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List of bastion forts

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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

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Antigua and Barbuda

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Bahrain

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Belarus

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Benin

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Brazil

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

Canada

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Fort George on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cabo Verde

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Fort São Filipe on Santiago Island

China

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Macau

Croatia

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Cuba

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Cyprus

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Map of Nicosia in Cyprus, created in 1597

Czech Republic

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Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř

Denmark

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Kronborg Castle, Helsingør

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Estonia

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Finland

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Svartholm from the air

France

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Aerial photograph of Neuf Brisach

Ghana

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Germany

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Guinea-Bissau

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Hungary

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India

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

Goa

Indonesia

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Israel

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Italy

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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

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Japan

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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

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Lithuania

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Malaysia

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Malta

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Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta

Mexico

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Morocco

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Mozambique

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Fort Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Maputo

Netherlands

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Groningen

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Fort Bourtange

Friesland

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Drenthe

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Overijssel

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Gelderland

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Utrecht

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North Holland

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Model of the fortifications of Naarden

South Holland

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Zeeland

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North Brabant

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Willemstad from the air

Limburg

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Norway

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Philippines

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Portugal

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The Fortress of Almeida

Poland

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Puerto Rico

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan

Romania

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Russia

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São Tomé e Príncipe

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Serbia

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

Slovakia

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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

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  • 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

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One of the bastions of the Citadel of Pamplona

Sri Lanka

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Suriname

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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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

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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References

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  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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