🤩 Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts

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Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts

First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.

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One of the 45 cannons on Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra, Niterói 🇧🇷

All of the cannons are from the 18th & 19th centuries but some of the stonework here dates back to 1555. Interesting place, strategically positioned at the entryway to Guanabara Bay.








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Junagarh Fort in Bikaner/ Rajasthan (India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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We Found A SURVIVAL Cabin FULL OF STUFF In The Middle Of Nowhere...

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We Found A SURVIVAL Cabin FULL OF STUFF In The Middle Of Nowhere...

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Junagarh Fort in Bikaner/ Rajasthan (India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Festungern, #forts, #Architektur, #architecture, #Fort_Junagarh, #Bikaner, #Rajasthan, #India, #Indien

First two images: Roman fort, Caer Lêb, Anglesey.

Second two: Castell Bryngwyn, a Bronze Age henge that saw use in the Roman and Mediaeval period, 840m to the SW of Caer Lêb.

Both sites imaged this morning (photos my (C)).

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Oman 6: Bahla Fort & Jabreen Castle. — Kuo Vadis

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Oman 5: A morning in Nizwa—The souq and Nizwa Fort — Kuo Vadis

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