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| | 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.
http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/ - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | 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.
http://glasssteelandstone.com/ByTypeCastles.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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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 - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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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 - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | The City Wall of Visby, Gotland |
| | An illustrated description and additional photographs by Goran Andersson of the city wall, which has 36 towers still intact.
http://www.bingeby.com/city-wall-eng.html - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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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 - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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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 - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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| | Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States |
| | Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary.
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/baltimore/b1.htm - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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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 - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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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 - New window - Cached - Archive - |
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