Illustration by Romeyn de Hooghe, from The Works of Mars (1671).

Source: Rijksmuseum

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/dc3defd3-e3ac-47e0-93dc-d9e29736ce34

#mathematics #fortifications #diagrams #warfare #military #construction #geometry #architecture #war #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Romeyn de Hooghe, from The Works of Mars (1671).

Source: Rijksmuseum

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7009f31c-148e-4ae0-89a4-dd3b059438e9

#mathematics #fortifications #diagrams #warfare #military #construction #geometry #architecture #war #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Jean Errard, from Fortification réduicte art and démonstrée (1600).

Source: Deutsche Fotothek / Wikimedia Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7fad933a-9389-4d7b-8ca0-370688003613

#fortifications #warfare #geometry #architecture #art #publicdomain

Plan of the Fortress of Coyla (1756) by N. Bellin.

Source: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps / Wikimedia Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/070f7704-0d1d-4474-89cf-3cf7594d80c1

#maps #fortifications #cartography #star-shaped #ships #defense #schematics #architecture #coastal #art #publicdomain

I am not sure that I will be able to visit all the #fortifications of #Antwerp, but glad to have visited this one: #Fort 2 #Wommelgem.
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#POTD #openmonumentendag #architecture #architecturephotography #brickwork #Anvers #antwerpen #belgie #belgique #belgium #thisisbelgium #omsystemom5 #olympus #editedincaptureone
The Wesel Citadel (1688–1722, 1809) was once the largest fortification in the Rhineland. The citadel gate can be seen here.
(January 2024)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Festungen, #fortifications, #Architektur, #architecture, #Zitadelle_Wesel, #Niederrhein

Illustration by Jean Errard, from Fortification réduicte art and démonstrée (1600).

Source: Deutsche Fotothek / Wikimedia Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/718c7677-44c3-4994-8161-a063c604c41d

#fortifications #warfare #geometry #architecture #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Romeyn de Hooghe, from The Works of Mars (1671).

Source: Rijksmuseum

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0e204a12-fed2-457a-a7cd-be17c718ce8a

#mathematics #fortifications #diagrams #warfare #military #construction #geometry #architecture #war #art #publicdomain

#Trump is in talks with #European allies about allowing armed contractors to help build #fortifications in #Ukraine.

#US general Alexus #Grynkewich, #Nato’s top commander, has been mooted to oversee all deployments under the #peace plan.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/30/trump-talks-deploy-private-army-ukraine