Fortifications are military constructions or buildings designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and also used to solidify rule in a region during peace time. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. The term is derived from the Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make").
Fortifications
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10Fort near Penningsveer, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named Stelling van Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. Fort near Penningsveer, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam.
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10Fort near Spijkerboor, North front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
Fort near Spijkerboor (1913) is one of 42 fortifications of the so-called Defence Line of Amsterdam. Recognized by Unesco as a World Heritage site, Mostly mostly due to the ingenious concept of using controlled flooding, to stop the enemy.
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10Fort near the Liebrug, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named Stelling van Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. Fort near the Liebrug, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam.
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10Fort near Uithoorn, South front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named Stelling van Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. Fort near Uithoorn, South front, Defence Line of Amsterdam.
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10Fort near Veldhuis, Northwest front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
The Fort near Veldhuis had the job of defending the causeway coming from Heemskerk/Assumburg. This dike served in part to regulate the accurate flooding of the land on both of its sides (inundation dike). The defensible earthwork was completed in 1893, the shellproof building in 1897.
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10Fort near Velsen, Northwest front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
This is the only Defence Line fortress made of concrete that has been partly demolished. The fort was outfitted, amongst others, with three turrets with 150 mm guns. These had a long range and could fire at targets as far as the estuary of the North Sea Canal and the area between the towns of Haarlem and Castricum.
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10Fort near Vijfhuizen, Southwest front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
Fort Vijfhuizen is one of forty-two forts in the Defense Line of Amsterdam (Dutch: stelling van Amsterdam), a World Heritage Site. It is located in the town of Vijfhuizen on the ringvaart which surrounds the Haarlemmermeer polder.
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10Fort North of Purmerend, North front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
The Fort north of Purmerend was constructed in order to defend the accesses that were formed by the Beemsterringdijk (dike) and the Purmerenderweg and Rijperweg roads in the Beemster Polder.
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10Fort North of Spaarndam, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named Stelling van Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. Fort North of Spaarndam, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam.
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8Fort of Santa Luzia, Elvas
Fort of Santa Luzia, Elvas. The well-preserved 17th Century fortifications of Fort de Santa Luzia to the north of the old town Elvas.
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10Fort Pampus, Zuiderzee front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
Pampus is an artificial island and late 19th-century sea fort located in the IJmeer near Amsterdam. It now belongs to the municipality of Gooise Meren and is open to visitors.
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10Fort South of Spaarndam, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named Stelling van Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. Fort South of Spaarndam, West front, Defence Line of Amsterdam.
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10Fort Uitermeer, Southeast front, Defence Line of Amsterdam
Fort Uitermeer forms part of the "New Dutch Water Line" - a defence line built in the 1840' s - and is unique due to its strategic location on the river Vecht.
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3Fortification (Ruins), Stanislawczyk
Fortification Ruins in Stanislawczyk village in the administrative district of Gmina Przemysl, within Przemysl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.
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1Fortifications of Vauban, Longwy
The Fortifications of Vauban are 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the borders of France. Fortifications of Vauban, Longwy.
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5Fortifications, Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
Fortifications in Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle in Kamianets-Podilskyi city on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi.
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7Fortified Castle (Ruins), Trojca
Fortified Castle Ruins in Trojca village in the administrative district of Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.
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3Fortified church, Biertan
The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan, Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary.
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1Fortified church, Darjiu
The Darjiu fortified church is a Unitarian fortified church in Darjiu, Harghita County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the Szekely Hungarian community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary.
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1Fortified church, Saschiz
The Evangelical Church of Saschiz was built between 1493 and 1496 by Saxon colonists. The monument is very impressive due to its sheer size and the way the fortifying elements have been adapted to the shape of a church building.
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5Fortified Church, Sutkivtsi
Fortified Church, Sutkivtsi village, Khmelnytsky oblast, Ukraine. Intercession Church-Castle was built conceivably as a dungeon of Sutkivtsi castle. In 1476 it was rebuilt into Intercession church as evidenced by an inscription on one of the bells.
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1Fortified church, Valea Viilor
The Valea Viilor fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Valea Viilor (Wurmloch), Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
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3Fortified church, Viscri
The Viscri fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Viscri, Brasov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania. It was built by the ethnic German Transylvanian Saxon community at a time when the area belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary.
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2Fortress (Ruins), Talmaciu
Fortress Ruins near Talmaciu in Sibiu County, in central Romania, 20 km south of the county capital Sibiu.
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5Fortress of Aluston (Ruins)
The Fortress of Aluston was constructed in VI century by Byzantines. It was expanding and step by step it developed into a small fortified town. The Fortress defended the coast against nomads, controlled the harbour and secured navigation of merchant vessels.
