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Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

5,454 photos
Alnwick Castle in Northumberland in the north of       
England, home of the Dukes of Northumberland, is       
a medieval castle surrounded by walls, towers and      
barbicans. Construction began around 1440.             
Entrance gate to the Outer Baily.
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Alnwick Castle in Northumberland in the north of England, home of the Duk...

The Library of Alnwick Castle houses 16.000 books.     
The bookshelves are oak, inlaid with maple. On the     
marble chimneypiece a bust of Francis Bacon.
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The Library of Alnwick Castle houses 16.000 books. The bookshelves are oak,...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron
age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King
Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs
have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall on
this isolated limestone hill.
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The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somers...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron
age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King
Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs     
have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall.  
The bank- and ditch defences of the fort.
#26040249

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerse...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron
age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King
Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs     
have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall.  
Old trees line the central plateau.
#26040250

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerse...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron
Age hill-fort in Somerset, is reputed to be Camelot,King
Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs      
have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall.  
A path marks the former main entance into the hill-fort
#26040251

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron Age hill-fort in Somers...

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron
age hill-fort in Somerset,is reputed to be Camelot,King
Arthur's court and principal citadel.Recently,digs     
have revealed the foundations of a large timber-hall.  
The bank- and ditch defences of the fort.
#26040252

The legend of King Arthur.Cadbury"Castle",a Celtic Iron age hill-fort in Somerse...

Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini,     
(1618-1694),admiral of the Venetian fleet, elected     
Doge in 1688,died in his galley during the battle of   
Nauplia.Morosini ousts the Turkish command from the    
fortress of Cisme on the Turkish mainland.June 1659
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Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini, (1618-1694),admiral of t...

Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini,     
(1618-1694),admiral of the Venetian fleet, elected     
Doge in 1688,died in his galley during the battle of   
Nauplia.Morosini takes harbour and fortress of Morea   
and captures a great number of cannons, June 1686
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Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini, (1618-1694),admiral of t...

Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini,     
(1618-1694),admiral of the Venetian fleet, elected     
Doge in 1688,died in his galley during the battle of   
Nauplia.After a siege of 49 days, Morosini blows up    
the fortress of Coron in Morea, August 1685
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Scenes of the naval battles of Francesco Morosini, (1618-1694),admiral of t...

Model of a classic fortress of the period of           
Sebastien Vauban, designer of the star-shaped          
fortification.
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Model of a classic fortress of the period of Sebastien Vauban, design...

The Alcazar of Madrid,1569.King Felipe (Philip)II      
asked Wyngaerde to do a series of watercolours of      
Spanish towns.The Alcazar of Madrid,originally a       
fortress, was rebuilt into a royal palace.Pen and ink, 
watercolour,26,5 x 42,9 cm        Cod.Min.41,fol.73
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The Alcazar of Madrid,1569.King Felipe (Philip)II asked Wyngaerde to do a...