List of bastion forts

This is a list of bastion forts, also called Star forts.[2][3]

A 17th-century plan of the fortress town of Coevorden in the Netherlands.
Map of Palmanova in 1593. The town is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017.[1]

Angola
  • Fortaleza de São Miguel, Luanda

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahrain

Brazil
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz, Itamaracá
Forte das Cinco Pontas , Recife

Canada
Fort George on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Citadel of Quebec, in Quebec City.

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus
Map of Nicosia in Cyprus, created in 1597.







Czech Republic
Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř



Denmark
Kronborg Castle, Helsingør

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Estonia

Finland
Svartholm from the air.

France
Aerial photograph of Neuf Brisach.

Germany

Hungary

India
Plan (top-view) of Fort William, c. 1844

● Bihu Loukon, Imphal

Italy
The town of Palmanova is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017.[1]

Republic of Ireland

Japan
The 19th-century Goryokaku.

Lithuania

Malaysia

Malta
Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta.

Mexico

Morocco

Netherlands

Groningen
Fort Bourtange.

Friesland

Drenthe

Overijssel

Gelderland

Utrecht

Noord-Holland
Model of the fortifications of Naarden.

Zuid-Holland

Zeeland

Noord-Brabant
Willemstad from the air.

Limburg

Norway

Philippines

Portugal
The Fortress of Almeida

Poland

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia
Star Fort in Komárno, 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 Fortres 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
One of the bastions of the Citadel of Pamplona.

Sri Lanka

Suriname

Sweden

Taiwan

United Kingdom
Fort George, Scotland from the air. It is the best preserved fort of its era in the British Isles.

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
  • Dien Khanh Citadel
  • Bac Ninh Citadel
  • Thanh Hoa Citadel
  • Vinh Citadel

References
  1. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "The city of Bergamo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. "The Starfort Gallery @ Starforts.com". starforts.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  3. "Fortified Places > Fortresses". www.fortified-places.com. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-03-19). "Halifax Citadel National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  5. Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-05-02). "Fort George National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  6. Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2019-06-24). "Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  7. https://www.visitdenmark.com/denmark/explore/nyborg-fortress-gdk677649
  8. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nyborg+Fortress/@55.3133619,10.7837008,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x464d3eefbab44387:0x382196c4603300f7!8m2!3d55.3133619!4d10.7858895
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