Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: artillery

Kastellet, Picture 9, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007

22 Dec 2007 300
Here's another one of the guns on the Kastellet.

Kastellet, Picture 8, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007

22 Dec 2007 323
Some of the cannons are still in place on the parapet around the Kastellet. I can't tell which ones still work and which ones don't, but this one at least has a cap on the barrel.

Zwinger Palace, Picture 1, Dresden, Sachsen (Saxon…

01 Sep 2007 321
The current Zwinger Palace was constructed in 1710-1728 by Augustus the Strong, using the foundations of an old armory. It was originally a stable, or "Zwinger," not for horses, but for artillery, hence the name. Although mostly destroyed during the bombing of Dresden in 1945, it was reconstructed after the war and is now a major tourist attraction.