ITT I'll post quality pics of epic military architecture
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ITT I'll post quality pics of epic military architecture from back in the days.
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samefag
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>>701685632
is this the one where the romans built the earthen ramp to kill the jews?
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>>701685726
Yes, you can see it on the right.
And this one is where part of GoT was filmed.
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>>701685804
This one, Predjama, has an very elaborate cave system behind the castle with hidden exits.
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>>701686205
This suits the thread, both excellent pic and nice architecture, thanks.
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>>701686258
Simple, yet cool
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>>701685430
???
Kill youself
>>701686403
This is also San Leo, but now with some perspective on the size of the cliffs.
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>>701685804
Ayy I was there this summer
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>>701686205
Dry Tortuga! Actually a national park, too.
Lovin this thread, need moar like it.
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>>701686639
kek not far away from me. beautiful one
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>>701685249
Keep doing dude
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Detail of the ancient cheval de frise of Dun Aengus. Imagine running through those
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Plan of underground structures.
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>>701686205
This looks like Dry Tortugas, southwest of the Florida Keys.
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checked & saved
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>>701687348
Well that will teach me to refresh the page before replying
One of those rare threads that makes /b/ worth checking out once in a while... I remember when every other thread was something like this...
>>701687594
I've got some good info thread images from years back. Can sort through and make a thread tonight, after midnight Eastern.
>>701687471
saved for the carved stairs
>>701687567
The size of the walls of Mehrangarh compared to a touring bus... And the fortress is already on a 100+ meter rock.
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>>701687720
Thanks!
>>701687777
I've thought of everything mate. Here you go.
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Also checked, btw
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>>701688294
This castle is being built in France at this moment, with medieval tools & techniques, a project that has been running for a couple of years
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Any lurkers still around?
>>701688562
Of course... well curated collection
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>>701688562
greece?
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I'm about three miles from this place
Detail of the giant moat and gate system of Daulatabad >>701686325
>>701688640
Thanks, curating this is probably the only autistic thing in my life.
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Yes
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yep
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kek
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Crap mobile changed image name.
Castillo de San Marcos, Saint Augustine Florida
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>>701688964
Build by the Menorcans.
Menorcans = Master Race
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>>701689187
Nope, built by the Spanish
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>>701689288
Menorca is an island that belongs to Spain.
Menorcans went to Saint Augustine 400 years ago.
They founded the city and they build the Castle.
>>701689370
that has to be some LOTR shit
>>701689502
Hmm for some reason this one always reminds me of Helms deep
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Palmanova, Italy.
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>>701690039
I don't see a structure but saved for landscape
awesome thread.
seeing these structures always makes me wish i had time to go back to minecraft.
can you zip all these pics and rename the file please. thanks
>>701685755
wtf... did they bring everything up in hoists or is there a ramp up
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>>701690293
You're right, the castle is mostly in ruins but it's on top of that big rocky thingy
>>701690470
There are several flights of stairs going up, through different gates and in tha past, (presumably) also through the mouth of a giant rock lion.
oh to see all these structures once at the height of their time.
>>701690301
No, sorry.
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>>701690470
there's not much on it
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>>701690744
There was a lot more on it, of course.
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>>701690843
i'd figure they built most of it from the rock they were sitting on.
>>701690512
is this some castle on the moon? or just in desert of north eastern Pakistan
>>701690901
Believe it or not, I'm starting to run out of material.
>>701691008
Also worth watching:
https://youtu.be/y2IpEG4qGRo
bricks. bricks everywhere
>>701690993
Haha it's a maquette.
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Any WWI / II
>>701685249
where is this?
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>>701691637
Thanks for keeping me inspired to post, savebro
>>701691751
India, province Rajahstan. But learn to Google my friend.
>>701691735
Nope, sorry.
this is a very good thread
good job everybody who posted
>>701692050
good thread
>>701689466
No - and here's why.
Castillo was started in 1672 and completed in 1679. Minorcans came to Saint Augustine after 1777.
http://staugustine.com/history/castillo-de-san-marcos
https://www.nps.gov/foma/learn/historyculture/menorcans.htm
nice thread
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>>701692370
somebody liked lawns
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best one itt
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WOW
>>701688681
>you will never live here
>you will never be german
>>701692585
Another angle, with a nice balcony view
>>701689143
isnt this the one the ancient aliens tv show said was too complex to have been built by man
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And another angle.
>>701692742
you can be, if you're brown and poor enough
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>>701692861
these are great
do you have any more of this >>701688681
Caste celje
>>701693233
Only this one, about the same angle. Google it for more I guess.
10/10 best new thread
>>701690007
If only the Colossus had survived
>>701693344
yeah thanks I'm not gonna make you do any extra work you already made a good thread
this thread really gave my fetish for defensive structures a good tickle
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>>701693632
You're welcome, I share the fetish
>>701691550
SOOOOOOOOORRRRRTTTT
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>>701693608
Weren't there plans to rebuild it? I vaguely remember reading about it.
>>701693942
Sümeg Ungarn
>>701693095
In that case, why not go live in the Aleppo citadel first and then get a free refugee upgrade to a nicer German castle?
>>701694122
Aleppo citadel has been through battles in both pre-gunpowder and post-nuclear times... Quite staggering if you think about it.
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>>701693943
I remember reading that the ruler of Rhodes at the time the original collapsed wanted to rebuild, but never did due to a warning from the oracle at delphi. But according to wikipedia, I think you're referring to this:
"In December 2015, a group of European architects announced plans to build a modern Colossus bestriding two piers at the harbor entrance, despite a preponderance of evidence and scholarly opinion that the original monument could not have stood there. The new statue, 150 metres tall (five times the height of the original) would cost an estimated $283 million, funded by private donations and crowdsourcing. The statue would include a cultural center, a library, an exhibition hall, and a lighthouse, all powered by solar panels."
Could be neat. Doesn't say if the plans were confirmed though.
>>701694520
theyd probably lower the bridge if you threatened to trample the gardens
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>>701688993
I was there last year.
The settings are really comfy, but it's really more of a big mansion than an actual castle, which is a shame.
>>701694717
Hehehe
>>701694917
True, I've also visited it. I liked the "hidden" staircase though.
>>701695105
Yeah they had perserved some of the cool little features. But it's a shame it was pettled as Draculas castle, because it could have been quite serene, if not for the endless hordes of tourists. Myself included, ofcourse
>>701694440
Truly. Just think, the armies of Alexander once stood on those grounds.
I'm getting a history boner.
>>701695235
Couldn't have said it better myself. My favourite castles visited so far are the Konigsburg (on Christmas Eve, 1-2 hours before closing time. It's all decorated and everything and even better it's almost deserted) and Mehrangarh
>>701693871
La boule arrive
castles are stupid and all they represent is our ability to hate other cultures
we shouldnt be building walls we should be building bridges
#stopracism
>>701695336
i wish i could get a history boner.
for me it's history sadness, because we can only ever get a glimpse at its former glory. in some parts of the world disrespect for the past has even removed that tiny glimpse. they're still raiding unopened tombs in egypt for a quick buck.
this planet is hopeless.
>>701695883
bridges are stupid and all they represent is our ability to hate liquids
we shouldnt be building bridges we should be building bikinis
#stopliquiphobia
>>701695883
castles aren't stupid and they represent the skills of past engineers and the world view of past cultures
bridges too
>>701695953
Live in the moment, brother
>>701686569
don't say things like that :(
wunderbar thread
still, OP is an faggot
Revere Beach
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9.6/10
would not risk my mobile forces against
>>701692844
Everybody always thinks "ancient man" was such an idiot. He wasn't, he was as smart, clever, and creative as us - he just couldn't pull a physics textbook off the shelf.
Also, fa/tg/uy here, this thread is the tits.
>>701686085
Heh, I've been there.
Some of these are fucking amazing, what cool shit do we build now that castles don't make for effective defence, skyscrapers?
>>701697540
Tanks, mobile fortresses
>>701697253
in a thousand years they'll think we spent all our days banging C64s together to create memes.
>>701692486
looks like a french design...
>>701697540
skyscrapers, epic bridges and tunnels, artificial islands and of course the several space programmes
here you go OP, hopefully you don't have it yet
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I don't, saved. Thanks.
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Kreis MYK reportiert ein
>>701690837
Tower of London. Place is fricking huge, was there the other month.
>>701686205
looks like a civ 5 fort
>>701698586
so does your mom
![hirosaki_castle_japan-wide[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/t3Q7pwS.jpg "hirosaki_castle_japan-wide[1].jpg")
>>701698420
For you, OP, Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture.
Beautiful in cherry blossom festival
>>701698422
Kuressaare Castle in Estonia, if you're interested
been a long time that i've used jdownloader for non-porn purposes
>>701698761
japanese castles are so shit compared to european ones
>>701685249
What happened to India? They were so ahead back in the day, did their own decadence kill them?
>>701698680
well that's how a real strong woman should look like
Absolutely stunning, thanks OP
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>>701685386
What's the strategic idea behind the pointy arrow things? Besides looking badass as fuck of course
>>701698420
Are there any Japanese castles on hills/mountains similar to european styled ones?
Also, himeji is fucken gorgeous
>>701699015
the should be all about angles of sight and the most efficient way of guarding a big area
>>701698944
Indians had GOAT old buildings
>>701699015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_fort
Seriously make a a Zip
Or torrent Pllllllzzz.
Where are you getting this collection from?
Shouldn't you put this on /k/ .
Shouldn't there be an /arc/ board?
>>701699015
Very basically, this. Also cannonballs deflect more easily because of the angles.
>>701699015
Yea about that, see, im just talking out of my ass here. But if you had a battalion of troops sieging a castle, you'd have to zig zag your way through this fucked up marsh filled with god knows what... Just a guess though.
Wondering that this hasn't been posted. Nice thread, OP!
>>701698944
The British fucked them so long and hard that they couldn't get back on their feet. They're slowly but steadily gaining back traction tho
>>701699278
I will consider it in the future, made the collection myself.
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>>701699254
Makes sense, cool shit.
>>701699320
As long as they continue making stuff like this I have no problem with them
>>701699451
It's very cool. The large star forts are designed specifically to fuck you over no matter where you are. You can't hide. You have to swim, row, run or climb in full view of cannons and guns all the time.
>>701699640
Did the wall really work or was it a meme?
>>701695953
I get where you're coming from man, humans can be savages. Great monuments and constructions have already been lost, destroyed either by humans or nature. I agree that what is left should definitely be preserved, and disrespect of the sanctity of such historical sites should not go unnoticed (or unpunished for that matter). However, on the brighter side, I think this anon >>701696339, is correct in his suggestion to live in the moment. You shouldn't let the defacement of historical sites take away the satisfaction of knowing that if you set foot on, say, the acropolis in Athens, you're walking on ground that the great philosophers once stood on, removed only by a relative blink of a few thousand years.
For me the history sadness comes from the fact that history repeats itself, and oftentimes we as a society seem to learn nothing.
>>701699308
and this, gentlemen, is why smartphone cameras suck
>>701699758
It didn't wor properly... One time this Chinese guy locked himself out and he had to walk 7000 km to go back inside and get his iPhone.
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More likely it's just an old digital compact or a feature phone I think
By the way I really like this pic, it's so soft
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>>701699758
I think like most fortifications in the Eurasian landmass, it worked just fine until the Mongols had a crack at it.
>>701699781
well said, friend.
did i mention that they raid egyptian tombs and melt the loot down for its gold content?
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>>701687792
is this even real life
>>701699758
I figure the pain to build that wall must've been slightly less than the pain to not have a wall at all.
>>701688392
I NEED to see this before a die... Truly objectively beautiful
>>701699850
This aint no smartphone camera, look at that zoom!
>>701700962
To be honest this thing is architecturally and militarily one of the less interesting structures in this thread, since it's relatively new and build for aesthetics only (the Disney castle was inspired by it). But because I'm a nice guy, here's a slightly edited pic to make you cum extra hard.
>>701701200
true. a decent camera wouldn't have such artifacts in the picture, though, regardless of the zoom level
This is a bangin thread, gw OP
>>701689143
I always wonder 'how' they built this.
That perfectly stacked, insanely huge stone structure.
>>701702567
Indeed
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Thanks
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slowly
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I'll have to keep an eye open for that,
saved all.
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>>701703672
farewell bump, thank you OP
Daaamn
Maxxed our
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Bye mate
>>701690470
Helicopter
O means gdby
>>701685312
How do you even build something like this.
Yeah, i get the designing part but the actual construction must be absolutely insane.
Not only do you have to make sure your workers not die, transportation of materials, and making sure they have enough food/water to work.
>>701685249
nice thread
>>701686639
I would like to say thank you very much OP for giving me the names of these places. As someone who wants to one day travel the entire world this is a wonderful way to grab locations
I'd give some OC of my ex for your troubles but image limit
>>701706723
there's also slave work where the whole work force was planned to die
>>701707540
Host it elsewhere and link it, or start another thread.
>>701687594
That's for sure.
>>701685249
nice thread OP, thanks
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>>701701225
That is beautiful.
>>701685430
>hurr youre only allowed to make one post every day guys huurr
fuck you kill yoursefl
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For you, anon.
>>701687471
coool
New thread?
>>701686810
Is that in Central America? Kinda looks like Mayan/Aztec stuff was incorporated
>>701688640
Well that meme spread fast.
