citadel
Sign in to savethumb|In this seventeenth-century plan of the fortified city of Casale Monferrato the citadel is the large star-shaped structure on the left.
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A citadel is a fortress or heavily fortified structure built within or near a city to serve as a stronghold for defense. In military history, citadels were important because they provided secure positions from which defenders could protect a city and maintain control during sieges or attacks.
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- History
- 3300–1300 BC
- 800 BC – 400 AD
- 167–160 BC
- 400–1600
- 1600 to the present
- Modern usage
- Naval term
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thumb|In this seventeenth-century plan of the fortified city of Casale Monferrato the citadel is the large star-shaped structure on the left.
A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of city, meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.