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🏰 Petrovaradin Fortress: The Gibraltar of the Danube

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Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 9h

🏰 Petrovaradin Fortress: The Gibraltar of the Danube
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🏰 Petrovaradin Fortress: The Gibraltar of the Danube

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 9h

Petrovaradin Fortress stands on a site with a rich history — from Paleolithic settlements to Roman fortifications. Its strategic location along the Danube has made it a focal point of defense for millennia. #Petrovaradin

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Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 11h

🏰 Petrovaradin Fortress: The Gibraltar of the Danube

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🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 11h

Petrovaradin Fortress — the Gibraltar of the Danube. 🏰

– Built 1692–1780 (Habsburg Empire)
– 16 km of underground tunnels
– Heroic victory in 1716 vs. the Ottomans
– Overlooks the Danube and Novi Sad
– Now home to the EXIT Festival

#Petrovaradin #Serbia

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock
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🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

From the Wars of Independence to the “Lang Siege,” Edinburgh Castle faced more attacks than any fortress in Britain and kept returning to life. #scotland #edinburhcastle

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock
youtu.be/EePTtkAlqms

🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

Portcullis Gate, Half Moon Battery, Crown Square, every level was layered defense. Edinburgh Castle was engineered to be stormed, but never easily taken. #VivliaChartis #Scotland

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock
youtu.be/EePTtkAlqms

🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

Perched on volcanic rock, Edinburgh Castle was the power seat of early Scottish kings and a symbol of defiance. Its earliest royal presence dates back to the 1100s under David I. #EdinburghCastle

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

🏰 Edinburgh Castle: Scotland’s Fortress on the Rock

youtu.be/EePTtkAlqms

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 1d

Edinburgh Castle — Scotland’s fortress in the sky. 🏰🏴

– First occupied: c. 850 BC
– Royal fortress: 12th century
– Birthplace of James VI & I
– Crown Jewels & Stone of Destiny
– Survived wars, sieges & centuries
– 2M+ visitors yearly

#EdinburghCastle #Scotland

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Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

🏰 Chapultepec Castle: The Palace Above Mexico City
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Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

This blueprint reveals the world inside Chapultepec Castle — terraces, gardens, and grand halls where emperors and presidents once walked. A palace suspended above Mexico City, filled with stories in every room. 🇲🇽🏰 #Chapultepec #MexicanHistory

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

🏰 Chapultepec Castle: The Palace Above Mexico City
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Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

Chapultepec Castle has lived many lives — a fortress in the 1847 battle, then a royal palace for Emperor Maximilian and Empress Carlota. From war to empire, this hill has seen Mexico’s history unfold with a front-row view of the capital. 🇲🇽🏰 #Chapultepec #MexicanHistory

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

🏰 Chapultepec Castle: The Palace Above Mexico City
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Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

Chapultepec Castle looks peaceful today, but in 1847 it was the site of one of the fiercest moments of the Mexican-American War. This engraving shows U.S. troops storming the fortress on Sept. 13, 1847. 🇲🇽🏰 #Chapultepec #MexicanHistory

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

🏰 Chapultepec Castle: The Palace Above Mexico City

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🏰 Castel del Monte: Italy’s Mysterious Geometric Castle

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 2d

Chapultepec Castle — Mexico’s palace above the city. 🏰

– Built: 1785 by Viceroy Bernardo de Gálvez
– Military academy: 1841
– Defended by Los Niños Héroes (1847)
– Imperial palace: Maximilian & Carlota (1864–1867)
– Now: National Museum of History

#ChapultepecCastle #MexicoCity

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 3d

🏰 Castel del Monte: Italy’s Mysterious Geometric Castle

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🏰 Castel del Monte: Italy’s Mysterious Geometric Castle

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 3d

Castel del Monte — Three stones shaped its visual identity:
– Limestone for the body
– Marble for refinement
– Red breccia for color and contrast
Inside, mosaics and marble once added brilliance now lost.

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 3d

🏰 Castel del Monte: Italy’s Mysterious Geometric Castle

youtu.be/QAlRCDXzWzQ

🏰 Castel del Monte: Italy’s Mysterious Geometric Castle

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 3d

Castel del Monte is peak medieval geometry:
– Octagonal plan
– 8 towers
– 2 floors with 8 rooms each
– An octagonal courtyard at the center
Shown here in a 1652 map and later illustration, the fortress remains one of Europe’s most mathematically fascinating buildings. 📐🏰
#ArchHistory

Vivlia Chartis @vivliachartis.bsky.social · 3d

🏰 Castel del Monte: Italy’s Mysterious Geometric Castle

youtu.be/QAlRCDXzWzQ