bantarleton:Star forts from all around the world. These fortifications became the norm after the l
bantarleton: Star forts from all around the world. These fortifications became the norm after the large-scale introduction of gunpowder weaponry like cannons made castles obsolete. The fort’s design is low to the ground, minimizing it as a target, with walls consisting of stone-clad dirt slopes able to withstand cannon shot. The sharp angles of the structure also partly deflected impacts and helped break up and confound enemy attacks. From top to bottoms: Fort George, Scotland. Bourtange, the Netherlands. Manjarabad Fort, India. Fort of Santa Cruz de Itamaracá, Brazil . Forte Stella Fortress, Italy. Jaca Citadel, Spain. Fort of San Diego, Mexico . Krzyżtopór, Poland. Älvsborg fortress, Sweden. Fort Malborough, Indonesia. -- source link