Бенде́рская крепость (рум. Cetatea Tighina (Bendér), — памятник архитектуры XVI века. Расположена на правом берегу реки Днестра в городе Бендеры, Приднестровье. Строительство крепости началось в 1538 году после вхождения Бендер в состав Османской империи, по проекту турецкого зодчего Синана. С 2008 года по настоящее время ведётся реконструкция ци
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Fort Vancouver was a 19th-century fur trading post built in the winter of 1824–25. It was the headquarters of the Columbia Branch of the Hudson's Bay Company, located in the Pacific Northwest. Named after Captain George Vancouver, the fort was located on the north bank of the Columbia River in present-day Vancouver, Washington. Trading Activit
Fort Clatsop was a campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, located in Oregon County near the mouth of the Columbia River. During the winter of 1805–06, the expedition camped here at the northern end of the Clatsop Plains, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Astoria. The fort was their last camp before they began their return journey east to St. L
The Genoese fortress Chembalo is located on the territory of Balaklava, a suburb of Sevastopol. In the XV-XVIII centuries, the fortress was under the control of the Ottoman Empire and was called Balaklava. The ensemble of fortifications is located on the top and slopes of Mount Fortress (formerly Kastron). Nowadays it is in a state of ruins and ser
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