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Bunkertours - http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/
An extensive photodocumentary of numerous mothballed and redundant underground military installations in Britain and France, including photographs of ROTOR sites, the Maginot Line, and Cold War sites. Also provides reports from physical visits.
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Castles in Africa - http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/
17th-century kings of Ethiopia created fortifications at Gondar inspired by Portuguese design. Photographs by Janice Dennie accompany text from Harry R. Atkins, 'Ethiopia: The Land of Enchantment'.
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Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces of the World - http://glasssteelandstone.com/ByTypeCastles.html
Images and brief descriptions from Glass, Steel and Stone of a selection of major buildings from medieval to 19th-century.
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Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls - http://glasssteelandstone.com/ByTypeCastles.html
Steve Howe of the Black and White Picture Place provides a guide around the Roman and medieval city wall. Map, modern and archival images with description and history, including quotations from primary sources.
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Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico - http://glasssteelandstone.com/ByTypeCastles.html
Andrew Bennett provides photographs and history of coastal fortifications of four generations from 1817 to World War II.
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Crownhill Fort - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
History, plan and visitor information for this Victorian fortress outside Plymouth, UK, from the official site. Restored and owned by the Landmark Trust.
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Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
Table Top Studios present their computer model of the fort c.1755 on the site of present-day Pittsburgh and explain how it was constructed from original plans.
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Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary.
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Fort Siloso - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.
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Fortress of Louisbourg - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
The Louisbourg Institute provides history, images, bibliography and visitor information for the fortified town in Canada, whose fortifications were rebuilt in the 1960s to their state in 1744. Searchable site.
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Greystone Court - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
This New York stone castle serves as a location rental for film, video and photo shoots.
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Medieval Fortifications - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.
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Northern Fortress - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
Fortresses of northwest Russia and Finland. Photographs, maps, histories, and personal observations.
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Palmerston Forts Society - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
An educational charity dedicated to the study of Victorian fortifications in the UK and their artillery. Includes the activities of the group, list of forts and maps and plans.
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Parks Canada: Fortress of Louisbourg - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
History, description, images and visitor information for the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town.
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Stephen Wyley's Fortification Pages - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
Provides introductions with bibliographies to military architecture, siege warfare, castles and Anglo-Saxon burhs. Images and information on sites including Constantinople, Masada, Shiro and Ankara.
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The City Wall of Visby, Gotland - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
An illustrated description and additional photographs by Goran Andersson of the city wall, which has 36 towers still intact.
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The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the fortress town constructed 1698-1720, designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
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The medieval fortified town of Aigues Mortes - http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
Fortified town in the South of France with its original 13th century walls and towers, built by King Louis IX.
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The South Coast Martello Towers - http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/
Peter Hibbs charts the history, construction, siting and individual history of each of the 74 English south coast Martello Towers.
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UK Fortifications Club - http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/
Researches and records fortified sites throughout the UK. Journal, membership and news.
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Walled Towns Friendship Circle - http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/
Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information.
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