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Stari Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Град, pronounced [stâːriː ɡrâd], "Old Town") is a fortress near the city of Užice, in central Serbia. Today in ruins, it is an example of typical medieval Serbian architecture. Historians believe it was built in the second half of the 14th century to control movement along nearby roads, and the ...
The walls of Starigrad are 262m above sea level. The approach and gateway into Starigrad was protected by a bastion (center) and a barbican (right). The fortress or Fortica was built during the Croatian–Ottoman wars as a primary defence against the Ottoman Empire. The precipitous fortification is sited on a 262 m (860 ft) ridge above the town ...
The Old town of Visoki (Serbo-Croatian: Stari grad Visoki, Стари град Високи, pronounced) was a medieval royal castle town built during the 14th century on the top of the hill overlooking town of Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fortress Despot Stefan Tower, Belgrade Fortress: Belgrade: Stari Grad: Belgrade: ca. 1405 Under restoration Castle: Diana Fortress: Kladovo: Kladovo: Bor District: 101 AD Preserved ruins Fortress Duboc Fortress: Vučitrn: Vučitrn: Kosovska Mitrovica District: 8th-9th century BCE Remains Fortress Fetislam: Upstream from Kladovo: Kladovo: Bor ...
The Ozalj fortress, located on the stone cliff perched above the Kupa River, is one of the best-known fortifications of this type in Croatia. It is a very old stronghold (first mentioned in 1244) that has been converted into a castle.
Travnik Castle, locally known as Stari Grad Castle (old town castle), is a medieval town-fortress complex in the town of Travnik, Central Bosnia Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Location [ edit ]
Žrnov (Serbian Cyrillic: Жрнов) or Žrnovan (Жрнован) was a medieval fortress on the highest top of the Avala Mountain, at 511 metres (1,677 ft), in Belgrade, Serbia. The Ancient Romans had built an outpost there, and later the Serbs expanded it into a fortress.
Ostrovica Castle on a foggy autumn day in 2013. The Ostrovica Castle (Bosnian: Stari grad Ostrovica, Ottoman Turkish: Ostroviçe kalesi) is a large medieval structure situated above the small village of Ostrovica near Kulen Vakuf, Bihać municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.