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    See Fortress of Bomarsund, Åland

    See Fortress of Bomarsund, Åland

    The Fortress of Bomarsund was built by the Russians during the years 1830-1854. The establishment was thoroughly ruined during the Crimean War when attacked by the allied English-Frenchmen. On the other side of the channel, next to the bridge of Prästö, is a small museum where pictures and objects from Bomarsund are on display.
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    Visit Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Visit Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    The Fortress of Louisbourg is a national historic site and the location of a one-quarter partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Its two sieges, especially that of 1758, were turning points in the Anglo-French imperial struggle for what today is Canada. The original settlement was made in 1713, and in...
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    Visit Fortress of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco

    Visit Fortress of Mazagan, El Jadida, Morocco

    The design of the Fortress of Mazagan is a response to the development of modern artillery in the Renaissance.The star form of the fortress measures c 250m by 300m. The slightly inclined, massive walls are c 8m high on average, with a thickness of 10m, enclosing a patrolling peripheral walkway 2m wide. At the present time the fortification has four bastions: the Angel...
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    Visit Fortress of São João Baptista (Angra do Heroísmo), Terceira Island, Azores Islands

    Visit Fortress of São João Baptista (Angra do Heroísmo), Terceira Island, Azores Islands

    The Fortress of São João Baptista (Portuguese:Forte de São João Baptista), also known as theFort of São FilipeorFort of Monte Brasilis a historic fortress and defensive emplacement, located in the civil parish of Sé, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo in the Portuguese island of Terceira, archipelago of the Azores. A def...
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    Visit Fortress of São Miguel, Luanda, Angola

    Visit Fortress of São Miguel, Luanda, Angola

    Fortaleza de São Miguel or Saint Michael Fortress was a Portuguese fortress built in Luanda, Angola. São Miguel fort was built in 1576 by Paulo Dias de Novais. It became the administrative center of the colony in 1627 and was a major outlet for slave traffic to Brazil. The fort was for many years a self-contained town protected by thick walls encrusted w...
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    See Fortress of Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland (UNESCO site)

    See Fortress of Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland (UNESCO site)

    Suomenlinna, until 1918 Viapori (Finnish), or Sveaborg (Swedish), is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands (Kustaanmiekka, Susisaari, Iso-Mustasaari, Pikku-Mustasaari, Länsi-Mustasaari and Långören), and which now forms part of the city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage site and popular with both touri...
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    Visit Fortress of the Immaculate Conception, Nicaragua

    Visit Fortress of the Immaculate Conception, Nicaragua

    The Fortress of the Immaculate Conception is a fortification located on the southern bank of the Río San Juan (San Juan River), in the village of El Castillo in southern Nicaragua. The fortress is situated approximately 6 kilometers from the border with Costa Rica, at theRaudal del Diablorapids of the San Juan River. It was completed in 1675 as part of a series...
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    Visit Fort Ricasoli, Kalkara, Malta

    Visit Fort Ricasoli, Kalkara, Malta

    Fort Ricasoli (Maltese:Forti Rikażli) is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. It is not only the largest fort in Malta but also the largest i...
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    Explore Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site, Texas

    Explore Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site, Texas

    Fort Richardson was an United States Army installation located one mile (1.6 km) south of Jacksboro, Texas. Named in honor of Union General Israel B. Richardson, who died in the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War, it was active from 1867 to 1878. Today the site is called Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site & Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway....
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    Visit Fort Ross, California

    Visit Fort Ross, California

    Fort Ross, originally Fortress Ross is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California, in the United States. It was the hub of the southernmost Russian settlements in North America between 1812 to 1842. It has been the subject of archaeological investigation and is a California Historical Landmark, a National...
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    Visit Fort Rotterdam, Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Visit Fort Rotterdam, Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Fort Rotterdam is a 17th-century fort in Makassar on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a Dutch fort built on top of an existing fort of the Gowa Kingdom. The first fort on the site was constructed by the a local sultan in around 1634, to counter Dutch encroachments. The site was ceded to the Dutch under the Treaty of Bongaya, and they completely rebuilt it be...
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    See Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta, Malta

    See Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta, Malta

    Fort Saint Elmo is a fortification in Valletta, Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from Grand Harbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours. Since the mid-20th century, Fort Saint Elmo has housed Malta's police academy. The original George Cross that was awarded to Malta by King George VI in April 19...
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    Visit Fort Saint Joseph, Fort-Liberté, Haiti

    Visit Fort Saint Joseph, Fort-Liberté, Haiti

    Fort-Liberté is the administrative capital of the Nord-Est Department, Haiti. Haiti's independence was proclaimed here on November 29, 1803. The fort, as such, within the city limits was constructed in 1731 at the port near the land end facing the bay, built under the directive of Louis XV, King of France, in order to defend against invasions. Fort-Libert&eacut...
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    Visit Fort Saint Louis, Martinique

    Visit Fort Saint Louis, Martinique

    Fort Saint Louis (often hyphenated as Fort Saint-Louis) is a seaside fortress in Fort-de-France, Martinique. The present-day fort has evolved from earlier strongholds that were erected on the site as early as 1638, and has been known in previous incarnations as Fort Royal and Fort de la Republique. The modern-day Fort Saint Louis is both an active naval base and a lis...
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    See Fort San Sebastian, Shama, Ghana (UNESCO site)

    See Fort San Sebastian, Shama, Ghana (UNESCO site)

    Fort San Sebastian is a fort in Shama, Ghana. It was built by the Portuguese as a trading post in 1523 and captured by the Dutch West India Company in 1642. The first black European university professor, Anton Wilhelm Amo, lies interred in the fort's graveyard. The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.
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