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List of bastion forts

This is a list of bastion forts.

A 17th-century plan of the fortress town of Coevorden in the Netherlands
Map of Palmanova in 1593. The town is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017.[1]

Angola edit

Antigua and Barbuda edit

Bahrain edit

Belarus edit

Benin edit

Brazil edit

 
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz, Itamaracá
 
Forte das Cinco Pontas, Recife

Canada edit

 
Fort George on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cabo Verde edit

 
Fort São Filipe on Santiago Island

China edit

Macau

Croatia edit

Cuba edit

Cyprus edit

 
Map of Nicosia in Cyprus, created in 1597

Czech Republic edit

 
Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř

Denmark edit

 
Kronborg Castle, Helsingør

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Estonia edit

Finland edit

 
Svartholm from the air

France edit

 
Aerial photograph of Neuf Brisach

Ghana edit

Germany edit

Guinea-Bissau edit

Hungary edit

India edit

 
Plan (top-view) of Fort William, c. 1844

Goa

Indonesia edit

Israel edit

Italy edit

 
The town of Palmanova is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017.[1]

Republic of Ireland edit

Japan edit

 
The 19th-century Goryōkaku
  • Goryōkaku (五稜郭), Hakodate, Hokkaido
  • Shiryōkaku (四稜郭), Hakodate, Hokkaido
  • Matsumae Clan Hekirichi Jinya (松前藩戸切地陣屋), Hokuto, Hokkaido
  • Tatsuokajō (龍岡城) in Saku, Nagano, Honshu

Latvia edit

Lithuania edit

Malaysia edit

Malta edit

 
Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta

Mexico edit

Morocco edit

Mozambique edit

 
Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Maputo

Netherlands edit

Groningen edit

 
Fort Bourtange

Friesland edit

Drenthe edit

Overijssel edit

Gelderland edit

Utrecht edit

North Holland edit

 
Model of the fortifications of Naarden

South Holland edit

Zeeland edit

North Brabant edit

 
Willemstad from the air

Limburg edit

Norway edit

Philippines edit

Portugal edit

 
The Fortress of Almeida

Poland edit

Puerto Rico edit

 
Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan

Romania edit

Russia edit

São Tomé e Príncipe edit

Serbia edit

 
Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia
 
Pančevo Fortress in Pančevo, 18th century

Slovakia edit

 
Star Fort in Komárno, Slovakia
  • Nové Zámky – only to be seen as a hexagonally shaped city centre
  • Komárno – mostly preserved city fortification complex contains Komárno fortress (New and Old) and fortifications of the city as Palatine's line and Vah's line and also three forts in the area of neighbouring city Komárom (Igmand, Csillag (English: Star) and Monostor) (see Hungary)
  • Leopoldov – mostly preserved, serving as state prison built like Fortress Leopoldov
  • Holíč – château of the Habsburgs named Holíč Castle (Slovak: Holíčsky kaštieľ) rebuilt from a 17th-century fortress with the history going to 12th century.

South Africa edit

  • Fort de Goede Hoop 1652–1674, demolished after permanent residence was taken up in the Castle of Good Hope.
  • Castle of Good Hope 1666–current, constructed to replace the earthen Fort de Goede Hoop.

Spain edit

 
One of the bastions of the Citadel of Pamplona

Sri Lanka edit

Suriname edit

Sweden edit

Taiwan edit

Ukraine edit

United Kingdom edit

 
Fort George, Scotland from the air. It is the best preserved fort of its era in the British Isles.

The outlines of some other star forts from the English Civil War exist. These were often built of ditches and earthen ramparts and were redoubts built to defend weak points in older fortifications such as Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, was built to defend a hill within 17th-century artillery range of the city's medieval walls.

United States edit

Venezuela edit

Vietnam edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "The city of Bergamo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-03-19). "Halifax Citadel National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-05-02). "Fort George National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  4. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-06-24). "Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. ^ "Nyborg fortress".
  6. ^ "Nyborg Fortress · Slotsgade 34, 5800 Nyborg, Denmark".
  7. ^ "Barokni grad – tvrđava Pančevo". korzoportal.com (in Serbian). 27 October 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

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