Fort McHenry is the birthplace of “The Star-Spangled Banner”. Fort McHenry is located in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore and is set along the Patopsco River within a 42 acre park. The fort is best known for its successful defense of the city during the famous Battle of Baltimore in 1814 that inspired Francis…
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Kastellet Fort is a functioning military site that feels like a park. Kastellet Fort was built in 1606 and is positioned at the canal’s entrance to the city center of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally built as the main fortress in a ring of defenses around Copenhagen. Today, it is still an active military fort…
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Sungnyemun Gate (also known as Namdaemun Gate) is located in central Seoul and is designated as the National Treasure of South Korea in 1962. The name Namdaemun means Gate of Exalted Ceremonies. Sungnyemun Gate is one of the four Great Gates of Seoul, the Heunginjimun Gate is the only other surviving gate. Construction on the…
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The Belem Tower is on the northern bank of the Tegus River and was built in 1521 as part of the Tegus estuary defense system to defend Lisbon from sea attacks. The fort was originally built in the middle of the Tegus River on a small outcrop of rocks but with changes of flow of…
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Castle Saint Angelo has been a royal tomb, a prison, Pope’s residence and a fort. When I booked my trip to Rome I did not know about this Castle but it was located near my hotel and I had a few free hours that I wanted to make use of to see something. The Castle…
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