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Walled Towns Friendship Circle Walled Towns Friendship Circle: Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information. (Fortifications) http://www.walledtowns.com/ Castles in Africa Castles in Africa: 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'. (Fortifications) http://www.geocities.com/janicedennie/castletour.html Fortress of Louisbourg Fortress of Louisbourg: 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. (Fortifications) http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/homeeng/default.htm Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico: Andrew Bennett provides photographs and history of coastal fortifications of four generations from 1817 to World War II. (Fortifications) http://andy_bennett.home.mindspring.com/coastal.html The South Coast Martello Towers The South Coast Martello Towers: Peter Hibbs charts the history, construction, siting and individual history of each of the 74 English south coast Martello Towers. (Fortifications) http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/ Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls: 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. (Fortifications) http://www.bwpics.co.uk/chester.walls.index.html The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France: 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. (Fortifications) http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/indepth6.htm Fortifications of Malta Fortifications of Malta: Illustrated history of the fortifications of Valetta and nearby Fort Manoel. (Fortifications) http://sites.waldonet.net.mt/malta/ Medieval Fortifications Medieval Fortifications: Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture. (Fortifications) http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/medieval_fort.html Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States: Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary. (Fortifications) http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/baltimore/b1.htm Louisbourg Louisbourg: Attractive, well-organised site from Industry Canada giving an interactive plan, history, archaeology and images of the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town. (Fortifications) http://collections.ic.gc.ca/louisbourg/index.html Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania: 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. (Fortifications) http://members.aol.com/tabletopstd/Page4.html The Ruins of Great Zimbabwe The Ruins of Great Zimbabwe: The Iron Age site that gave its name to modern Zimbabwe is the remains of a stone-walled town built around 1200 AD. Dennis Ramsey provides photographs and description. (Fortifications) http://www.tmeg.com/artifacts/zimbabwe/zimbabwe.htm Bunkertours Bunkertours: 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. (Fortifications) http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/ St. George's, Bermuda St. George's, Bermuda: Photographs and brief histories of Gates Fort (1609), Fort St Catherine (1614 and 19th-century) and other buildings from Bermuda.Com. (Fortifications) http://www.bermuda.com/info/attractions/stgeorge.html York City Walls York City Walls: Virtual tour of the ancient city walls provided by City of York Council. (Fortifications) http://www.york.gov.uk/walls/index.html UK Fortifications Club UK Fortifications Club: Researches and records fortified sites throughout the UK. Journal, membership and news. (Fortifications) http://www.ukfortsclub.org.uk/ Fortress UK Fortress UK: John Bray traces the history of British fortifications from Tudor times until World War II, lists them by area with links, and lists related societies. (Fortifications) http://www.forts.org.uk Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces of the World Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces of the World: Images and brief descriptions from Glass, Steel and Stone of a selection of major buildings from medieval to 19th-century. (Fortifications) http://glasssteelandstone.com/ByTypeCastles.html Fort Siloso Fort Siloso: The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present. (Fortifications) http://www.fortsiloso.com Crownhill Fort Crownhill Fort: History, plan and visitor information for this Victorian fortress outside Plymouth, UK, from the official site. Restored and owned by the Landmark Trust. (Fortifications) http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk The Roman Wall of Lugo The Roman Wall of Lugo: The City Council of Lugo describes the remarkably complete and well-preserved Roman town wall now a World Heritage Site. Includes history, illustrations and bibliography. (Fortifications) http://www.concellodelugo.org/muralla/english/frames.htm Northern Fortress Northern Fortress: Fortresses of northwest Russia and Finland. Photographs, maps, histories, and personal observations. (Fortifications) http://www.nortfort.ru/ Palmerston Forts Society Palmerston Forts Society: 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. (Fortifications) http://www.palmerstonforts.org.uk/ Stephen Wyley's Fortification Pages Stephen Wyley's Fortification Pages: 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. (Fortifications) http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/index.html