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Temple of Lord Shiva on the top of Raigad Fort They provided safe havens for Maratha forces and were instrumental in guerrilla warfare tactics, allowing swift attacks and retreats. The forts were integral to Maratha military strategies, particularly in guerrilla warfare.
Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire [2] [27] The Temple including Temple Church, London [1] Inner Temple; Middle Temple; Temple Mills, Stratford, London [27] Temple Cowton, North Yorkshire [27] Westerdale Preceptory, North Yorkshire [27] Temple Cowley, Oxfordshire [1] Templars Square, Oxfordshire; Cameley and Temple Cloud, Somerset [28] Templecombe ...
Pliska capital city castle and fortress; Plovdiv fortifications and walls - Eastern gate of Philippopolis, Hisar Kapia and Nebet Tepe; Preslav capital city castle and fortress; Nesebar town fortress; Nicopolis ad Istrum Roman fortress and town, Nikyup, Veliko Tarnovo; Nicopolis ad Nestum Roman fortress and town, Garmen, Gotse Delchev ...
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make"). [1] Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico.
The King of France took as frontier fortresses Cathar castles near the border between the historic Trencavel territories and the Roussillon, which still belonged to the King of Aragon. Five of these became Royal citadels, garrisoned by a small troop of French royal troops.
Chausath Yogini temple known as Mahamaya temple N-OR-62 All ancient caves, structures and other monuments or remains situated on the Udaygiri and the Khandagiri hills (also: Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves ) except the temple of Parasnath on the top of the Khandagiri hill and also the temple in front of the Barabhuji and the Trisula Caves
It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of city , meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. In a fortification with bastions , the citadel is the strongest part of the system, sometimes well inside the outer walls and bastions, but often forming part of ...
Erebuni Fortress (Armenian: Էրեբունի ամրոց, romanized: Erebuni amrots') is an Urartian fortified city, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It is 1,017 metres (3,337 ft) above sea level. [ 1 ] It was one of several fortresses built along the northern Urartian border and was one of the most important political, economic and cultural centers ...