DAILY PHOTO: Cannons on the Veranda

Taken on September 15, 2016 at Fort St. George in Chennai (Madras)

Taken on September 15, 2016 at Fort St. George in Chennai (Madras)

 

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Fort St. George in Chennai has a small but impressive museum that houses artifacts from Chennai’s colonial period. The museum has artifacts in a range of categories including: arms, coins, porcelain, oil paintings, medals, and textiles. While photography is prohibited inside, there are a number of cannons outside–including some ornamental ones.

DAILY PHOTO: Mighty Mehrangarh in the Distance

Taken on November 29, 2015 from the rooftop of Pal Haveli in Jodhpur

Taken on November 29, 2015 from the rooftop of Pal Haveli in Jodhpur

DAILY PHOTO: High Walls of Daulatabad

Taken in November of 2014 at Dalautabad

Taken in November of 2014 at Dalautabad

DAILY PHOTO: Hilltop Fortifications with Cactus

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Savanadurga.

Taken on March 28, 2015 at Savanadurga.

DAILY PHOTO: Re-enactors at Work

Taken during the Summer of 2011 in Suomenlinna Sveaborg.

Taken during the Summer of 2011 in Suomenlinna 

Inside the fortifications at Suomenlinna, actors re-enact scenes from history past.

DAILY PHOTO: Tower & Tree

Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad.

Taken on November 20, 2014 at Daulatabad

Atop the cylindrical structure to the right is an 18-foot long cannon that is ornately engraved so as to be a work of art.

The Ramshead cascabel of the 6 meter cannon at Daulatabad

The Ramshead cascabel of the 6 meter cannon at Daulatabad

DAILY PHOTO: Sunset at Agra Fort

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

DAILY PHOTO: Madikeri Fort

Taken March 30, 2014 in Madikeri.

Taken March 30, 2014 in Madikeri.

This 17th century fort was built by the Mudduraja, and subsequently controlled by Tipu Sultan, Doddavira Rajendra, the British, and the Wodeyars.