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The small Altit fort stands perched on a rock bluff overlooking the Hunza Valley on one side and Altit village on the other
The famous 19th-century Baltit Fort towers over the village of Karimibad and is one of the major sights of the Karakorm Highway
The medieval fort at Altit. Around 2, 800 metres above sea level
Baltit Fort, one of the great sights of the Karakoram Highway
Trekker on The Great Wall of China
Fortaleza de Sao Sebastiao (Fort of Saint Sebastian) built in the early 16th century in the city of Sao Tome. It was built to protect the city
Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu. A sailing boat (mashua) framed in an arch of Lamu Fort, which is now a museum. Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu
A collection of rusted cannons, which once defended the army garrison at Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built Siyu Fort at the end of the mangrove-lined tidal
Built by the Portuguese between 1593 and 1598, Fort Jesus overlooks the entrance to the Old Harbour of Mombasa. The fort is now a museum
The Citadel before a storm, Aleppo. There has been a fortress on the site since at least 350BC, but most of the remains today date from the Mamluks in the 13th and 14th centuries
A statue of Saladin stands in front of the citadel, Damascus, Syria
Oman, Musandam Peninsula, Khasab. A traditional mud built fort overlooking the bay to the front of the small town of Khasab famous for fishing and smuggling in small, fast boats, to and from Iran
Oman, Batinah Plain, Rustaq. Rustaq fort, built four centuries prior to the dawn of Islam in Oman, is an imposing structure built on three levels, containing separate houses, an armoury
The fort at Bukha
The fort at Nakhl
Nizwa mosque, Nizwa, Oman. One of the oldest and most famous forts in Oman is the one at Nizwa. Built in the 17th century at a strategic location
Architectural details of the crenellated walls, tower and buttresses inside the castle at Jaalan Bani bu Hasan
Silhouette of one of the towers of Ras al Hadd Castle at sunset. The 450 year old castle stands looking out to sea. It has 3 towers
Jabrin Castle is a striking blend of defensive architecture and sophisticated artistry. The palace at Jabrin was built around 1670 AD at the height of the Ya aruba dynasty as a seat of learning for
An abandoned watchtower perched high on a pinnacle of rock commanding a view along Wadi Bani Auf and the access into the Hajar Mountains and Al Jabal al Akhdar
The watchtower of the old fort in the village of Afi Sefalah
The interior courtyard and a watchtower within Al Hazm Castle. The magnificent 18th century military stronghold makes full use of traditonal Omani defensive features boasting a massive wooden entry
Oman, Western Hajar Mountains, Jabrin, Jabrin Fort OMAN-Western Hajar Mountains-Jabrin: Jabrin Castle / Fort - Exterior Castle Staircase
Swallows Nest, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine Palace swallows nest (1912), cape Aitodor, Gaspra, Crimea, Ukraine
USA, Maryland, Fort Washington, Fort Washington Park, first fortress built for the defense of Washington DC in 1809, cannon
Oman, Nizwa, Old Souk
Puerto Rico, San Juan, Old Town, Paseo Del Morro, La Muralla and Puerta de San Juan
India, Rajasthan, Kumbhalghar Fortress (second longest wall in the world)
Georgia, Tbilisi, View of Narikala Fortress and St Nicholas church above Tbilisi Mosque and the Old town
Bodrum Harbour and The Castle of St. Peter, Bodrum, Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey
Statue of Vasco da Gama in his birthplace of Sines. He was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea in the 15th century. Sines, Portugal
The Sao Filipe fortress view from the Sado river, and the Arrabida Natural Park. Setubal, Portugal
Car driving past the Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta, Havana, Cuba
Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Wales, UK
Portugal, Alentejo, Monsaraz. The town came to prominence when it was captured from the Moors in 1167. Monsaraz has been inhabited since prehistoric times as the Celts, Romans
