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Citadel of Mycenae

The Citadel of Mycenae is an ancient citadel located on a Greek hilltop dating back to the Bronze Age. It represents one...

Ancient Unesco Greece Bronze Age

9.5 Brilliant

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El Morro, San Juan (Castillo San Felipe del Morro)

El Morro, also known as Castillo San Felipe del Morro, is a significant 16th-century citadel situated in San Juan, Puert...

Spanish Coastal Colonial Unesco

9.4 Excellent

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Jaisalmer Fort

The Jaisalmer Fort, located in Rajasthan, India, represents a remarkably preserved medieval citadel. Constructed in the...

India Desert Medieval Unesco

9.3 Excellent

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Citadelle Laferrière

Citadelle Laferrière is a mountain fortress near Milot in northern Haiti, built under Henri Christophe after Haiti’s ind...

Royal Unesco Haiti Nineteenth Century

9.3 Excellent

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Citadelle Henry Christophe

The Citadelle Henry Christophe, also known as Citadelle Laferrière, is a nineteenth-century fortress on Pic Laferrière i...

Royal Haiti Nineteenth Century National Symbol

9.3 Excellent

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Citadel of Aleppo

The Citadel of Aleppo stands as one of the world’s oldest and largest medieval fortifications. Constructed beginning in...

Medieval Islamic Unesco Syria

9.2 Excellent

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Chittorgarh Fort

Chittorgarh Fort dominates Rajasthan’s Aravalli Hills. Constructed over centuries beginning in the 7th century, it repre...

India Medieval Unesco Rajput

9.2 Excellent

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Fortress of Suomenlinna

The Fortress of Suomenlinna is an eighteenth-century maritime fortification built across islands off Helsinki, Finland....

Unesco Island Maritime Finland

9.2 Excellent

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Rohtas Fort

Rohtas Fort stands as a significant 16th-century citadel in Pakistan, constructed by Sher Shah Suri. The fort’s strategi...

Military Unesco 16TH Century Pakistan

9.1 Excellent

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Mystras Citadel

The Mystras Citadel represents a remarkably preserved medieval city situated atop a Greek hillside. It functioned as a k...

Medieval Byzantine Unesco Greece

9.1 Excellent

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Citadel of Besançon

The Citadel of Besançon represents a significant example of 17th-century defensive design. Constructed under the supervi...

France Unesco 17TH Century Hilltop

9.1 Excellent

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Citadel of Salah Ed-Din

The Citadel of Salah Ed-Din is a medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, positioned on a steep ridge between the coasta...

Unesco Syria Hilltop Crusader

9.1 Excellent

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Bam Citadel

The Bam Citadel, or Arg-e Bam, is a fortified mudbrick settlement in Kerman Province, Iran, associated with the historic...

Desert Unesco Iran Mudbrick

9.1 Excellent

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Pingyao City Walls

The Pingyao City Walls enclose the historic center of Pingyao in Shanxi, China. The present defensive system was built i...

China Urban Unesco Walled City

9.1 Excellent

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Citadel of Khiva (Ichon Qala)

Ichon Qala, or Citadel of Khiva, is a remarkably preserved medieval city located in Uzbekistan. Constructed primarily fr...

Medieval Royal Unesco Uzbekistan

9.0 Excellent

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Citadel of Bukhara (Ark of Bukhara)

The Citadel of Bukhara, also known as the Ark of Bukhara, is a substantial ancient fortress situated in Uzbekistan’s cap...

Urban Royal Ancient Uzbekistan

8.9 Great

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Citadel of Bukhara

The Citadel of Bukhara, commonly called the Ark, is a large fortified enclosure in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. For centuries it...

Royal Museum Uzbekistan Silk Road

8.9 Great

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Citadel of Gondar (Fasil Ghebbi)

Fasil Ghebbi is a 17th-century fortified royal enclosure located in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia. Founded by Emperor Fas...

Royal Unesco 17TH Century Highland

8.7 Great

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Gongsanseong Fortress

Gongsanseong Fortress is a fortified hilltop site in Gongju, South Korea, associated with the Baekje kingdom's capital a...

Royal South Korea Unesco Hilltop

8.2 Great

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Citadel of Samarkand (Afrasiab)

Afrasiab is the site of the ancient ruined citadel and settlement of Samarkand, located in modern-day Uzbekistan. Archae...

Medieval Ancient Uzbekistan Silk Road

7.8 Good