Alba Carolina Citadel

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Alba Carolina Citadel
Gate I of the Alba Carolina Citadel

Gate I of the Alba Carolina Citadel

Creation time : 1715-1738
Geographical location 46 ° 4 '3 "  N , 23 ° 34' 16.5"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '3 "  N , 23 ° 34' 16.5"  E
Alba Carolina Citadel (Romania)
Alba Carolina Citadel

The Alba Carolina Citadel ( German : Karlsburg , Carlsburg ) in Alba Iulia , Romania, is a fortification with bastions in the Vauban style that was built between 1715 and 1738 under the reign of Emperor Charles VI. was built. It served the Habsburgs as a strategic point of defense along the military border against the Ottoman Empire . It was built around the same time as the comparable fortresses in Arad and Timișoara .

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