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Example sentences for: citadel

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South of the market region, a thirty-minute walk or ten-minute taxi ride, is The Citadel (Al-Qal’a), a massive fortification built on high ground in the early 13th century to protect the city from Crusaders.
Topping it all is the Citadel, which was once considered so impregnable that the Hungarian crown jewels were kept here.
The expanse contains the city zoo (Parc Zoológic and its rare albino gorilla named Snowflake, or Copito de Nieve), the Museu d’Art Modern (Modern Art Museum), the seat of the Parlament de Catalunya, and the foundations of Ciutadella (Citadel).
The terrace is prolonged by the Promenade des Gouverneurs, continuing the walk along the foot of the citadel towards Battlefields Park.
The French built the starshaped Citadel in 1750 to resist the British.