Château d'If is a 16th-century fortress, commissioned by King Francois I, set atop the smallest island in the Frioul archipelago less than a mile from Marseille. It was later used as a prison ...

For buyers looking for scenic surroundings, privacy and robust home security, this newly listed 16th-century fortress in Italy might be appealing. The imposing stone compound, built on a cliff ...

A theatre performance will tell the history of a lost 16th Century fortress in Hull. The South Blockhouse was built by Henry VIII at the mouth of the River Hull. It was torn down in 1864 but the ...

the Temple of the Sun—which conquistadors ruined and covered with a Catholic church in the 16th century—and the Sacsayhuamán fortress, a 15th-century Inca monument of stone walls more than a ...

It would also feature wire and mesh structures to give visitors a sense of the scale of the 16th Century fortress without damaging the surviving ruins. In a letter to National Highways ...