Alba Carolina Citadel
Alba Carolina Citadel | ||
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Gate I of the Alba Carolina Citadel |
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Creation time : | 1715-1738 | |
Geographical location | 46 ° 4 '3 " N , 23 ° 34' 16.5" E | |
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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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