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- mnemy, on 10/30/2008, -3/+59Looks like a mario stage.
- jwk4heels, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2It's the invincibility star.
- binky79, on 10/30/2008, -1/+85That's the coolest fort I've ever seen that wasn't made out of couch cushions.
- Gemfinder, on 10/31/2008, -0/+9Or bedspreads.
I don't have to go into how many levels of "righteous" your comment was :) - sailadayaway, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Hmmmm, just looks like a giant bullseye if you ask me...
- Beanflick, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1actually, with all the green grass it actually DOES look like it's made of couch cushions. A little. If you squint.
- Gemfinder, on 10/31/2008, -0/+9Or bedspreads.
- albyliontk, on 10/30/2008, -1/+13Awesome is the right word!
- petejk, on 10/30/2008, -2/+24Perfect map for multiplayer FPS games
- Muncher, on 10/31/2008, -0/+10Battlefield 1742
- AchaIemoipas, on 10/31/2008, -0/+8That would actually be awesome. Swords, horses, catapults...cows...
Do it. - phenom2k7, on 10/31/2008, -0/+6Catapulting cows would be awesome.
- thcobbs, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4@phenom until you realize that it was the first form of bio-warfare. They also used to catapult Plague victims in during sieges.
- AchaIemoipas, on 10/31/2008, -0/+8That would actually be awesome. Swords, horses, catapults...cows...
- Muncher, on 10/31/2008, -0/+10Battlefield 1742
- rdldr1, on 10/30/2008, -5/+12Star forts were designed to better deflect blasts from cannon balls. Gunpowder changed castle design.
- Blydchyld, on 10/31/2008, -2/+5Well not really...
You know they diddn't throw those cannon balls? - thomascj, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1as far as i know the cylindrical shaped forts were designed to better deflect blasts from cannon balls. I dont see how a star shape would help a all (structurally)...
looks to me like they just wanted to make it ultra confusing/difficult to enter... just look at the walkways on the way in.- RennyB, on 10/31/2008, -1/+5The star design allows for more effective fields or fire.
- Midtowner, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1"The star design allows for more effective fields or fire."
This. - ostracize, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4Star design allows the points to protect the straightaway walls of the adjacent points. The only way a cannon could fire on a fort without being in range of the fort's own cannons was to shoot at the point of the star which was structurally reinforced at the tip.
- Larsonal777, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4Shows how much you know... cylindrical forts give the enemy a straight shot as long as they aim in the middle from their field of view they are shooting perpendicular to the wall a star shapped fort they have to put them selves in a bad possition to get a perpendicular shot...
It allows each bastion to cover the other walls. If you've ever been to a star fort its pretty cool to see from up close the benifits.
Side note... the French were the best fort builders... I think they got a little too involved in building and fell behind in warfare.- ratnacage, on 11/01/2008, -0/+1*cough Maginot Line cough cough*
- thomascj, on 11/02/2008, -0/+1None of you explained how the star design STRUCTURALLY helps deflect blasts from cannon fire, just makes it harder to get a good shot.
more strategical than a structural advantage.
- Blydchyld, on 10/31/2008, -2/+5Well not really...
- roelion, on 10/30/2008, -2/+1How would you maintain that?
- stignordas, on 10/30/2008, -0/+5Jet Ski
- lecadavredemort, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2the same way you maintain any other garden/lawn?
- insanebrain, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3Hard work.
- Piotr, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Inmates
- Weed86, on 10/31/2008, -2/+4sexy marijuana-smoking whores
- lecadavredemort, on 10/31/2008, -1/+6makes me wanna be a landscape architect
- thcobbs, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Too bad you've missed this fad by a few hundred years
- rxbudian, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2heh...heh... I used to think like that, but now I just want to do the general design, to have someone build it for me and to move into the place.
- thcobbs, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Too bad you've missed this fad by a few hundred years
- nomadspartan, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Those are some structures you got there.
- monroe1200, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3thats what she said
- RafiParrr, on 10/31/2008, -1/+9Needs more red coins.
- ldmyers, on 10/31/2008, -1/+4You mean there's no Walmart and parking lots?
- synthaxx, on 10/31/2008, -7/+2It's ancient dutch for "Nuke here".
- vsujohn2, on 10/31/2008, -3/+2Looks more like a resort than a fort.
- Genecalypse, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3holy crap that is awesome.
- aurorion, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3That place could be used as heaven in any religious movie. So beautiful!
- cruzlee, on 10/31/2008, -0/+15http://www.funda.nl/Woningaanbod/koop/detail/defau ...
Apparently it is not incredibly expensive to live there...- Piotr, on 10/31/2008, -0/+6That's because it's in the middel of nowhere. Nice place though.
- masch57, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2
- ChemicalDean, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2It's in the most Northern part of the Netherlands, nothing but a bunch of farmers there :p
- cheeseplease, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2Groningen is the nearest decent city and its about 50km from there.
- cheeseplease, on 11/01/2008, -1/+1You only see the star shape from a helicopter or plane, not too much fun living there.
- chris4404, on 10/31/2008, -1/+7Attack the star fort at its weak point for massive damage.
- IphtashuFitz, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1Man that's gotta suck if you have to get to the far side of one of those moats where there isn't a bridge...
- Tyrghast, on 10/31/2008, -4/+2Its about time this makes its appearance on digg again...
- BoneStamp, on 10/31/2008, -2/+2What are they protecting?
- david76, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3Themselves from their neighbors.
- BoneStamp, on 10/31/2008, -0/+5What do they have that their neighbors want? (other than the kickass starfort that is protecting them)
- david76, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3Themselves from their neighbors.
- hansolo, on 10/31/2008, -2/+4“Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.” - George Patton
- Blydchyld, on 10/31/2008, -2/+3Says Patton.
kek- zachxmorris, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2bur
- Blydchyld, on 10/31/2008, -2/+3Says Patton.
- AchaIemoipas, on 10/31/2008, -8/+76***** you dutch people.
With your weed, amazingly progressive government and beautiful parks and gardens. Oh, look at me! I'm dutch, I live in the best place in the world, woohoo, everything is beautiful and all our women are hot and have no body hair! Seriously, ***** you.- FrederikNS, on 10/31/2008, -1/+15Envious much?
- BoneStamp, on 10/31/2008, -0/+17I think your facetiousness came across as a literal "***** you" but I'm with you and I'm jealous too.
- derang, on 10/31/2008, -0/+24You forgot the (free) porn channels...lol.
But no problem, seriously, thanks ;p
That is not the only star-shaped fort here in Holland either. They're all very pretty places though, even at this time of year.
Dooie :) - Zaggynl, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2/me flexes
- Chamrox, on 10/31/2008, -1/+5The Netherlands has a homogenous culture. Much easier to get things done when everyone is on the same page.
- bpoteat, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3And high.
- munikho, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Homogeneous? are you kidding me?
on the same page? i don't think so. But the political system forces parties to work together, in that way creating solutions for problems that more people agree with. Since we also don't have only two parties that we can vote on, things are actually much more diverse... and in a way interesting....
but homogeneous? no.
and we're also not all high on drugs, our government is actually at the moment not very accepting towards drugs and is planning to forbid fresh magic mushrooms for instance. - BoneStamp, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1"our government ... is planning to forbid fresh magic mushrooms for instance."
So, if you dry them or wait until they get a bit moldy then it's all good? - Midtowner, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2The Netherlands has a lower use of drugs than the United States. By a lot.
Try again.
- ostracize, on 10/31/2008, -2/+7Bald chicks, eh?...Hmm...No thanks, I'll pass...
- AngusMustang, on 10/31/2008, -1/+14hey everybody, look! it's mr. literal!
- ostracize, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3@AngusMustang
Hey everybody, look! It's Mr. Serious!
- Doughd54, on 10/31/2008, -0/+7Also, we're statistically the tallest people on earth.
- scarwars, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2supreme beings, yes we are.
- scarwars, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2supreme beings, yes we are.
- jgopp, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Someday I'll call my native land home (or at least 2nd) for these very reasons. I come from an all dutch family and love it.
- rxbudian, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1... and be underwater when one of the dam breaks...
- maxhead, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2Dude, why do you think I moved here 9 years ago from the US? Living with a Bush administration is reason to leave the country already but with all the advantages of living in The Netherlands, it was the right decision. Now having voted for Obama (shout out to Overseas Voting!) we'll see where we go on 20 January 2009...
- andrewfahmy, on 11/01/2008, -0/+1how the ***** did u get dugg up so much?
- vagrantwade, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1That DEFINES AWESOME!
- BohicaTwentyTwo, on 10/31/2008, -0/+5He is the one most responsible for this type of defense.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauban - krekc, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1I would love to live there.
- 4NDr01D, on 10/31/2008, -0/+19btw it was built like that so you could maximize defensive canon fire from any point
any attacker would be trapped between the crossfire of any two points of the star - BoneStamp, on 10/31/2008, -1/+6So that's where the pirate bay is.
- da233, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1Wrong country, nice try though.
- BoneStamp, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1it was a joke... and sometimes jokes stray from the truth for the purpose of humor. I suggest you sign out some books from your nerdy library on the subject of humor (or humour depending on your location).
- da233, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1Wrong country, nice try though.
- david76, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2My grandparents used to live there, though not inside the fort itself. It's a pretty cool place.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=bourtange,+n ...- buxx, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1No, that is .ca
This place in at: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=nl&q=Bourtange+ ...- scarwars, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1looks exactly the same to me..
- buxx, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1No, that is .ca
- halomaker, on 10/31/2008, -3/+11I don't understand, what does this have to do with Obama?
- SevinD7, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1finally some reasoning.
I think Oblama's family built this in the day.
No wait that was Kenya/ - Midtowner, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2The Netherlands -- what a free country looks like.
- SevinD7, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1finally some reasoning.
- Virgule, on 10/31/2008, -0/+11See it on Google Maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=B ...- oninbonin, on 10/31/2008, -0/+0Kindof looks like a rose..
- akschnare, on 10/31/2008, -2/+3We have one of those where I live too. Although it doesn't have any cool moats, it's basically the same idea, only on the top of a hill overlooking the harbour, so they can attack unfriendly ships and land based attacks.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.647384,-63.5 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_Hill_(Fort_Ge ... - wolfing, on 10/31/2008, -3/+2what a waste of space for something that can only be seen from the air. Still, looks cool :)
- ElGanyan, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Yeah, forget all the practical defense purposes it must have had at one time. Why do anything if not for our sky gods to see, right?
- rugabug, on 10/31/2008, -1/+3There is one security flaw: drought.
- 1nhuman, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1You realize that a large part of the Netherlands is below sea level? You know... the dikes and all...
- rugabug, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1You realize I was making a joke right?
- 1nhuman, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1You realize that a large part of the Netherlands is below sea level? You know... the dikes and all...
- Badfish2, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3Siege this bitch!
- turbosatan, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3now grab 50 friends and arm each one with a jetski and a paintball gun.
- MrRoboto, on 10/31/2008, -3/+1Ahh. We have one of those as well.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.64646,-63.58 ... - Fryth, on 10/31/2008, -0/+3In the centre there's an access to the Special World...
- FolkTheory, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1shh! that's a secret!
- codx999, on 10/31/2008, -0/+0That is the secret level in mario.
- buxx, on 10/31/2008, -0/+2I live about 40 km from this nice village, and i have never been there. Same on me.
- Zaggynl, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2*I have never been there. Shame on me.
- youliveinfear, on 10/31/2008, -2/+1He didn't really need your correction for being one letter off.
But i'm burying him for using the metric system. FU EUROPEANS AND CANUCKS.
- youliveinfear, on 10/31/2008, -2/+1He didn't really need your correction for being one letter off.
- Zaggynl, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2*I have never been there. Shame on me.
- squelched, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1im sure they smoke trees considering its in the Netherlands.
- svendm, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Yup, there are a lot of citadels like that. This one's nice though since it's not been encroached upon by a town. (but makes me wonder what it was built to protect in the first place then)
One I like is the Copenhagen citadel:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=c ...
Which is matched by an enemy one across the sound in Malmoe, 20 km away:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=m ...
The Malmoe one has been encroached upon by the city more, though. the outer moat is partially filled-in. - bijna, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1hah. drought. obviously you've never been to holland.
- Fragged58, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1St. Augustine Flordia.
Castillo De San Marcos.
http://www.dwyeraerialphotography.com/images/fort. ... - nomercy0307, on 10/31/2008, -1/+2See Jews in space!!
- GlitchEnzo, on 10/31/2008, -1/+1I visited a star fort in Ireland, but I can't remember what the name of it was. Here is a nice aerial photo of it:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hGl_uKJzpS0/Rr1ES0dQPWI/AAAA ... - RvdMee, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1Willemstad in the Netherlands looks the same but bigger
http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=wi ... - FAHQ2, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1looks nice however I don't see any river leading into that area on that picture, so it must literally stink there, as is common with most places with that much standing water.
- cgilston, on 10/31/2008, -0/+4I think I'm heading there for the zombie apocalypse.
- Thuban, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1I'm pretty sure that where a episode of "Connections" was filmed with James Burke.
- Vorsprung, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1The trace italienne is one of the coolest ways of fortifying a city that there are. Of course, the only reason that is was designed so symmetrically is because there were no natural landscape formations to take advantage of, such as a hill or river. The best forts of that design take that into consideration, and so are a little less... breathtaking.
- DreadTaco, on 10/31/2008, -0/+1I've been there. No joke.
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