fortification

military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases

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military structures, defensive works, military fortification, fortifications (see also fortress) class, architectural structure, military building, agadir, alcázar, bunker, alcazaba, Portuguese fortifications on the Zambezi River, Umbertini Forts, Vauban fortifications, Coastal fortifications of New Zealand, Device Forts, hiṣn, albacara, London Defence Positions, Palmerston Forts, Dover Palmerston Forts, Portsmouth Palmerston Forts, qalat, Ammunition shelters in the Kraków Fortress, Forts of Brazil, Portuguese fortifications of Mombasa, fortified palace, Hellenistic fortifications, Austrian forts in the Polesine, Fortifications of Grenoble, defense structure, Czechoslovak border fortifications during the Cold War, barrage, torpedo battery, Isars of the mountainous Crimea, castle, Russian fortifications in autonomous Finland, fort, lilia, principia, letzi, tata somba, tata, medieval fortification, dugout, defence work, Maginot Line shelter, block, combat block, Maginot line interval casemate, fortified line, Groepsschuilplaats Type P, military camp, diateichisma, border barrier, ribat, circular rampart, field fortification, fortified house, rampart, gompa, fortified church, chartaque, isolated fortification, coffre, fixed fortification, clusa, fest, fortified farm, Maginot Line fort, stronghold, barmkin, battifredo, castellaro, phrourion, tarasa, defensible barracks, strongpoint, guard line, castro, chashi, coastal defence and fortification, culă, motilla, revetment, zwinger, storm obstacle, stäk, kirigishi, permanent fortification, defensive tower, carrago, national redoubt, entrenchment, schanze, foxhole, bâtie, flanking structure, overhang, Roman fortification, earthen castle, fire facility, anti-tank wall, human fortified settlement, pukara, tulou, castelliere, city walls, tagliata stradale, city fortifications, Twydall profile, qila, slave fort, Cuirasse Decauville, neutraliteitsbunker, fortress island, fortified ecclesiastical site, turret, artillery battery, hoarding, casemate Pamart, fortified settlement, gun shelter, anchor pole, tarisznyavár, natural fortification, village fortifications, wagon fort, zingel, ricetto, tabor, dzong, fortified town, hillfort, landwehr, anti-submarine net, missile launch facility, watchtower, bridge castle, bridgehead, cover ditch, barbette, blockhouse, city gate, burh, citadel, moat, gord, werkgruppe, casemate, ostrog, palazzo in fortezza, sconce, breastwork, compound, crannog, dun, gulyay-gorod, Japanese castle, pillbox, polygonal fort, sangar, ocres, fortified cemetery, defensive wall, Pfostenschlitzmauer, electric fence, earthworks, roundel, faussebraye, neck ditch, barrage, blast wall, Cross-wall, Angstloch, slip gate, corner tower, ridge-shaped well bore, sandbag, abatis, zangentor, observation post, guardhouse, Cloche d'arme mixte modèle 1934, LG cloche, Dame, albarrana tower, orillon, great hall, Siege ramp, Wall of the Arabs, VDP cloche, glacis, advanced work, castle well, butter-churn tower, couvreface, Dirnitz, Banquette, JM cloche, Hesco bastion, counterguard, gate tower, caponier, concertina wire, razor wire, cheval de frise, defensive wall, embrasure, star fort, hoarding, drawbridge, tower, city gate, bastion, fortified tower, portcullis, barbican, moat, hornwork, machicolation, murder hole, postern, merlon, dungeon, lunette, curtain wall, cavalier, ravelin, redan, battlement, wall, bartizan, place-of-arms, rampart, bretèche, vallum, fighting platform, Shield wall, witch tower, elevated entrance, gorge, chamber gate, bawn, Muthaus, crownwork, chemise, Sudis, outwork, retrenchment, bergfried, fortified gateway, dugout, reduit, escarpa, keep, Main Line of Resistance, Point d'appui, Tenail, Yett, cubelo, cannonade, dondae, ditch, arrowslit, Crémaillère, counterscarp battery, chemin de ronde, überzimmer, Czech hedgehog, Boulder wall, counterscarp, weapon turret, wicket gate, ankle breaker, bent entrance, Cascan, cavin, coffer, Contramure, Tenaille, coracha, turret, batardeau

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Historical Countries:

Kingdom of Great Britain:

Palmerston Forts - star fort - Device Forts - hiṣn - albacara - alcázar - London Defence Positions - qalat - Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd - keep - alcazaba - pillbox - fortified palace - St George and Related Fortifications - Portsmouth Palmerston Forts

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland:

Palmerston Forts - star fort - Device Forts - hiṣn - albacara - alcázar - London Defence Positions - qalat - Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd - keep - alcazaba - pillbox - fortified palace - St George and Related Fortifications - Portsmouth Palmerston Forts

Kingdom of England:

Palmerston Forts - star fort - Device Forts - hiṣn - albacara - alcázar - London Defence Positions - qalat - Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd - keep - alcazaba - pillbox - fortified palace - St George and Related Fortifications - Portsmouth Palmerston Forts

1539-01-01T00:00:00Z

Device Forts

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Frameless

20090529 Great Wall Simatai 8350

2014 Nowy Aton, Twierdza Anakopia (06)

2014 Nysa, bastion św. Jadwigi 05

Ajaccio citadelle echauguette

Corsica Bonifacio Ville haute Falaises

Escalier plage, Île aux Moines, Morbihan, France

Fort thüngen Dräi Eechelen 01

Hourds Castelnaud

Lörrach - Burg Rötteln - Bergfried1

Puerta Nueva de Bisagra, Toledo

Pula (Italy) - Torre del Coltellazzo (05)

Thomas Bresson - Cour (by)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

fort		Ammunition shelters in the Kraków Fortress	fortification, group of structures or buildings, Poland	Wikidata
fort		Austrian forts in the Polesine	fortification, Italy, group of structures or buildings, google	Wikidata
fort		Coastal fortifications of New Zealand	fortification, group of structures or buildings, New Zealand	Wikidata
fort		Czechoslovak border fortifications during the Cold War	fortification, group of structures or buildings, Czechoslovakia	Wikidata
fort	1539	Device Forts	fortification, group of structures or buildings, United Kingdom	Wikidata
fort		Fortifications of Grenoble	fortification, group of structures or buildings, google	Wikidata
fort		Forts of Brazil	fortification, group of structures or buildings, Brazil, google	Wikidata
fort		Hellenistic fortifications	fortification, group of structures or buildings, google	Wikidata
fort		Isars of the mountainous Crimea	group of structures or buildings, ruins, archaeological site, Russia, Ukraine, fortification	Wikidata
fort		London Defence Positions	fortification, group of structures or buildings, United Kingdom	Wikidata
fort		Palmerston Forts	fortification, group of structures or buildings, United Kingdom	Wikidata
fort		Portuguese fortifications of Mombasa	fortification, group of structures or buildings, Kenya, google	Wikidata
fort		Portuguese fortifications on the Zambezi River	fortification, group of structures or buildings, Mozambique, google	Wikidata
fort		Russian fortifications in autonomous Finland	fortification, group of structures or buildings	Wikidata
fort		Umbertini Forts	fortification, Italy, group of structures or buildings, google	Wikidata
fort		Vauban fortifications	fortification, group of structures or buildings, google	Wikidata
image	2009	20090529 Great Wall Simatai 8350		Wikimedia
image	2014	2014 Nowy Aton, Twierdza Anakopia (06)		Wikimedia
image	2014	2014 Nysa, bastion św. Jadwigi 05		Wikimedia
image	2013	Ajaccio citadelle echauguette		Wikimedia
image	2014	Corsica Bonifacio Ville haute Falaises		Wikimedia
image	2014	Escalier plage, Île aux Moines, Morbihan, France		Wikimedia
image	2011	Fort thüngen Dräi Eechelen 01		Wikimedia
image	2011	Hourds Castelnaud		Wikimedia
image	2012	Lörrach - Burg Rötteln - Bergfried1		Wikimedia
image	2009	Puerta Nueva de Bisagra, Toledo		Wikimedia
image	2013	Pula (Italy) - Torre del Coltellazzo (05)		Wikimedia
image	2009	Thomas Bresson - Cour (by)		Wikimedia

fortification

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