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A bastion fort or trace italienne (a phrase derived from non-standard French, meaning 'Italian outline') is a fortification in a style developed during the early modern period in response to the ascendancy of gunpowder weapons such as cannon, which rendered earlier medieval approaches to fortification obsolete.
Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia Pančevo Fortress in Pančevo, 18th century. Belgrade Fortress, Belgrade, partially razed after the Berlin Congress of 1878 and the end of the Military Frontier. Restored several times afterwards and areas repurposed. Fetislam, Kladovo, Turkish bastion fort until 1867. Restored several times afterwards.
John Mollo (18 March 1931 – 25 October 2017) was a British costume designer and writer on the history of the military uniform.He is perhaps best known for creating the costumes for the first two installments of the Star Wars original film trilogy.
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Krull is a 1983 British [1] science fantasy adventure film [2] directed by Peter Yates and distributed by Columbia Pictures.It stars Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, and Alun Armstrong.
The fortress of Real Fuerte de la Concepción (English: Royal Fortress of the Conception) is a star fortress built in the Vaubanesque style. It is located 0.6 miles (0.97 km) west of the village of Aldea del Obispo [3] in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. [4]
As with the siege parallel, the strength of Vauban's defensive designs was his ability to synthesise and adapt the work of others to create a more powerful whole. His first works used the 'star-shape' or bastion fort design, also known as the trace Italienne, based on the designs of Antoine de Ville (1596–1656) and Blaise Pagan (1603–1665 ...
William Ware Theiss (/ θ aɪ s /; November 20, 1931 – December 15, 1992) [1] was an American costume designer for television and film.. His film credits as costume designer include Spartacus, Harold and Maude, Bound for Glory, Pete's Dragon (uncredited), Who'll Stop the Rain, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, The Man with One Red Shoe, and Heart Like a Wheel.