List of bastion forts

This is a list of bastion forts.

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahrain

Belarus

Benin

Brazil

Canada

Cabo Verde

China

Macau

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

  • Olomouc – in the 19th century most bastions were dismantled and the town was fortified by a system of outer forts, most of which are preserved
  • Fortress Josefov – almost completely preserved, now part of Jaroměř
  • Terezín – almost completely preserved
  • Hradec Králové – dismantled in 1884, only small fractions of the fortifications are preserved
  • Jablunkovské šance in Mosty u Jablunkova
  • Hrad Špilberk, Brno, bastions of the city itself were dismantled
  • Vyšehrad, Prague, large parts of bastions of the city in the north and west are also preserved

Denmark

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Estonia

Finland

France

Ghana

Germany

Guinea-Bissau

Hungary

India

Goa

Indonesia

Israel

Italy

Republic of Ireland

Japan

Latvia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Malta

Mexico

Morocco

Mozambique

Netherlands

Groningen

Friesland

Drenthe

Overijssel

Gelderland

Utrecht

North Holland

South Holland

Zeeland

North Brabant

Limburg

Norway

Philippines

Portugal

Poland

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

São Tomé e Príncipe

Serbia

Slovakia

  • Nové Zámky – only to be seen as a hexagonally shaped city centre
  • Komárno – mostly preserved city fortification complex contains Komárno fortress (New and Old) and fortifications of the city as Palatine's line and Vah's line and also three forts in the area of neighbouring city Komárom (Igmand, Csillag (English: Star) and Monostor) (see Hungary)
  • Leopoldov – mostly preserved, serving as state prison built like Fortress Leopoldov
  • Holíč – château of the Habsburgs named Holíč Castle (Slovak: Holíčsky kaštieľ) rebuilt from a 17th-century fortress with the history going to 12th century.

South Africa

  • Fort de Goede Hoop 1652–1674, demolished after permanent residence was taken up in the Castle of Good Hope.
  • Castle of Good Hope 1666–current, constructed to replace the earthen Fort de Goede Hoop.

Spain

Sri Lanka

Suriname

Sweden

Taiwan

Ukraine

United Kingdom

The outlines of some other star forts from the English Civil War exist. These were often built of ditches and earthen ramparts and were redoubts built to defend weak points in older fortifications such as Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, was built to defend a hill within 17th-century artillery range of the city's medieval walls.

United States

Venezuela

  • Castillo de San Antonio de la Eminencia, Cumana

Vietnam

References

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  2. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-03-19). "Halifax Citadel National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-05-02). "Fort George National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  4. ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-06-24). "Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  5. ^ "Nyborg fortress".
  6. ^ "Nyborg Fortress · Slotsgade 34, 5800 Nyborg, Denmark".
  7. ^ "Barokni grad – tvrđava Pančevo". korzoportal.com (in Serbian). 27 October 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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