Resultado de búsqueda
The Civil War Defenses of Washington were a group of Union Army fortifications that protected the federal capital city, Washington, D.C., from invasion by the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . Some of these fortifications are part of a grouping of properties now managed by the National Park Service (NPS) and listed on the ...
County Durham. 54°39′46″N 1°11′20″W / . 54.662774°N 1.188819°W. / 54.662774; -1.188819. Seaton Carew / kəˈruː / is a seaside resort in the Borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It gives its name to the Seaton ward, which had an estimated population of 7,194 in 2021.
The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn (771–476 BC) [1] and Warring States periods (475–221 BC) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly founded Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) against incursions by nomads from Inner Asia.
Curtain wall (fortification) Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey in North Wales, with curtain walls between the lower outer towers, and higher inner curtain walls between the higher inner towers. A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, [1] or town. [2]
Hanoi [a] ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội ⓘ) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. As evident by the literal translation of its name – 'inside the river' [17] – portions of Hanoi's border are delineated by the Red and Black Rivers. As a municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 urban districts, 17 rural districts, and one district ...
Bailey (castle), or ward, a courtyard of a castle or fortification, enclosed by a curtain wall; Bailey bridge, a portable prefabricated truss bridge; Places. The Bailey, a historic area in the centre of Durham, England; Bailey, Colorado, US, an unincorporated community; Bailey, Minnesota, US, an unincorporated community
German fortresses ( German: "Festungen"; called pockets by the Allies) during World War II were bridgeheads, cities, islands and towns designated by Adolf Hitler as areas that were to be fortified and stocked with food and ammunition in order to hold out against Allied offensives. An Atlantic Wall Bunker.
