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RE: Gozo Cittadella #4, Restoration Results

in #history7 years ago

Great pictures. Terrible story to remember it for. I say terrible in the sense of how horrifying that must have been.
That's the beauty of these structures. They provide historical accounts on different areas/grounds.
They also remind us how humanity can be very creative and very destructive.

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Humans do provide a lot of wonderful things but the history of all nations have their dark side. Fortunately despite awful things happening today more countries that were often at war have become firm friends. Hopefully, the number of countries in conflict will reduce over time and bad histories can be in history books only.
Of course, that assumes that we have a planet to be at peace on.
I should be able to complete the story on the citadel next week, I have enjoyed taking the pictures and researching the information. Each time I think I have it complete I realise I should have a picture of this or that. So, back I go to take the missing images. If you notice in the photographs, the skies are different colours. It's the different days I have visited to take photographs. On an island that is only 9 miles by 5 miles, no where is far away so popping back for a few more images is not a problem.

That's great. Good that you can go back and do the "re-shoots".
You are right about warfare and the possibility of peace among traditional enemies.
I admire France and England for that. When we read their history it becomes a tedious history of seemingly eternal warfare until pretty much the 20th century.
If they were able to become allies, any other countries can