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Earliest stone castles were simultaneous with earliest wood and earth castles. Like Langeais and Doue-la-Fontaine.
The Castles of North America
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No.
Earliest stone castles were simultaneous with earliest wood and earth castles. Like Langeais and Doue-la-Fontaine.
Riain
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Have crew served weapons like ballista or trebuchet be used by pre-Columbian armies in the Americas and castle like fortification will soon spring up.
Perhaps if Llama get out of the Andes and reach Mesoamerica those armies would get 'heavier' due to pack animals and make use of heavier weapons.
That said, the Maya built the walled city of Tulum long before the Spanish arrived.
Perhaps if Llama get out of the Andes and reach Mesoamerica those armies would get 'heavier' due to pack animals and make use of heavier weapons.
That said, the Maya built the walled city of Tulum long before the Spanish arrived.
Wow!. Places to visit on the list.Have crew served weapons like ballista or trebuchet be used by pre-Columbian armies in the Americas and castle like fortification will soon spring up.
Perhaps if Llama get out of the Andes and reach Mesoamerica those armies would get 'heavier' due to pack animals and make use of heavier weapons.
That said, the Maya built the walled city of Tulum long before the Spanish arrived.
And they really did their research well for AC:Black Flag.
NamelesStatistic
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Mesa-America and the Caribbean seems to have some intact Colombian Age castles but even by then, the classic medieval style fortress was pretty obsolete. What you do have in many early Colonial cities are fortified towns, which inanition to the Star-shaped citadels sometimes had some substantial stone city walls. However I believe only 2 cities in North America have kept their city walls:
The Ramparts of Quebec around the Old City:
The walls of Campeche in Mexico
The Ramparts of Quebec around the Old City:
The walls of Campeche in Mexico
NamelesStatistic
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Other North American cities had stone walls like Charleston and Veracruz (and lots had wooden walled forts) but they have all dismantled by now.
This is all that is left of Veracruz's walls and fortifications, one small fort called Baluarte de Santiago:
This is all that is left of Veracruz's walls and fortifications, one small fort called Baluarte de Santiago:
One country not mentioned is Cuba which has both small blockhouse style castles and large forts at Havana harbor.
Also the hudsons bay company had prince of Wales Fort on Hudson bay in the both along with all the fur trading posts scattered around moth America which often became administrative legal centres in modern times. Securing the countryside through economic means
Also the hudsons bay company had prince of Wales Fort on Hudson bay in the both along with all the fur trading posts scattered around moth America which often became administrative legal centres in modern times. Securing the countryside through economic means
NamelesStatistic
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They may not be medieval castles but their are plenty of star-forts in North America as well which were the closest things to the castles of their days. In addition to the Citadel of Quebec (which is located within the Old City walls) two of the most famous I can think of are:
Fort Ticonderoga in New York:
Fort George (The Citadel of Halifax) in Nova Scotia, Canada:
Fort Ticonderoga in New York:
Fort George (The Citadel of Halifax) in Nova Scotia, Canada:
Admiral Beez
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Is there any gunpower-era fortress further north than Prince of Wales Fort? Perhaps some in St. Petersburg, Russia or in the Baltic? PoW Fort has to be one of the most desolate.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/mb/prince/index.aspx
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/mb/prince/index.aspx
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Uh... a plenty?
Almost whole Norway. Central (and Northern) Sweden. The whole Finland. North Estonia. And yes, St. Petersburg region.
I have this happen in my time line about an alternate Alaska with a monarchy .My reason was that nobles built castles to show off their wealth and power .And to show that they had all the class of nobles in Europe .
Then I also have castles built to defend the nations cities during 1800-1850 .
Admiral Beez
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I think I covered those off, St. Petersburg and the Baltic countries. Regardless, this has to be one of the furthest mainland forts from civilization.
Of interest in Prince of Wales Fort must be the isolation, there's pretty much nothing around you, and winters must have been harsh.
NamelesStatistic
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Ugh, ya we have one of those ugly millionaire faux-castles mansions in Toronto too:
Casa Loma
Nowadays it at least earns some money serving as a set for Hollywood movies.
If late 19th/early 20th century mansions count then I guess North America does have a couple medieval style castles
Admiral Beez
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Quebec City has a fantastic wall around the old city, making for a great walk around the ramparts.
How is that gate shut for sieges?Quebec City has a fantastic wall around the old city, making for a great walk around the ramparts.