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  • Fortified crenelated walls of Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, looking to the South East, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and housing. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank of the river Osum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure on the battlements throwing rocks on the enemy, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures on the battlements with weapons of a spear, an axe and a bow and arrow, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0271.jpg
  • Crenelated tower and cannons at the Fortaleza San Felipe, or El Morro de San Felipe, a defensive fortress built 1564-77 to protect Puerto Plata from pirates, in Puerto Plata province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. In 1983 the Museo de la Fortaleza San Felipe was opened here, containing military artefacts from the fort's history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_013.jpg
  • An archer on the battlements, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. On the banister above are carved symbols of shells (coquilles Saint-Jacques) and hearts (coeurs), representing the name Jacques Coeur. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0272.jpg
  • Crenelated wall with corner turret, and behind, the Alcazar de Colon, or Columbus Alcazar, built 1510-12 in Gothic Mudejar style, under Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, who was 4th Governor of the Indies, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building houses the Museo Alcazar de Diego Colon, displaying Gothic and Renaissance European art. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_147.jpg
  • 2 ladies watching the siege from a window and an archer in the battlements below, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0302.jpg
  • Chateau de Rully above the village of Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade and entrance of the Chateau de Rully seen from the lower courtyard, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. This 12th century fortress consisting of a square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC16_FRANCE_MC_0280.jpg
  • Figures on the battlements with weapons and heavy objects to throw down, on the monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0301.jpg
  • Square keep or donjon, 12th century, at the Chateau de Rully, Rully, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. The fortress, with its square keep with round towers and a 14th century crenelated curtain wall was transformed in the 15th century by the Saint-Leger family, who added a succession of rooms around the courtyard. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental fireplace called 'Les Jeux de la Guerre' or 'War games', with foliage and animals on the bottom of the lintel, crenelated battlements with figures defending a fortress or perhaps burghers defending a town above and 2 windows with fine ladies watching the spectacle of the siege, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Monumental fireplace with detailed sculpted foliage and crenellated turrets, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, in the Salle des Festins or Hall of Feasts, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. The Salle des Festins was used for receptions. It has a monumental fireplace, a high lodge for musicians and a hatch enabling dishes to be brought quickly to the table. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0308.jpg
  • Crenellated curtain walls with lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of columns, capitals, foliage and crenellated turrets, from the monumental fireplace, destroyed in 1820 and reassembled in the 1930s, in the Salle des Festins or Hall of Feasts, in the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0281.jpg
  • Entrance towers of Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, seen from inside the citadel, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and housing. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank of the river Osum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Albania_MC067.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_349.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_211.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_006.jpg
  • San Gimignano, a medieval walled hill town in Tuscany, Italy, famed for its 14 towers. The walls date from the 12th and 13th centuries and the town contains many Romanesque and Gothic buildings and piazzas. The historic centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_ITALY_MC319.jpg
  • North Range or Logis Seigneurial in the centre, completed 2010, with Corner Towers and Great Tower or Tour Maitresse on the right, still under construction, lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, and footbridges over the moat trench, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1252.jpg
  • People on Boujloud Square with the 13th century city walls behind, in the medina of Fes, Fes-Boulemane, Northern Morocco. The medina of Fes was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Morocco_MC254.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_002.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_137.jpg
  • North Range or Logis Seigneurial in the centre, completed 2010, with the Great Tower or Tour Maitresse on the right, still under construction, and footbridge over the moat trench, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1242.jpg
  • Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the foreground is the stone quarry with cut stones from which the building is constructed. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1216.jpg
  • Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the foreground is the stone quarry with cut stones from which the building is constructed. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1214.jpg
  • Entrance towers of Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, seen from inside the citadel, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and housing. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank of the river Osum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Vaulted inner entrance of the citadel or Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and housing. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank of the river Osum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Albania_MC082.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_017.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_005.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_001.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_348.jpg
  • Entrance towers of Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, seen from inside the citadel, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and housing. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank of the river Osum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Albania_MC064.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_003.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_214.jpg
  • Corner tower with battlements at Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_018.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_004.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_351.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_139.jpg
  • Citadel of Qaitbay, or Fort of Qaitbay, a fortress built 1477 by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay to defend the coast against the Turks, on Pharos Island at the eastern harbour of Alexandria, Egypt. The building was built by Qagmas Al-Eshaqy and was renovated in the 19th century under Muhammad Ali Pasha. The citadel was built on the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and now houses the Maritime Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Citadel of Qaitbay, or Fort of Qaitbay, a fortress built 1477 by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay to defend the coast against the Turks, on Pharos Island at the eastern harbour of Alexandria, Egypt. The building was built by Qagmas Al-Eshaqy and was renovated in the 19th century under Muhammad Ali Pasha. The citadel was built on the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and now houses the Maritime Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_009.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_212.jpg
  • Bronze statue of Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdes, 1478-1557, Spanish historian and writer, at the Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. He participated in the colonisation of the Caribbean by the Spanish and wrote extensively on the subject. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_136.jpg
  • San Gimignano, a medieval walled hill town in Tuscany, Italy, famed for its 14 towers. The walls date from the 12th and 13th centuries and the town contains many Romanesque and Gothic buildings and piazzas. The historic centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_ITALY_MC318.jpg
  • The Red Mosque or Xhamia e Kuqe, a ruined mosque with only the minaret remaining, in Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and housing. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank of the river Osum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC14_Albania_MC080.JPG
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_008.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_350.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_034.jpg
  • North Range or Logis Seigneurial, completed in 2010 (right), with lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, Corner Tower (left) and Chapel Tower (centre), at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1256.jpg
  • Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the foreground is the stone quarry with cut stones arranged in piles from which the building is constructed. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1217.jpg
  • Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the foreground is the stone quarry with cut stones from which the building is constructed. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Battlements with cannons looking across the bay, on St Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, the site of a 12th century Benedictine monastery and 14th century castle. These cannons drove a Napoleonic ship to its capture on Marazion beach. The island is managed by the National Trust but owned by the St Aubyn family. According to legend, the Mount is the site of a battle between King Arthur and a giant. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_352.jpg
  • San Gimignano, a medieval walled hill town in Tuscany, Italy, famed for its 14 towers. The walls date from the 12th and 13th centuries and the town contains many Romanesque and Gothic buildings and piazzas. The historic centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_ITALY_MC317.jpg
  • Group of visitors at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France, with lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, and (left-right) the Corner Tower, Chapel Tower, North Range or Logis Seigneurial and Great Tower or Tour Maitresse. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner Tower in the centre and Chapel Tower on the left, still under construction, and lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_1212.jpg
  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_Ireland_MC_007.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the foreground is the stone quarry with cut stones from which the building is constructed. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Range or Logis Seigneurial in the centre, completed 2010, with Corner Towers and Great Tower or Tour Maitresse on the right, still under construction, lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, and footbridges over the moat trench, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Great Tower or Tour Maitresse, Chapel Tower and Corner Tower (left-right), still under construction, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. In the foreground is the stone quarry with cut stones from which the building is constructed. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Range or Logis Seigneurial in the centre, completed 2010, with Corner Towers to the left and right, still under construction, lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, and footbridges over the moat trench, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Range or Logis Seigneurial in the centre, completed 2010, with Corner Towers and Great Tower or Tour Maitresse on the right, still under construction, lifting gear or squirrel cage with double drum, and footbridges over the moat trench, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwestern view of the Castell de Montsoriu or Montsoriu's Castle (10th Century), located between Arbucies and Sant Feliu de Buixalleu (Catalonia, Spain). It's the most important Gothic castle in Catalonia and it was built on top of the hill named Montsoriu. The castle has some Pre-Romanesque structures presented in three enclosures surrounded by walls and a master tower called Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage (14.5 m), which is the oldest building. The castle has other constructions of Gothic's period and a smaller tower. In January 2011, the monument was opened  to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Upper terrace and Tower of Homage of the Castell de Montsoriu or Montsoriu's Castle (10th Century), located between Arbucies and Sant Feliu de Buixalleu (Catalonia, Spain). It's the most important Gothic castle in Catalonia and it was built on top of the hill named Montsoriu. The castle has some Pre-Romanesque structures presented in three enclosures surrounded by walls and a master tower called Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage (14.5 m), which is the oldest building. The castle has other constructions of Gothic's period and a smaller tower. In January 2011, the monument was opened  to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of Montsoriu's Castle in the Castell de Montsoriu or Montsoriu's Castle (10th Century), located between Arbucies and Sant Feliu de Buixalleu (Catalonia, Spain). It's the most important Gothic castle in Catalonia and it was built on top of the hill named Montsoriu. The castle has some Pre-Romanesque structures presented in three enclosures surrounded by walls and a master tower called Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage (14.5 m), which is the oldest building. The castle has other constructions of Gothic's period and a smaller tower. In January 2011, the monument was opened  to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage of the Castell de Montsoriu or Montsoriu's Castle (10th Century), located between Arbucies and Sant Feliu de Buixalleu (Catalonia, Spain). It's the most important Gothic castle in Catalonia and it was built on top of the hill named Montsoriu. The castle has some Pre-Romanesque structures presented in three enclosures surrounded by walls and a master tower called Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage (14.5 m), which is the oldest building. The castle has other constructions of Gothic's period and a smaller tower. In January 2011, the monument was opened  to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of guard at the Castell de Montsoriu or Montsoriu's Castle (10th Century), located between Arbucies and Sant Feliu de Buixalleu (Catalonia, Spain). It's the most important Gothic castle in Catalonia and it was built on top of the hill named Montsoriu. The castle has some Pre-Romanesque structures presented in three enclosures surrounded by walls and a master tower called Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage (14.5 m), which is the oldest building. The castle has other constructions of Gothic's period and a smaller tower. In January 2011, the monument was opened  to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage of the Castell de Montsoriu or Montsoriu's Castle (10th Century), located between Arbucies and Sant Feliu de Buixalleu (Catalonia, Spain). It's the most important Gothic castle in Catalonia and it was built on top of the hill named Montsoriu. The castle has some Pre-Romanesque structures presented in three enclosures surrounded by walls and a master tower called Torre de l'Homenatge or Tower of Homage (14.5 m), which is the oldest building. The castle has other constructions of Gothic's period and a smaller tower. In January 2011, the monument was opened  to the public. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, pictured on March 22, 2011, in the afternoon. The Palazzo Vecchio, begun in 1299, was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio (1245-1302), and was originally known as the Palazzo di Signoria, after the Signoria or ruling body of Florence. It is built in rusticated stonework topped with crenellations, with two rows of Gothic trefoil arched windows. It now houses both a museum and the office of the mayor of Florence. Florence, capital of Tuscany, is world famous for its Renaissance art and architecture. Its historical centre was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), with the Muhammad Rakhim-khan II Madrasah, 1871, in the background, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunset. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of Matniyaz Divan-begi madrasah (right) 1871, Kalta Minor (centre) 1855, and Ota Darvoza (Father Gate) (left), Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, at sunset. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). Commissioned by Muhammad Niyaz the rectangular, Madrasah has a traditional main facade, its high portal, decorated with majolica, having a central pentahedral niche and corner guldastas which are geometrically patterned in blue, white and green, with green brick domes. The Kalta Minor or Short Minaret was commissioned by Mohammed Amin Khan in 1852 to stand 70 m. high, but was abandoned when he died in 1855, and remains only 26 m. high. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Portrait of a young boy in front of the  the Ota Darvoza gate, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, in the late afternoon light of a summer day. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a turret of the main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), on the left  and walls of the old city on the right distance, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, at dawn. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. The Kalta Minor is visible behind the gate. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • General view of  Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), main gate to Ichan Kala,  Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunset. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of a bastion on the walls of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunrise. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Montebello castle, built early 14th century for the Rusconi family, with a keep of 1313, and expanded 1462-90, in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. The castle is linked to the town by crenellated defensive walls. The castle is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and now houses the Archaeological and Civic Museum, opened 1974. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montebello castle, built early 14th century for the Rusconi family, with a keep of 1313, and expanded 1462-90, in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. The castle is linked to the town by crenellated defensive walls. The castle is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and now houses the Archaeological and Civic Museum, opened 1974. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade and Homage Tower, with moat and crenellated barbican or fortified gateway, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silhouette of the Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crenellated ramparts of the first enclosure, and behind, the towers and statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the San Cristobal Hill or Monte Laham, in the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alcazaba itself was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montebello castle at night, built early 14th century for the Rusconi family, with a keep of 1313, and expanded 1462-90, in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. The castle is linked to the town by crenellated defensive walls. The castle is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and now houses the Archaeological and Civic Museum, opened 1974. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade with crenellated barbican or fortified gateway and Homage Tower, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The fortified palace is in Late Romanesque and Gothic style and is built around 3 courtyards. It was fortified by Louis XI and renovated by Charles V and Vauban in the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 13th century, Perpignan was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca. The palace is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftops of the medieval town and crenellated city walls over the hill, Albarracin, Teruel, Aragon, Spain. The city walls were begun in the 11th century and then completed in the 15th century. Albarracin was founded as a Moorish town in the 11th century and became an independent lordship until the 13th century. The town is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crenellated ramparts and corner tower of the Sheikh Salman bin Ahmed Al-Fateh Fort, or Riffa Fort, built in the 17th century and rebuilt as the ruling Al Khalifa family home in 1812, at Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is square with 2 circular and 2 rectangular towers at its corners, and 3 courtyards. It was restored in the 20th century and is now a tourist attraction. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montebello castle, built early 14th century for the Rusconi family, with a keep of 1313, and expanded 1462-90, in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. The castle is linked to the town by crenellated defensive walls. The castle is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and now houses the Archaeological and Civic Museum, opened 1974. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Montebello castle, built early 14th century for the Rusconi family, with a keep of 1313, and expanded 1462-90, in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland. The castle is linked to the town by crenellated defensive walls. The castle is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and now houses the Archaeological and Civic Museum, opened 1974. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carter on a cart pulled by a horse in the courtyard, and behind, the crenellated curtain walls, Chapel Tower and the North Range or Logis Seigneurial, at the Chateau de Guedelon, a castle built since 1997 using only medieval materials and processes, photographed in 2017, in Treigny, Yonne, Burgundy, France. The Guedelon project was begun in 1997 by Michel Guyot, owner of the nearby Chateau de Saint-Fargeau, with architect Jacques Moulin. It is an educational and scientific project with the aim of understanding medieval building techniques and the chateau should be completed in the 2020s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of walls of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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