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Hwaseong Fortress

Hwaseong Fortress is a significant 18th-century walled city constructed in Suwon, South Korea by King Jeongjo of the Jos...

18TH Century South Korea Walled City Joseon

8.8 Great

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Galle Fort

The Galle Fort is a remarkably preserved coastal fortress located in Sri Lanka. Constructed by the Dutch East India Comp...

Coastal Dutch Colonial 17TH Century

8.8 Great

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Castillo de San Marcos

The Castillo de San Marcos is a masonry star fort located in St. Augustine, Florida, constructed by the Spanish Empire b...

Spanish USA Florida Colonial

8.6 Great

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Xi'an City Wall

The Xi'an City Wall is an ancient defensive fortification that forms a complete rectangular ring around the historic cen...

China Walled City 14TH Century Plains

8.5 Great

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Elmina Castle

Elmina Castle, located in present-day Ghana, was constructed by the Portuguese in 1482 and is the oldest surviving Europ...

Colonial Portuguese Ghana 15TH Century

8.5 Great

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Cape Coast Castle

Cape Coast Castle is a historical fortress located on the coast of Ghana, originally built by the Swedes in the 17th cen...

Coastal Colonial 17TH Century Ghana

8.5 Great

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Agra Fort

Agra Fort is a historical fortification in the city of Agra, India, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Construc...

India Imperial 16TH Century Mughal

8.4 Great

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Fort Bourtange

Fort Bourtange is a historical star fort located in the Groningen province of the Netherlands. Constructed in 1593 on th...

Netherlands 16TH Century Groningen Star Fort

8.3 Great

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Diyarbakır Fortress

Diyarbakır Fortress is one of the largest and best-preserved basalt city walls in the world, enclosing the city of Diyar...

Turkey Ancient Walled City Basalt

8.3 Great

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Zamość Fortifications

The Zamość Fortifications are a comprehensive system of defensive works surrounding the Renaissance town of Zamość in ea...

Renaissance Poland 16TH Century Star Fort

8.0 Great

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Brimstone Hill Fortress

Brimstone Hill Fortress is a well-preserved colonial-era military fortification located on the island of St. Kitts in th...

18TH Century British Colonial Hilltop

8.0 Great

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Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga is an 18th-century star fort at the southern tip of Lake Champlain, New York, originally built by Franc...

USA New York Colonial Revolutionary

7.8 Good

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Junagarh Fort

Junagarh Fort is a historic fortress situated in the city of Bikaner in the arid region of Rajasthan, India. Constructed...

India 16TH Century Plains Rajasthan

7.8 Good

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Fort Santiago

Fort Santiago is a historic citadel situated within the walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines, originally con...

Spanish Colonial Philippines 16TH Century

7.8 Good

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Fort de Salses

Fort de Salses is a heavily fortified military structure located near the town of Salses-le-Château in the Pyrénées-Orie...

Spanish France Transitional 15TH Century

7.5 Good

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Vaxholm Fortress

Vaxholm Fortress is a coastal defense structure located on an island in the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden. The initial f...

Sweden Coastal Island 16TH Century

7.5 Good

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Forte di Belvedere

Forte di Belvedere is a star-shaped fortress located on a hill overlooking the city of Florence, Italy. Commissioned by...

Italy Florence 16TH Century Hilltop

7.5 Good

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Real Felipe Fortress

The Real Felipe Fortress is an 18th-century Spanish colonial military complex located in the port city of Callao, Peru....

18TH Century Coastal Colonial Peru

7.5 Good

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Festung Rosenberg

Festung Rosenberg is a well-preserved medieval and Renaissance-era fortress situated on a hilltop above the town of Kron...

Germany 16TH Century Hilltop Star Fort

7.5 Good

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A Famosa

A Famosa is a historical Portuguese fortress located in Malacca, Malaysia, originally constructed in 1511 following the...

Colonial Malaysia 16TH Century Portuguese

7.5 Good