Kenilworth Castle, a massive fortress extensively modernized and given a new Great Hall by John of Gaunt after 1350.

In 1821 the government of the kingdom bought off the city and modernized the Zamość fortress.

The fortress was continually rebuilt and modernized over the next two-hundred years.

In the early 17th century, the fortress was modernized and remodelled under the reign of the active King Christian IV, and got the appearance of a renaissance castle.

During the period of short Austrian rule ( 1718 – 1738 ) the fortress was largely rebuilt and modernized.

In 1750 the fortress was modernized with new bastions and casemates to protect against mortar artillery.

The alien character of Prot in the book trilogy by Gene Brewer and played by Kevin Spacey in the movie K-PAX, like Proteus was said to embody, was a modernized " shape shifter " and magical type of advanced mystical ET who " walked in " to humanoid bodies, and shared wisdom and insights into the human condition.

The stylized lettering on the team's jerseys and caps is similar to the fancy lettering used by the Giants when they played in New York in the 1930s, although during the 1970s the Giants modernized their lettering to follow the style worn by the American Giants.

The Herschend Family modernized the cave with electricity and concrete staircases, and in 1960, the Herschends opened Silver Dollar City which was a re-creation of a frontier town that featured five shops, a church and a log cabin with actors that played out the feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys.

Carrie Wells played the title character, whose name was modernized as " Rachel.

The newer ones also feature the theme, albeit usually modernized, and played during the ending credits.

In addition, the NFL's Chicago Bears played in the Memorial Stadium for the 2002 season while Soldier Field was being modernized and refurbished.

** In 1961, Russ Tamblyn played the Mercutio character, Riff Lorton, in the film adaptation of West Side Story, the musical modernized version of " Romeo and Juliet ".

The character was portrayed in many silent movie versions of the story and in talking movies, and was played by Paul Wegener in a 1927 German silent film of the same name, by John Barrymore in a a 1931 version, by Donald Wolfit in a 1954 version in Technicolor, and by Peter O ' Toole in a 1983 made-for-television modernized version, also in colour, co-featuring Jodie Foster.

* a modernized version of woyzeck played by the Belgian theatregroup ,' NTGent ' and ' Toneelgroep Ceremonia ' in fall 2010.

These events were later satirized in the episode " Who Was That Mashed Man " of the TV sitcom Night Court, where a case comes through the courtroom involving: an elderly man who played the " Red Ranger ," a famous cowboy of yesteryear that was popular with children ; and the producers of a movie that is a modernized remake of the character ... turning him into a swearing, womanizing modern action hero.

Chinese rock musician Cui Jian featured a modernized suona in his song " Nothing To My Name " ( 一无所有 ) ( played by the saxophonist Liu Yuan ).

As of 1964, the football team Rapid Mizil was playing in Divizia C. By the 1985 – 1986 season, Mizil had a stadium, modernized by the town's mechanical plant, which owned and financed the Steaua Mizil team that played in Divizia B until it was disbanded in 2006.

Later, Tony de la Rosa modernized the conjunto big bands by adding electric guitars, amplified bajo sexto and a drum kit and slowing down the frenetic dance rhythms of the style.

As the empire modernized itself in line with European powers, the role of the central state grew and diversified.

* George Chakiris performed the role of Bernardo, the Tybalt character in the 1961 film West Side Story, the musical modernized version of Romeo and Juliet.

In addition, St-Laurent modernized and established new social and industrial policies for the country during his time in the prime minister's office.

It was modernized during King Amanullah Khan's rule in the early 20th century, and upgraded during King Zahir Shah's forty year rule.

Liechtenstein prospered, however, during the decades following, as its economy modernized with the advantage of low corporate tax rates which drew many companies to the country.

Widukind ( 8th / 9th centuries ; modernized name Wittekind ) was a pagan Saxon leader and the chief opponent of Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars.

Through the first part of the 20th century Shibaura Engineering Works became a major manufacturer of heavy electrical machinery as Japan modernized during the Meiji Era and became a world industrial power.

The Late Tokugawa Shogunate ( Bakumatsu ) was the period between 1853 and 1867, during which Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy called sakoku and modernized from a feudal shogunate to the Meiji government.

Built during the Art Deco era it was totally modernized when it was twinned.

It has been restored and modernized during the last quarter of a century.

The other part of the DDM series, DDM-2 / 3, will be modernized during 2010-2013 and after modernization will be renamed as NID.

Built in the Tudor Style during the depression era, this building has been extensively modernized, but still keeps its cozy rustic charm.

Baldwin ’ s business boomed during this period while it modernized its Broad Street facilities.

With the abolition of swords during the Meiji period, shurikenjutsu saw a major decline, along with many classical martial arts, and almost died out after the turn of the 20th century as Japan sought to become modernized.

The Fort was modernized in the early 20th century, and served as the part of the harbor's defense during World War I and World War II.

Not even Japan had modernized at the rate of Joseon, and not with as many projects going on at once, a precursor to modern Korea as one of East Asia's Tigers in rapid development into a first class nation during the 1960s-1980s.

The prime minister however had been able to retain power by maintaining a large, modernized army and politically dominating the court during the minority of King Rajendra Bikram Shah, ( reigned 1816 – 1847 ).

The Songhay military, during Askia's reign consisted of full-time soldiers, but the king never modernized his army.

Home to a growing upscale community by 1917, local businessman Rodolfo Negrete founded the city's first clinic and marina and, during the 1920s, the small marina was modernized and the city's streets paved.

In this way it differs from most other football stadiums in Poland which were built during the communist era or earlier and only slightly modernized to meet basic UEFA standards.

Sharing the ambitious outlook of his grandfather, Muhammad Ali Pasha, he greatly modernized Egypt and Sudan during his reign, investing heavily in industrial and economic development, urbanisation, and the expansion of the country's boundaries in Africa.

Moreover, Gróttasöngr had great social and political impact in Sweden during the 20th century as it was modernized in the form of Den nya Grottesången by Viktor Rydberg.

It was modernized during the First World War.