Portugal · Building
Belém Tower
A 16th-century fortress symbolizing Portuguese maritime dominion, Belém Tower watched over departing explorers and remains an iconic symbol…
Function
Fortress
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Transylvania · Building
Râșnov Citadel (13th–15th c.): the Saxon peasant fortress of the Carpathian frontier (Râșnov, Romania)
Râșnov Citadel, Romania. Photo: Neighbor’s goat, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 RO. Râșnov, Brașov, Romania · 13th–15th…
Turkey · Building
Rumelihisarı
A 15th-century Ottoman fortress on Istanbul's Bosphorus shore, built by Sultan Mehmed II to control maritime passage during…
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