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The sights are endless: the Hindu gopuram tower-gates of the south, the temples of Varanasi (Benares), the cave monasteries of Ajanta and Ellora, the beautiful and erotic sculptures of Khajuraho, the splendid marble palaces, fortresses, and mausoleums of the emperors and maharajas in Delhi, Agra, and Rajasthan, the colonial government buildings in New Delhi, or the unusual style of the Gothic-Oriental railway station in Mumbai (known until 1995 as Bombay).
They replaced the old small castles on high ground protected only by wooden stockades with large central fortresses out of range behind broad moats, surrounded by solid stone ramparts and earthworks strong enough to resist cannon fire.
The Ibicencos fortified the bulwarks and built additional towers and fortresses throughout to help shield themselves against enemy incursions.
Its banks are lined by numerous beautiful walled towns and powerful fortresses.
The LAT writes that since the Beirut and Kuwait bombings, more than $1 billion has been spent to upgrade certain embassies to become "state-of-the-art anti-terrorist fortresses."