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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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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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Amber Fort

The Amber Fort sits atop a hill overlooking Jaipur, Rajasthan. This Rajput fortress was primarily built during the reign...

India Rajput Hilltop Rajasthan

8.7 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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Gjirokastër Castle

Gjirokastër Castle is a prominent medieval and Ottoman-era fortress that dominates the skyline of Gjirokastër, Albania....

18TH Century Ottoman Hilltop Albania

8.2 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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Niš Fortress

Niš Fortress is a well-preserved Ottoman fortification located in the city of Niš, Serbia. Constructed between 1719 and...

Serbia 18TH Century Ottoman Multi Era

7.5 Good

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Fort Mackinac

Fort Mackinac is a former British and American military outpost situated on Mackinac Island in Lake Huron, Michigan. The...

18TH Century USA Colonial Island

7.5 Good

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Fort Niagara

Fort Niagara is a historic military fortification located at the mouth of the Niagara River near its intersection with L...

18TH Century USA New York Colonial

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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Fort William Henry

Fort William Henry was a British military fort at the southern end of Lake George in present-day New York. Built during...

18TH Century USA New York Colonial

7.3 Good

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Fort Cornwallis

Fort Cornwallis is a coastal fortification in George Town on Penang Island, Malaysia. The British East India Company est...

18TH Century British Colonial Malaysia

7.3 Good

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Fort Mifflin

Fort Mifflin is an eighteenth-century fortification on Mud Island in the Delaware River near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

18TH Century USA Revolutionary War Pennsylvania

6.8 Fair

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Fort Frederica

Fort Frederica was a British colonial settlement and fortification on St. Simons Island, Georgia, established by James O...

18TH Century USA British Colonial

6.8 Fair

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Lohagad Fort

Lohagad Fort is a Maratha-era hill fort near Lonavala and Pune in Maharashtra, India. Its name means “Iron Fort” in Mara...

18TH Century India Maratha Hilltop

6.8 Fair

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Fort de Chartres

Fort de Chartres was a French colonial military and administrative post on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in...

18TH Century French USA Colonial

6.5 Fair

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Fort Marlborough

Fort Marlborough is a British colonial fort in Bengkulu, on the southwestern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The East India...

18TH Century British Indonesia Colonial

6.5 Fair