architecture from the Mughal period. The original fort was called Fort Aurangabad. Its construction was started by Prince Muhammad Azam Shah, who was...

Fort Sumter is a sea fort built on an artificial island near Charleston, South Carolina to defend the region from a naval invasion. It was built after...

1702 started the construction of the Government House (Factory, see Factory (trading post)) at the centre of the fort. Construction ended in 1706. The...

fort's construction, Fort McHenry just outside the city was the only military defensive structure between Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay. The fort was...

Shah Suri, supervised the construction of the fort which is now one of the largest and most formidable in Punjab. The fort remains remarkably intact and...

Fort Myer Construction is a government contractor and road paving company based in Washington, DC. The company has been awarded millions of dollars in...

American Civil War, and died on October 15, 1909, the year of the fort's construction. The island and the other former harbor defenses of Manila Bay fall...

remnants due to its poor quality construction as compared to previous fort constructions in India (pictured). Near the Siri Fort ruins modern auditoriums, the...

it was the first English (later British) fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity...

credited with the construction of the Janjira Fort in the Murud Area of present-day Maharashtra India. After its construction in 1567 AD, the fort was key to...

Americas by the Spanish and French colonies. The first stage of Spanish fort construction has been termed the "castle period", which lasted from 1492 until...

residence of the Mughal emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1639, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra...

the place and obstructed construction of the fort. Nahar's spirit was pacified by building a temple in his memory within the fort, which thus became known...

Palmerston Forts constructions. Located in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England, and is now a luxury hotel. The four armour-plated forts were designed...

demolished. There are differing opinions about the construction date of Fort Vastenburg. Most agreed that Fort Vastenburg was constructed in 1743 and was completed...

Fort William Henry was a British fort at the southern end of Lake George, in the province of New York. The fort's construction was ordered by Sir William...

Robert Farmar planned to build Fort Bute for protecting the workers and local settlers. In the year 1765 construction materials and an engineer named...

Fort Denison, part of the Sydney Harbour National Park, is a protected national park that is a heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility...

Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia. The fort never engaged in combat during its operational...

increase the ability of defenders to bring fire onto attacking enemies. Fort construction proliferated in 16th-century Europe based on the trace italienne design...

Menéndez de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire. The fort's construction was ordered by Governor Francisco de la Guerra y de la Vega after...

Look up fort in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fort is a fortification: a defensive military construction. Fort may also refer to: Castle, a fortified...

exhibits which display artifacts and weaponry from the time between the fort's construction and British rule. The museum also has a large portrait of Field Marshal...

Fort Ticonderoga (/taɪkɒndəˈroʊɡə/), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake...

Island Point in the village of Rouses Point, New York. Construction had begun on the first fort at this location, an octagonal structure with 30-foot-high...

the fort. Additions to the fort have been believed to have been made even after his rule. The extent of his contribution to the fort's construction is...

km from Jhansi. The fort can also be reached by getting down at the Jhansi Museum Bus Stop. The construction of the Jhansi fort is ascribed to the Bundela...

Above that were facilities for barbette guns and mortars. The construction of the fort was first considered during a build-up of the French armed forces...

control designated as the Ord Military Community. Before construction and official designation as a fort in 1940, the land was used as a maneuver area and field-artillery...

England. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. It is 200 feet (61 m) across, built between 1865 and 1880, with...