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  • Walled Towns Friendship Circle

    Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information.

    www.walledtowns.com

  • 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.

    www.nga.gov

  • 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'.

    www.geocities.com

  • 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.

    members.aol.com

  • 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.

    fortress.uccb.ns.ca

  • 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.

    www.bwpics.co.uk

  • York City Walls

    Virtual tour of the ancient city walls provided by City of York Council.

    www.york.gov.uk

  • 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.

    www.angelfire.com

  • 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.

    www.crownhillfort.co.uk

  • Medieval Fortifications

    Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.

    www.bc.edu

  • Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States

    Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary.

    www.cr.nps.gov

  • 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.

    andy_bennett.home.mindspring.com

  • Fort Siloso

    The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.

    www.fortsiloso.com

  • 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.

    glasssteelandstone.com

  • 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.

    www.bunkertours.co.uk

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