Working conditions were far from safe, and it’s reported that two people died due to lack of proper equipment. In 1897 the fort was retrofitted to become a plague prevention and research facility. This now abandoned castle did however fight a different type of enemy. Surprisingly this fort never saw battle, and was used to store ammunition in it’s early life. This now abandoned castle was constructed in 1838 to serve as a strategic armament against attacks from the Baltic waterway. In the Golf Of Finland an ominous looking fort rises above the water. The fort has been left abandoned since the mid 1800s. Ten or so years later the fort was restored and also served as a makeshift prison.Īs piracy declined and the steamboat became more popular, the usefulness of Fort San Lorenzo began to dwindle. Mr Morgan was long from a proper ‘sir’ and was notorious for pillaging settlements and wiping out villages along the nearby islands.
The fort was completed in 1601, but only 69 years later (nice) it was destroyed by Sir Henry Morgan. King Phillip II knew this, and ordered the fort to be constructed to ward off the increasing number of pirates that were attacking nearby ships. Back in the 1500s you couldn’t just get next day delivery on all of your gold and spices, so having a well protected trade route was key to growing any empire. Sitting quietly on the mouth of the Chagres River in Panama is Fort San Lorenzo. Today only a few lone walls and a large stone foundation are left of this once grandiose castle. No one is sure exactly who burned it down, but historians theorize that it was either looting townspeople, or possibly Nobunaga’s own son. A few weeks later the castle was set on fire. In the summer of 1582, Nobunaga died and the castle was captured by Akechi Mitsuhide, who had betrayed him years earlier. Here Nobunaga could keep his generals and soldiers safe. The castle eventually stretched beyond just a single structure and slowly walled in the surrounding areas. When Niwa Nagahide constructed this castle in 1576 for Oda Nobunaga, he wanted to both impress and intimidate his rivals by blending opulence directly into his fortress.īehind the 5 meter thick walls were private chambers, audience halls, and countless religious artwork and artifacts. Unlike many abandoned castles scattered across the world, Azuchi Castle wasn’t built for war, it was built for luxury.
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