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We walked down to Place du Prado to take night photos of the illuminated La Cité, the reason we were staying overnight in Carcassonne. We've visited four or five times and never seen it at night so this was the trip. Fortunately, it stopped raining long enough for us to enjoy it.
We walked down to Place du Prado to take night photos of the illuminated La Cité, the reason we were staying overnight in Carcassonne. We've visited four or five times and never seen it at night so this was the trip. Fortunately, it stopped raining long enough for us to enjoy it.
We walked down to Place du Prado to take night photos of the illuminated La Cité, the reason we were staying overnight in Carcassonne. We've visited four or five times and never seen it at night so this was the trip. Fortunately, it stopped raining long enough for us to enjoy it.
If you stand in Place du Prado by the Porte Narbonnaise, you see this very peaceful looking cemetery across the road.
Standing in Place du Prado, this is the view of Porte Narbonnaise. There is often a carousel set up here and horse and carriage rides on offer. Off season, it is a little quieter.
La Cité has two walls surrounding it and you can walk in between the walls . . . or take a horse and carriage ride around it. The views over the countryside are marvelous where you can see over the walls.
Castle Cornet. The Citadel, the highest part of the fortification. Protected Monument PM74.
Rif Fort. Established in 1828 across St. Anna Bay from Fort Amsterdam. Adaptive reuse as a shopping arcade and attraction. UNESCO World Heritage.
Fort Amsterdam. Built in in 1634-1636 by the Dutch West India Company (GWIC).
Peter and Paul Fortress. The river gateway to the fortress is the Neva Gate (1784-1787). The Trubetskoy Bastion is at left. UNESCO World Heritage site.
Casemates du Bock - Bock Casemates. Cliffside fortifications built between 1644 and 1746 variously by the Spanish, French, and Austrians. The fortifications offered a commanding view of the Alzette River valley. Dismantled following the Treaty of London of 1867. City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage site.
The outer walls from the pay parking lot
Sentry box or garita (bartizan) at Castillo San Felipe del Morro. A Puerto Rico icon.
Castillo San Felipe del Moro. Main gun ramp leading to the lower Santa Barbara bastion.
Castillo San Felipe del Moro. Main gun ramp leading to the Santa Barbara bastion.
La Fortaleza. Constructed in 1533-1540 as the first fort in San Juan and extensively remodeled in 1846. Residence of Puerto Rico's governors. UNESCO World Heritage site.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro. "Begun in the l6th century (1539) El Morro has been expanded, repaired and renewed many times. The last extensive remodeling was done during the 1780s. Since then a number of changes and additions have been made during the early and mid-nineteenth century, Prior Ito the Spanish-American War, and during World Wars I & II". UNESCO World Heritage site.
Skytsborg, a Danish stone watchtower constructed in 1679. The tower was built to overlook Charlotte Amalie harbor, above Fort Christian. Now popularized as "Blackbeard's Castle." National Register of Historic Places 91001844
Cowell's Battery, Frederik Point, Hassel Island. "The battery is associated with the British occupations of St. Thomas in 1801-1802 and 1807-1815 during the Napoleonic Wars. Located on the peak at the southern end of Hassel Island, the figure-eight shaped Cowell’s Battery provided a two-gun position controlling the entrance to the Charlotte Amalie harbor". National Register of Historic Places: 76001862
Fort Montagu. Built in 1741 of local limestone, Fort Montagu is the oldest fort still standing on the island of New Providence.
Fort Montagu. Built in 1741 of local limestone, Fort Montagu is the oldest fort still standing on the island of New Providence.
