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Walled Towns Friendship Circle
Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information.
http://www.walledtowns.com/
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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.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/indepth6.htm
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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'.
http://www.geocities.com/janicedennie/castletour.html
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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.
http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/homeeng/default.htm
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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.
http://www.bwpics.co.uk/chester.walls.index.html
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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.
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/index.html
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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.
http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
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Medieval Fortifications
Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/medieval_fort.html
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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.
http://andy_bennett.home.mindspring.com/coastal.html
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Fort Siloso
The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.
http://www.fortsiloso.com
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