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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]

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

Angola

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

Vietnam

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Star forts.
  1. ^ a b 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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