giving the fort a distinct, star-shaped look. DEA / ICAS94//Getty Images Four-bastion marine fortress plan, woodcut, from Della fortificatione delle citta (On the Fortification of Cities), Book ...

Fort Morgan Historic Site near Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama offers great tours, the ability to wander through a Civil War Era star fortification, and learn more about history along the ...

St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, located on the western shores of the Matanzas Bay, is the oldest masonry fortification ... The bastion star fort was built by the ...