Castles.... (1 Viewer)

[Viking1066]

Marqab "Markab' Castle ENWI

Marqab "Markab' Margat Castle ROUX
Markab Castle (Margat Castle) Muslim 1062 Byzantines then Crusaders 1186 Mamluks captured 1285 SYRG

 

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[Viking1066]

Montfort Castle Teutonic Order 13th century Galilee 2 ISRA

Montfort inner gate tower WIKI

 

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[Viking1066]

Mseilha Fort, Batroun current fort was built in the 17th century LEBT

Mseilha Fort Lebanon WIKI

 

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[Lucky13]

Dirleton Castle....

 

[Lucky13]

Bothwell Castle....

 

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Urquhart Castle....

 

[Viking1066]

Fortress of Saladin, Byzantine-era castle in Syria 2015

 

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[Lucky13]

Huntly Castle....

 

[Viking1066]

Shmemis castle near Salamiyya WIKI

Shmemis castle (Qalat Shmamis) FACB

Shmemis castle view from the summit WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

Belvoir Castle built by Crusaders 12th-13th century ISRA

Belvoir Castle panorama CARN

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

Byzantine castle Angelokastro Greece

 

[Viking1066]

Trabzon Castle Turkey 2024

A plan of the fortifications of Trebizond. Engraved and printed by Wagner & Debes for Armenia, travels and studies, Vol.1 (1901) by Lynch, H. F. B. (1862-1913) WIKI

The empire of Trebizond was one of the last holdouts until its conquest by the Ottomans in 1461.

Map courtesy of WIKI.

Trabazon walls 2008
Trabazon The citadel 2020 WIKI

Walls Upper Town Trebizond

 

[A4K]

I wonder why they built it so near a big city

 

[Viking1066]

I wonder why they built it so near a big city

It has grown a great deal since it was built. It dates from the time of Cyrus the Great, 756 BC.

 

[special ed]

Cyrus isn't so great anymore.