Star fort
A star fort, bastion fort or trace italienne, is a fortification in a style that evolved during the age of gunpowder when the cannon came to dominate the battlefield. It was first seen in the mid-15th century in Italy. ... the star fortress was a very flat structure composed of many triangular bastions, specifically designed to cover each other, and a ditch. (wiki)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Dutch Water Defence Lines | Naarden, Weesp, Muiden | |
| Elvas | Forte de Santa Luzia | |
| Evora | ||
| Fortifications of Vauban | Neuf-Brisach, Arras Citadel, Saint-Martin-de-Ré, citadel of Besançon, Longwy, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue/Tatihou | |
| Fortress of Suomenlinna | ||
| Kronborg Castle | ||
| La Fortaleza and San Juan | Fort San Cristóbal, Fort San Felipe del Morro | |
| Lübeck | ||
| Mantua and Sabbioneta | Sabbioneta | |
| Melaka and George Town | Fort Cornwallis in George Town | |
| Old Havana | the fortresses of La Cabaña, Castillo San Salvador de la Punta and Castillo de la Real Fuerz | |
| Paramaribo | Fort Zeelandia | |
| Prague | Vyšehrad | |
| Qal'at al-Bahrain | ||
| Québec | Citadel of Quebec | |
| Salamanca | ||
| St. Petersburg | Peter & Paul Fortress | |
| Tallinn | ||
| Valletta | Fort Saint Elmo | |
| Venetian Works of Defence | Palmanova | |
| Zamość | Zamość Fortress |
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