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  Walled Towns Friendship Circle http://www.walledtowns.com/
Includes most of the towns and cities in Europe with surviving town walls. Photographs, information.
  Northern Fortress http://www.nortfort.ru/
Fortresses of northwest Russia and Finland. Photographs, maps, histories, and personal observations.
  Medieval Fortifications http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/medieval_fort.html
Expandable thumbnail images of Aigues-Mortes, Carcassonne and Pierrefonds in France from Jeffrey Howe's Digital Archive of Architecture.
  Fortress of Louisbourg http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/homeeng/default.htm
The Louisbourg Institute provides history, images, bibliography and visitor information for the fortified town in Canada, whose fortifications were rebuilt in the 1960s to their state in 1744. Searchable site.
  Parks Canada: Fortress of Louisbourg http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg/
History, description, images and visitor information for the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town.
  The City Wall of Visby, Gotland http://www.bingeby.com/city-wall-eng.html
An illustrated description and additional photographs by Goran Andersson of the city wall, which has 36 towers still intact.
  Stephen Wyley's Fortification Pages http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/index.html
Provides introductions with bibliographies to military architecture, siege warfare, castles and Anglo-Saxon burhs. Images and information on sites including Constantinople, Masada, Shiro and Ankara.
  The South Coast Martello Towers http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/
Peter Hibbs charts the history, construction, siting and individual history of each of the 74 English south coast Martello Towers.
  Fort Siloso http://www.fortsiloso.com
The story of the sole restored coastal artillery fort from Fortress Singapore, 1874 to the present.
  Coastal Fortification on the Gulf of Mexico http://andy_bennett.home.mindspring.com/coastal.html
Andrew Bennett provides photographs and history of coastal fortifications of four generations from 1817 to World War II.
  Crownhill Fort http://www.crownhillfort.co.uk
History, plan and visitor information for this Victorian fortress outside Plymouth, UK, from the official site. Restored and owned by the Landmark Trust.
  Castles in Africa http://www.geocities.com/janicedennie/castletour.html
17th-century kings of Ethiopia created fortifications at Gondar inspired by Portuguese design. Photographs by Janice Dennie accompany text from Harry R. Atkins, 'Ethiopia: The Land of Enchantment'.
  The Fortress of Neuf-Brisach, France http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/indepth6.htm
Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the fortress town constructed 1698-1720, designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
  Palmerston Forts Society http://www.palmerstonforts.org.uk/
An educational charity dedicated to the study of Victorian fortifications in the UK and their artillery. Includes the activities of the group, list of forts and maps and plans.
  Bunkertours http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/
An extensive photodocumentary of numerous mothballed and redundant underground military installations in Britain and France, including photographs of ROTOR sites, the Maginot Line, and Cold War sites. Also provides reports from physical visits.
  Chester: A Virtual Stroll Around the Walls http://www.bwpics.co.uk/chester.walls.index.html
Steve Howe of the Black and White Picture Place provides a guide around the Roman and medieval city wall. Map, modern and archival images with description and history, including quotations from primary sources.
  Greystone Court http://www.greystonecourt.com
This New York stone castle serves as a location rental for film, video and photo shoots.
  The medieval fortified town of Aigues Mortes http://languedoc-france.info/030416_aiguesmortes.htm
Fortified town in the South of France with its original 13th century walls and towers, built by King Louis IX.
  Fort McHenry, Baltimore, United States http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/baltimore/b1.htm
Built 1794-1803 on a five-pointed star plan. Description and photographs from National Park Service Baltimore Travel Itinerary.
  UK Fortifications Club http://www.ukfortsclub.org.uk/
Researches and records fortified sites throughout the UK. Journal, membership and news.
  Castles, Fortresses, and Palaces of the World http://glasssteelandstone.com/ByTypeCastles.html
Images and brief descriptions from Glass, Steel and Stone of a selection of major buildings from medieval to 19th-century.

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