Directory of Fortifications Resources

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Defensive works, walls and towers of all periods.

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• Great Wall of China
• Western United States
• World War II

Resources in This Category

• Bunkertours

  http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/
  Featuring underground military installations in Britain and France.

• Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls

  http://www.chesterwalls.info/
  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.

• Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States

  http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/baltimore/b1.htm
  Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary.

• Fort Siloso

  http://www.fortsiloso.com/
  The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.

• Fort Ticonderoga

  http://www.fortticonderoga.org/
  Historic tourist attraction located in Ticonderoga, New York. Offers tours, historic galleries, walking trails and gardens for visitors.

• Fort Wiki

  http://fortwiki.com/
  Dedicated to documenting historical forts, camps and stations that provided security and protection for the United States and Canada.

• Fortifications of Belarus

  http://www.fortressby.com/index.php?lang=english
  History of fortifications of Belarus

• Kronstadt fortress

  http://www.visit-saint-petersburg.ru/kronstadt-fortress/
  Guide in St. Petersburg, where a special portal is dedicated to the history and the present.

• Medieval Fortifications

  http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/medieval_fort.html
  Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.

• Northern Fortress

  http://www.nortfort.ru/
  Fortresses of northwest Russia and Finland. Photographs, maps, histories, and personal observations.

• Parks Canada: Fortress of Louisbourg

  http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg/index.aspx
  History, description, images and visitor information for the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town.

• Stephen Wyley's Fortification Pages

  http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/index.html
  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.

• The Alhambra of Granada

  http://en.alhambraonline.com/
  Information on the Alhambra including tours and opening hours.

• The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France

  http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/indepth6.htm
  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.

• The medieval fortified town of Aigues Mortes

  http://languedoc-france.info/030416_aiguesmortes.htm
  Fortified town in the South of France with its original 13th century walls and towers, built by King Louis IX.

• U.S. Forting

  http://usforting.com/
  A Blog detailing visits to historical military fortifications in the United States.

• Wilton Castle

  http://www.wiltoncastle.eclipse.co.uk/
  The romantic ruins of a restored castle and manor house.

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