The prime minister addresses the nation from the fort's ramparts every year on August 15, India's independence day.
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Shivam Patel,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Its deep, sheltered bay drew merchants and sailors from Europe and North Africa, fostering an exchange of cultures that is reflected in the city’s soaring Gothic spires, Moorish patios, and Renaissance-era ramparts.
It’s made of dense foam pieces, including a base, cushion and two triangle pillows, allowing kiddos to create forts and obstacle courses along with sturdy, comfortable seating.
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BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
When Columbus instructed settlers to build forts in large towns, Taínos attacked the settlers in large numbers.
Andermatt, Switzerland High in the Alps, where trains wind through snowbound passes and peaks rise like fortresses, Andermatt is one of Switzerland’s most dynamic winter destinations.
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Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Nov. 2025
Such structures, including residences and fortresses, were created by religious authorities and noble families, according to the city’s tourism website.
After a precruise stay at the Ritz-Carlton Osaka, the itinerary includes private performances by Kodo taiko drummers and geishas, strolls among cherry blossoms and bonsai trees, and visits to castles and temples, such as the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto.
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Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
Concept art of the Disney/Fortnite video game interface released in 2024 looked like a theme park with multiple Disney castles at a gleaming central hub surrounded by at least eight islands populated with visual nods to familiar Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox brands, films and shows.
Andrew Scherer, a professor of archaeology and the ancient world, also at Brown, said the sheer size of the earthworks, their early age and the lack of a significant social hierarchy made the site particularly interesting.
The leaders’ reluctance came after last year’s election saw Republicans make notable gains in reliably blue bastions like New Jersey and New York, with some in the party blaming the shift on polarizing social issues embraced by the left.
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Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
Two men who represent two different bastions of power — God and country — in Oklahoma are making sermons of a kind.
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