Home›Fortifications and Military Architecture›Fortified Prisons›All Fortified PrisonsBrowse ByAll Fortified PrisonsFortified prisons this atlas records under Fortifications and Military Architecture: former military fortifications repurposed or purpose-built to hold prisoners, combining this subcategory's own defensive-architecture character with a penal function. Belongs here: any fortified prison this subcategory records. Does not belong here: a fort, castle or citadel with no penal function, gathered under one of this subcategory's other groups.FactsAll Fortified PrisonsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1066 CE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedEngland (London) 1All Fortified PrisonsFilter Results9 entriesBuilding FamilyAllFortified Prisons (9)StyleAllGothic Architecture (1)Herrerian Architecture (1)Mudejar Architecture (1)Portuguese Colonial Architecture (1)Renaissance Architecture (1)Romanesque Architecture (1)MaterialAllBrick (2)Concrete (1)Lime Mortar (1)Masonry (1)Stone (2)Terracotta (1)Building TypeAllBastioned fort (1)Castle (2)Fort (1)Fortification (1)Fortress (1)Fortress and museum (1)Medieval fortress (1)Completed YearAll1200 (1)1370 (1)1441 (1)1593 (1)1596 (1)1740 (1)1847 (1)Standing StatusAllDemolished (1)Standing (8)GroupAllFortified Prisons (9)PlaceAllFrance (2)Italy (2)Kenya (1)Philippines (1)Russia (1)Spain (1)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Alcatraz IslandFortifications and Military ArchitectureAlcazar of SegoviaFortifications and Military ArchitectureBastilleFortifications and Military ArchitectureCitadelle de CarcassonneFortifications and Military ArchitectureFort JesusFortifications and Military ArchitectureFort SantiagoFortifications and Military ArchitectureForte di San LeoFortifications and Military ArchitectureFortezza FirmafedeFortifications and Military ArchitecturePeter and Paul FortressFortifications and Military ArchitectureSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Tower of London, founding section, eraIt was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest.Wikipedia: Tower of London, Lead sectionThe zenith of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and 17th centuries, when many figures who had fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, were held within its walls.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.