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The Alamo chapel and long barracks, photograph by Zetpe0202 (Zygmunt Put), 2011. The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned first by the Spanish, then the Mexican Army after the Mexican...

Interior of Alamo, with modern roof; where final stand was made, photograph in Leonora Bennett's Historical Sketch and Guide to the Alamo, 1904. The Alamo, originally a Spanish mission, was a fortress garrisoned...

The barrel-vaulted chapel of the castle of Krak des Chevaliers, Syria. Originally built for the Emir of Aleppo in 1031 CE, the castle was given to the Knights Hospitaller in 1144 CE, who extensively rebuilt...

The Chapel of Saint Margaret of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle. Queen Margaret (c. 1046-1093 CE) was the wife of Malcolm III of Scotland (r. 1058-1093 CE) from 1070 CE to 1093 CE.

The interior of Rycote Chapel, Oxfordshire, England. The church interior is typical of those built during the reign of Elizabeth I of England and the plain decoration shows the influence of the English Reformation.

Rycote Chapel, Oxfordshire, England. The church was first built in the 15th century CE but its interior is typical of those built during the reign of Elizabeth I of England and the plain decoration shows the influence...

Completed in 1248 CE, Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris. Part of the medieval Palais de la Cité, King Louis IX (r. 1226-1270 CE) commissioned Sainte-Chapelle to be built to...

The Château d'Amboise, located in the Loire Valley, in central France, was built over several centuries and was the centre of royal power during the Renaissance (from the 15th to the early 17th century). Witness to the heyday...

Of all the battles of the Texas Revolution, the Battle of the Alamo (6 March 1836) is the most famous. It is not only among the best-known and most widely studied in American history but also around the world...

Bourges Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, is a Gothic cathedral located in Bourges, Le Cher, central France. Built from 1195 to 1245, the cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and contains many magnificent stained glass...