Monday, June 22, 2009
Six Pointed Star Fortress
Architectura of fortresses, Strasbourg 1589By Daniel Hamstead, (1536-1589),
military engineer, engineer and
cartographer
Karlovac, Croatia1774
A whole town inside a fortress, which was built
in the shape of a six-pointed star
against the advancing Turks
Karlovac is named after Austro-Hungarian tsar Carl
Picture was uploaded to Wikimedia by Neoneo13 (Thanks Neoneo13!)
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About 1680 Nové Zámky in Slovakia was built according to a similar plan
Picture uploaded to Wikipedia by Poganyp.
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The fortress here in Arad also has the same shape. It was build by Hungarians in the late 1700s.
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