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A fortification or Fort [1] is easily identifiable as a structure built purely for defensive purposes, however a castle is slightly more subjective. The historical term castle refers to a Fortification that was also a seat of power and governance over the local area, the modern term might refer to a Manor House , a Châteaux or a Mansion and is ...
Johannesburg’s historic old fort stands in Kotzi Street on Hospital Hill, to the north of the city centre. In 1896 the Government of the South African Republic decided to build a fort round the existing prison. The prison was built already in 1892 and enlarged in 1894. The fort was completed in 1899 and handed over to the State Artillery.
The forts around Pretoria were systematically disarmed long before the British forces occupied Pretoria, as both men and artillery were needed in the field. Both Fort Klapperkop and Fort Schanskop were fired upon on 3 June 1900 by British artillery, but the fire wasn't returned and Pretoria was occupied without resistance on 5 June 1900.
Johannesburg Fort, Gauteng; Fort Klapperkop, Gauteng; Fort Schanskop, ... Fort James Jackson (aka Old Fort Jackson or Fort Oglethorpe), historic fort open to the public;
The Old Fort was declared a National Monument in 1964 although it continued as a functioning prison until 1987, after which the buildings and the site as a whole suffered from neglect and vandalism. [3] Constitution Hill opened as a museum in 2004, with tours taking the visitors to three prison museums: Number Four, the Women's Gaol and the Old ...
Declassified photos taken by Cold War-era spy satellites have revealed hundreds of previously unknown Roman-era forts, in what is now Iraq and Syria, a new study found.
Bagamoyo Fort, Bagamoyo (c. 1860 German colonial fortified building) Ikoma Fort, Serengeti National Park (19th century German colonial fort) Ngome Kongwe (Old Fort), Stone Town, Zanzibar (c. 1700) Old Portuguese fort, Kilwa Kisiwani (c. 1500) [4]
Pages in category "Forts in South Africa" ... Old Fort (Durban) P. Pretoria Forts; R. Ramkraal Prison; Redoubt Duijnhoop; T. Fort Tenedos; V. Voortrekker Fort ...