629 Comments for Bannerman's Arsenal

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quest are you really a vanderlt that would be awsome
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banerman owned the entire island that house there was th residence the large castle was actually th armory this island is truly amazing
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this castle is on an island and is only accessed by boat i went here once on my brothers sail boat we parked in front of it and thats where we anchored for the night. the island is truly a gem in the hudson river valley
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It is so pretty, that would be awsome to be drifting along in your boat and see this amazing place.
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What an amazing picture, this place is beautiful
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This reminds me of some of the fantasy sets from the movie Labrynth. Beautiful. Hard to believe it's purpose was related to war.
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I was in Dresden (Germany) in the early 80's, and a large part of the city center was still gutted from the firestorm bombing from the Second World War. Many of the buildings resembled this, exactly.
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Another very impressive shot. One gets the impression that the walls are closing in, and that there is no escape.
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The architecture is fascinating - it looks like large bolts embedded within the facade.
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Excellent shot. Reminds me of Angkor (Cambodia)
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If memory serves me correctly, this is where all the Army surplus Krag-Jorgensen rifles were sent, after the Spanish-American war. The Krags were replaced by the (WWI) Springfield 03-A3.
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I agree with weasel and LI Irish; this pic is something out of the opening, say, of a Gothic horror film. Startling.
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Excellent colour contrast in this one. Well done.
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This is one of two places that are easily visible on the same train. Taking a train from Penn station in NYC to Buffalo will give you the opportunity to see the arsenal, then many miles away near the trip's end (or beginning if leaving buffalo from exchange st. i believe), Buffalo Central Terminal.
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It's crazy to think that a place like this has been vacant for a (relatively) hort period of time, then to see things in Europe such as the Colleseum and all of the sites around Rome and see that they look the same, even though they are thousands of years older...