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Ouidah / Whydah / Ajuda, Atlantique Department, Benin: the Portuguese Fort of Ouidah, also known as Fort São João Baptista de Ajudá, is a historical landmark that reflects the country's colonial past. Built in the 17th century, the fort served as a trading post and a military outpost for the Portuguese Empire. It played a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade, with thousands of enslaved Africans being sold there by local rulers. Today, the fort stands as a reminder of Benin's colonial history, it has been preserved as a cultural heritage site and offers visitors a glimpse into the country's past.
Belton House, lincolnshire - 24 Jan 2024: Belton House winter walks England
Night scene of The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Diwan-i-Am at the Red Fort in Old Delhi, India.
A view of the lovely historic Hjelmerstald street in Aalborg
Copenhagen, Denmark  - August 2, 2024: Børsen - the old Exchange - ruins after the devastating fire in 2024. The Exchange was built in 1624 by King Christian IV in Dutch renaissance style. Half of the building caught fire on April 16, 2024.
20th June 2024: Aerial drone view of the Dianatempel (Diana Temple) in the Munich Hofgarten beside the Residenz building in Munich. The landscaped garden has been designed around the twelve sided gazebo temple built during the Renaissance period in 1613–1617.
Church of the Immaculate Conception (Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción) in Mijas, built on the ruins of a mosque and a castle and completed in 1631
Saint-Jean de Beauregard, France - June 7, 2024: Exterior view of the Saint-Jean de Beauregard castle, built in the 17th century and located in the Essonne department in Ile-de-France
The arcades of the Civica Biblioteca Angelo Mai in Piazza Vecchia in the heart of Bergamo's old town and upper town.
August 28, 2024: Madrid, Spain. The Church of San Ginés is a Catholic temple under the patronage of Saint Genesius of Arles, and it serves as the seat of the parish of the same name in the Spanish city of Madrid. Its façades are located at No. 13 Calle del Arenal (north), No. 8 Calle de Bordadores (west), Plazuela de San Ginés (south), and Pasadizo de San Ginés (east), in the Centro district. The building was constructed in the mid-17th century, and along with the paintings and sculptures it houses inside, it forms an important historical, artistic, and architectural ensemble of the Madrid of the Habsburgs.
Nyhavn - canal with old ships and 17th-century waterfront with colorful houses in the background. Copenhagen, Denmark - August 19 2010.
The Old Grammar School was built in 1614 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK
Ragusa Ibla, Sicily: The baroque 17th-century San Giorgio Cathedral under a dark stormy sky, with terra-cotta rooftops in the foreground. Ragusa Ibla is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ragusa Ibla, Sicily: The baroque 17th-century San Giorgio Cathedral under a dark stormy sky, with terra-cotta rooftops in the foreground. Ragusa Ibla is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
House number 17 carved in stone
Ye Olde Watling public house in Watling Street, in the City of London. Watling Street is an extremely old road used before the Roman invasion by ancient Britons and was originally paved by the Romans along the route from Dover to London, St Albans and Wroxeter and was one of the major highways of medieval England.The pub dates back to the 17th century and is thought to have been built by Sir Christopher Wren to provide refreshment for the workers constructing the new St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire of London.
Spoltore, province of Pescara, Abruzzo. 5 July 2024. The setting sun illuminates the harmonious landscape of the Spoltore countryside: a seventeenth-century tower (Torre de Sterlich) guards the hillside of rows of vines and olive groves, against the magnificent backdrop of the Maiella massif. On the left, in the distance, the city of Chieti.
Ragusa Ibla, Sicily: The baroque 17th-century San Giorgio Cathedral at dawn, with terra-cotta rooftops in the foreground. Ragusa Ibla is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Coevorden, Netherlands - March 17 2019 The three buildings in the are called Het Arsenaal. They were built in the 17th century and were used to store ammunition, weapons and food. It's now a library
The church of St. Bartholomew and St. Stephen on Largo Bortolo Belotti, in the lower town of Bergamo.
Ouidah / Whydah / Ajuda, Atlantique Department, Benin: the Portuguese Fort of Ouidah, also known as Fort São João Baptista de Ajudá, is a historical landmark that reflects the country's colonial past. Built in the 17th century, the fort served as a trading post and a military outpost for the Portuguese Empire. It played a significant role in the transatlantic slave trade, with thousands of enslaved Africans being sold there by local rulers. Today, the fort stands as a reminder of Benin's colonial history, it has been preserved as a cultural heritage site and offers visitors a glimpse into the country's past.
Exterior view of the ruined fortress of Jharkhandi Fort, a 17th-century fort located in Hatta, Madhya Pradesh, India.
View of the entrance gate of Jharkhandi Fort, a 17th-century ruined fort located in Jharkhandi, Hatta, Madhya Pradesh, India.
A statue of Captain John Smith in Bow Churchyard off Cheapside in the City of London. Captain Smith (1580-1631) was head of the settlement of Jamestown in Virginia. He was born in Blackwall, beside the River Thames and after returning to London in 1609-10 he died in 1631. The statue was presented to the City of London by the Jamestown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virgina in 1960 and was erected here because it was near to the old site of Cordwainers’ Hall and Smith had been a cordwainer - a maker of shoes.
Villa Revel Parravicini in Como on the shores of Lake Como.
Coevorden, Netherlands - Sept 27 2019 Friesestraat 9 in Coevorden, built in 1631 by a merchant. He had it elaborately decorated  to show how rich he was, The figure in the middle is from 1971, since the original statue got stolen
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - October 22, 2024:   The  Samuel Adams statue in front of the Faneuil Hall building in the Faneuil Hall Plaza. The bronze statue was created in 1880 by American sculptor Anne Whiteney (1821-1915). Samuel Adams (1722-1803) was an American Patriot who helped organize the American Revolution, signed the Declaration of Independence, and became Governor of Massachusetts. The Custom House Tower is in the background.
Hasselt, Belgium, June 24, 2024; People enjoy the terrace in front of the old town hall of the city of Hasselt in Belgium.
Names: Prignitz, St. Jakobi - Architectural specs: monument protection, religious art - leisure activities: Tour Brandenburg, cycling route, biking, Brandenburg
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