Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: fort
Bahla Fort Interior
| 19 Jan 2024 |
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Built and modified over the 12th to 15th centuries. The mud-brick walls, as well as the architecture and layout, looked and felt quite different to the other forts we have visited so far in Oman. Not less refined, but they certainly did not feel as evolved.
Bahla Fort
| 19 Jan 2024 |
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One of the largest forts in Oman. Rooms here were generally left empty and unlabelled, allowing the visitor to be creative and hypothesise as one scrambled in and out and around the multitude rooms and the Escher like stairways.
Nizwa Fort's Destinctive Tower
| 19 Jan 2024 |
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At 40m high, it would make quite the formidable task for any army of that day to consider.
Inside Nizwa Fort
| 19 Jan 2024 |
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Inside the inner fortifications of Nizwa Fort. This is a 17th century fort, the inner stronghold of a much larger castle. Entrance to the fort was protected with multiple secret trap doors and pitfalls, reinforced doors where boiling date oil could be poured on enemy attackers, and many other impressive defensive components.
Nakhal Fort
Khasab Fort
| 15 Jan 2024 |
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Fort with concise and informative on-site museum. We particularly loved the restored wooden boats in the compound, showing the different styles which had been in use in the area over the last century or so.
Our First Stop in Tunisia
| 07 Jan 2024 |
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Late sun sends long shadows of palms against the walls of the ribat in Monastir.
"Life of Brian" Backdrop
| 07 Jan 2024 |
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Shooting location used by Monty Python. Inside Ribat Harthouma.
Inside Ribat of Harthouma
| 07 Jan 2024 |
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Landmark tower inside the Monastir's beautiful ribat. A ribat is the name given to the small muslim forts that were built on the frontiers during muslim expansion in to north Africa.
Fort San Pedro
| 09 Jan 2017 |
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Hardly anyone was in the fort. I think everyone was at the mass at the cathedral!
The Castle Above Akhaltsikhe
The Magnificent Castle of Cartagena
| 17 Jan 2012 |
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The Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, an impressive fort of Cartagena. This view is from a nearby shopping centre food court, a nice air conditioned spot for a break and a bite after a few hours exploring.
Part of the Maze
| 17 Jan 2012 |
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One of the many tunnels that twists and winds underneath Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas. This clever network includes dead ends and false passages to confuse attackers, and runs at multiple levels.
A One-eyed, One-armed, One-legged Hero
| 17 Jan 2012 |
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Statue of Blas de Lezo. In previous battles, he lost an eye, an arm, and a leg, Despite this, and against all odds (25,000 to 2,500), this Spaniard successfully led the defence of Cartagena from a British naval attack. In the process, he lost his other leg, and ultimately his life. But he did get to become a statue!
Cheeky
| 17 Jan 2012 |
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A bat in the old storerooms of a fort near Cartagena, looking up to pose for the camera.
Architectural Detail
Architectural Detail
Inside Jodhpur Fort
| 16 Jan 2011 |
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One of the richly decorated palace audience halls in Jodhpur fort.
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