Comments on: Star Fort Megapost

By: Jim Grant

Jim Grant — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:31:50 +0000

Don’t Forget Neuf Brisach

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By: wp

wp — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:59:38 +0000

Lucca Italy, very well preserved starish walled city
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By: Jorge

Jorge — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:12:22 +0000

Another one, this is in Jaca, in Spain:

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By: Daz

Daz — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:01:15 +0000

Here is a nice fort in Essex, UK

Placemark: Tilbury Fort / Google Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilbury_Fort

By: Jel

Jel — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:11:10 +0000

And around Portsmouth harbour:
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The interesting thing here is that they obviously gave up the classic Vauban structure as they went along…

By: Ivan

Ivan — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:27:27 +0000

Perhaps the oldest and largest of all Placemark: Nikosia Old City / Google Earth

By: nga

nga — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:38:34 +0000

The design even reached South America. I think this fort, (Fortaleza de Santa Teresa in Rocha, Uruguay) is far far away from the others.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
There are two more in Uruguay, but they’re not in hi res yet.

By: nova72

nova72 — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:18:18 +0000

Here are a couple stars, anyone know what they are all about?
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Just to the south of Ben’s flower fort is another
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and to the south of that flower fort, here is a whole stretch of shoreline with all sorts of star and various other fortifications.
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Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTSN&cp=shnf1yh393vg&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=4265422&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1
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Here’s a cool fort south of the others
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And futher south, a flower? a turtle? a fort?
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I don’t think this one has been posted yet. Fort Cumberland (England)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Cumberland_%28England%29
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Here is an interesting fort design, round with star type points, Fort Brockhurts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Brockhurst
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

And half a star fort, with some crazy imagery overlay issues.
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

I’m not gonna post LiveMaps Links to all these, put here is a general area shot of Portsmouth, check out the birdseye view of these places, really cool!
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTSN&cp=50.798015~-0.984993&style=h&lvl=12&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=4337149&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

There all kinds of forts and castles around Portsmouth Harbour, I definitely recommend looking around and checking them out.

This has nothing to do with forts but I saw it and thought I’d point it out.
Perhaps the worlds largest airplane prop. here
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Wow, very long comment haha, my apologies.

By: Jel

Jel — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:24:40 +0000

Antwerp has a string of them still existant:
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By: oliv

oliv — Sat, 03 May 2008 11:51:12 +0000

Some forts remains in Paris’ suburbs. The former fort system was designed during the 19th century (see this german postcard from Wikipedia showing a map of the forts near Paris.

Some forts:
- Fort du Mont Valérien: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
- Fort d’Ivry: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
- Fort de Charenton: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
- Fort de Rosny: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
- Fort d’Aubervilliers: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
- Fort de l’Est: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth