🧨 Powder Magazines of the World

These are notable powder magazines — secure buildings built to store gunpowder and military explosives, thick-walled and often buried or moated to contain any blast, from coastal storehouses beside the dockyards to inland arsenals. Each profile shows where the magazine stands, which country built it, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

15 powder magazines from 6 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any powder magazine for its full profile.

Americas (11) Europe (4)

Americas (11 powder magazines)

Europe (4 powder magazines)

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