CASTLES 1540-1640

The landscape of 16th- and 17th-century Japan was dominated by the graceful and imposing castles constructed by the powerful 'daimyo of the period. In ...

SPANISH MAIN 1492-1800, THE "FORTRESS 49"

Following Columbus's arrival in the Bahamas in 1492, the lands of the 'new world' were divided between Spain and Portugal. The riches gained by ...

FORTIFICATIONS OF THE INCAS. 1200 1531

The greatest period of Inca expansion occured during the reigns of Pachacuti (1438-71), Tupa Inca (1471-93), and Huayna Capac (1493-1527). From the mountain stronghold ...