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Locations of famous places in history |
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 | The great fortress of Rumeli Hisar, built by the Sultan Mehmet II in the year of 1452,immediately opposite Anadolu Hirasi, the Anadolu Hissar built by Yildirim Beyazit I sixty years earlier. It was the first step in Mehmets plan to capture the Byzantine capital, for with a fortress on either side of the Bosphorus. |  | 11/07/2005 | 307 | 
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 | During the excavations, which were begun in 1750, a statue of the Egyptian god Serapis was found and therefore the edifice was mistakenly held to be a temple. It is, however, nothing else but the "macellum" or the city market annexed to the port area (I-II c. A.D.). the three columns of grey cipolin bear evident traces of the holes made by lithodomi (marine mollusc) and show the effec... |  | 11/07/2005 | 170 |
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 | The tiny island off the tip of Cape Posillipo is named Nisida. The original Greek settlers of the area called this small island Nesis. The Romans called it Nisida. It is here that Brutus plotted the assassination of Julius Caesar, and it is here that Cicero says apud illum multas horas in Néside—that he had a long talk with Brutus after the assassination to discuss the future of Rome. In the 18... | | 11/07/2005 | 282 |
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 | The Comune di San Leo describes their town as 'a sharp pinnacle surrounded by overhanging cliffs in a countryside sloping from the Appennines to the sea, with houses clustered between a magnificent fortress and a prominent bell tower'.
It sounds better in Italian and looks even more spectacular in real life.
San Leo is a real hill top town. It came under control ... | | 11/07/2005 | 207 |
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 | This are placemarks of the birthplace and grave of Fra Juniper Serra. He was the founder of many californean cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, ... | | 11/06/2005 | 277 |
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 | This is Havana’s oldest fortress; the original, built on the site by Hernando de Soto to protect the port, was constructed in 1538. This is the New World’s second most ancient castle and now serves as the Museum of Arms, with many fine exhibits. It also houses the nerve centre of UNESCO’s building preservation force, currently restoring the glorious heritage of Old Havana. |  | 11/01/2005 | 345 |
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 | Maximo Gomez born 1836 - died 1905. As commander in chief of the Cuban revolutionary forces, Maximo Gomez y Baez led his armies through the defeat of the Ten Years' War (1868 -1878) as well as their triumph in the Cuban revolution against Spain 20 years later. |  | 11/01/2005 | 337 |
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 | In the first century the Romans raised a couple of military camps on the left side of the Rhine to protect the empire against the german tribes. One of them is Castrum Novaesium (Neuss) lying on the river Rhine opposite to Duesseldorf. |  | 10/31/2005 | 678 |
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 | Location of the mafia attack to Giovanni Falcone in May 23th 1992 | | 10/28/2005 | 225 |
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 | Founded in the 7th century B.C. by the Greeks, ancient Metapontum was once the centre of a wealthy city-state with a philosophical tradition expounded by pythagoras, who settled here after his expulsion from croton. | | 10/24/2005 | 176 |
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 | Two Roman theatres sit atop the Fourvière Hill in Lyon. The larger one is the most ancient such structure in France and was built by order of Augustus from 17 B.C. to 15 B.C. It was later expanded during the reign of Hadrian. Nearly 110 meters wide, the theatre could seat 10,000 people. It is still used for concerts during the summer. | | 10/24/2005 | 258 |
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 | The fourth-century A.D. Villa of Maxentius, located just outside the walls of Rome, was established during the brief span of Maxentius' reign (306-312). Apart from the remains of the imperial palace, the complex includes the ruins of a circus used for private performances for the emperor and his acquaintances, and a mausoleum dedicated to the memory of Romulus, the son of Maxentius who died pre... | | 10/24/2005 | 315 |
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 | The Villa of Hadrian was created at Tivoli as a retreat from Rome for the Emperor Hadrian early in the 2nd century. It was a complex of over 30 buildings, covering an area of at least 1 square kilometre. | | 10/24/2005 | 295 |
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 | When Ghazi Tughlaq founded the Tughlaq Dynasty in 1321, he built the strongest fort in Delhi at Tughlaqabad, completed after only four years. | | 10/24/2005 | 224 |
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 | Fan Lau Fort can be dated to 1729. Rectangular in shape, the fort measures 21m by 46m and its walls are built of semi-dressed stone and green bricks. The fort was probably abandoned around 1898 after the lease of the New Territories to Britain. | | 10/24/2005 | 204 |
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 | Fort Warren defended the harbor at Boston, Massachusetts, for over 100 years. onstruction of the penatagonal-shaped granite fort began in 1833 and was fully completed shortly after the Civil War. Today, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation maintains the fort. An estimated 100,000 tourists visit the fort each year. | | 10/22/2005 | 324 |
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 | The first reference to a castle in Iscar is from 939. The building that can be seen today however dates from the 15th century with a few added towers for artillery from the 1500s. The castle is currently being restored and there are plans to open a museum at the site. | | 10/20/2005 | 164 |
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 | This fifteenth century Iroquoian village was reconstructed on the original site, after a study of sediment from Crawford Lake led to its discovery. | | 10/19/2005 | 191 |
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 | The Kinkakuji temple of the Golden Pavilion was constructed in Kyoto's northern hills in 1398 by Yoshimitsu, the third Ashikaga shogun, it was once part of a much larger villa complex. |  | 10/18/2005 | 310 |
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 | The Zvolen castle ( a national cultural monument) is a gothic building masterpiece. It was ordered to be built by the Hungarian king Ľudovít Veľký z Anjou (Ľudovít the Great from Anjou) as a gothic hunting residence in the 2nd half of the 14th century. The building was renewed by the later owner – Hungarian aristocrat Ján Thurzo at the turn of the 15th and 16th century. Being inf... | | 10/17/2005 | 171 |
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 | Zvolen is situated in the southwestern part of the basin of Zvolen by the confluence of rivers Slatina and Hron under the promontory of Javorina mountain range. The first written notice about the settlement comes from 1135 and is related to the locality of Pustý hrad ( a castle) where used to be the center of power administration. From the 14th century it served as a residence of county adminis... | | 10/17/2005 | 164 |
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 | The Castelo da Feira dates back to the late 1400s. Today, the castle is an important tourist attraction and annually hosts a series of cultural activities, the highlight of which is the Medieval Fair. | | 10/16/2005 | 172 |
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 | Silves Castle was built during the Moorish occupation on the site of late Roman or Visigoth fortifications. Originally a Moorish castle, it was much disputed during the Middle Ages and frequently changed hands in the wars between Christians and Moors. | | 10/16/2005 | 178 |
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 | Construction of the Saint Elmo Castle was begun in 1329 by order of Charles of Anjou and was completed in 1343. The castle houses art and history exhibitions and hosts the Molaioli Library of Art and a videotheque | | 10/15/2005 | 203 |
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 | Southsea Castle was built by Henry VIII between 1544 and 1545 to protect Portsmouth against possible French invasion. Its revolutionary design provided for the most efficient use of guns in attack or defence now that artillery dominated warfare. | | 10/15/2005 | 242 |
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