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Eltz Castle

Eltz Castle stands within Germany’s Mosel valley, a remarkably intact medieval fortress dating back to the 12th century....

Germany Medieval 12TH Century Valley

9.0 Excellent

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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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Château de Chillon

The Château de Chillon is a historic fortress situated on an island in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Originally constructed...

Switzerland Medieval 13TH Century Savoy

8.8 Great

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Burg Hohenzollern

Burg Hohenzollern stands atop Mount Jagdhause near Hechingen, Swabia, Germany. This 19th-century fortress was rebuilt as...

Germany 19TH Century Hilltop Swabia

8.8 Great

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Gjirokastër Castle

A large medieval castle dominating Gjirokastër, Albania, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005 and housing the...

18TH Century Ottoman Hilltop Albania

8.2 Great

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Brimstone Hill Fortress

UNESCO World Heritage Site on St. Kitts, a major British colonial fortification developed from the late 17th century and...

18TH Century British Colonial Hilltop

8.0 Great

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Niš Fortress

Ottoman fortress in Niš, Serbia, constructed 1719–1723 on earlier Roman and Byzantine remains, one of the most extensive...

Serbia 18TH Century Ottoman Multi Era

7.5 Good

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Fort Mackinac

British fort on Mackinac Island, Michigan, constructed around 1780–1781 during the Revolutionary War and transferred to...

18TH Century USA Colonial Island

7.5 Good

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Fort Niagara

Strategic fort at the mouth of the Niagara River in New York, originally built by the French in 1726 and later held succ...

18TH Century USA New York Colonial

7.5 Good

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Real Felipe Fortress

Spanish colonial fortress in Callao, Peru, constructed in the 18th century as the primary maritime defense of Lima and o...

18TH Century Coastal Colonial Peru

7.5 Good

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Fort William Henry

British colonial fort at Lake George, New York, infamous for its 1757 fall to French and allied forces and the subsequen...

18TH Century USA New York Colonial

7.3 Good

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Fort Cornwallis

Star-shaped British fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, established by the East India Company in 1786 when Francis Li...

18TH Century British Colonial Malaysia

7.3 Good

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Forte de Almeida

Forte de Almeida is a massive 17th-century star fort in Portugal, heavily fortified during the Portuguese Restoration Wa...

18TH Century Portugal Border Napoleonic

7.0 Good

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Nikšić Fortress

Fortress in Nikšić, Montenegro, with origins in Roman and Byzantine periods, later rebuilt by the Ottomans and known loc...

18TH Century Ottoman Montenegro Multi Era

6.8 Fair

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Fort Mifflin

Revolutionary War fort on Mud Island in the Delaware River near Philadelphia, defended against a prolonged British siege...

18TH Century USA Revolutionary War Pennsylvania

6.8 Fair

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Fort Frederica

British colonial fortification on St. Simons Island, Georgia, established by James Oglethorpe in 1736 to defend the new...

18TH Century USA British Colonial

6.8 Fair

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Lohagad Fort

Hill fort near Pune, Maharashtra, meaning 'Iron Fort' in Marathi, used by Shivaji Maharaj as a treasury and a strategica...

18TH Century India Maratha Hilltop

6.8 Fair

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Fort de Chartres

French colonial fort built in the 1720s along the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois, serving as the administrati...

18TH Century French USA Colonial

6.5 Fair

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Fort Marlborough

British fort built between 1713 and 1719 in Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, considered the largest British fort constructe...

18TH Century British Indonesia Colonial

6.5 Fair

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Beau Bassin Fort

Colonial-era fortification in Mauritius constructed during French rule to protect inland settlements, later retained and...

18TH Century French Mauritius Colonial

6.0 Fair