While surfing on internet yesterday found this Interesting architectural Evolution
Quite different than forts that we are used to see...
Star forts evolved during the age of black powder and cannons in the 16th century. The traditional medieval circle forts proved to be vulnerable to cannon fire. Star fortifications were first introduced in Italy in the mid 15th century. The wall were made of brick because the bricks don't shatter like stone when struck by a cannon ball.
The forts are designed in such a way that there is no Dead Zone (areas where you can not hit the enemy from inside the fort) as well as the star forts made enemy to follow a particular route where which they will be become easy targets for guns in the fort.
The latter evolution turned Star Forts into a very complex system of architecture for Defense.
These forts still stand today, many are empty or ruins some have villages in them.
Palmanova, Italy
Bourtange, Netherlands
Goryokaku, Japan
Almeida, Portugal
Saint Martin-de-re, France
Naarden, Netherlands
In India also, few of star forts can be found. They are by Portuguese during their colonization. few of the them as shown below:
Aguada fort goa
Motidaman Fort daman,
Fort Williams Kolkata
For George, Chennai
Quite different than forts that we are used to see...
Star forts evolved during the age of black powder and cannons in the 16th century. The traditional medieval circle forts proved to be vulnerable to cannon fire. Star fortifications were first introduced in Italy in the mid 15th century. The wall were made of brick because the bricks don't shatter like stone when struck by a cannon ball.
The forts are designed in such a way that there is no Dead Zone (areas where you can not hit the enemy from inside the fort) as well as the star forts made enemy to follow a particular route where which they will be become easy targets for guns in the fort.
The latter evolution turned Star Forts into a very complex system of architecture for Defense.
These forts still stand today, many are empty or ruins some have villages in them.
Palmanova, Italy
Bourtange, Netherlands
Goryokaku, Japan
Almeida, Portugal
Saint Martin-de-re, France
Naarden, Netherlands
In India also, few of star forts can be found. They are by Portuguese during their colonization. few of the them as shown below:
Motidaman Fort daman,
Fort Williams Kolkata
For George, Chennai
