Defence written into the landscape, from a volcanic rock above a city to walls following distant mountain ridges.
Castles & strongholds / Edinburgh, ScotlandA royal residence, fortress, prison and garrison share one dramatic hilltop. Edinburgh Castle is best understood as a collection of places, each answering a different need across centuries.
Castles & strongholds / Northern ChinaWalls wind across ridges and disappear into distance. Their apparent continuity conceals a much longer story of separate building campaigns, different materials and changing defensive needs.