The Citadel

Submitted by jurgen on Thu, 07/09/2015 - 10:29

The citadel was commissioned by King Philip II and the Duke of Alva in 1567. A wall connected the citadel with the Spanish ramparts. The citadel was designed to deter attackers and control the city. That is why the people of Antwerp sometimes also referred to it as the dwangburcht (stronghold). The pentagonal building is surrounded by a moat and has a bastion on each corner. The citadel was located and surveyed on various occasions in the margin of construction in Antwerpen-Zuid. Unfortunately nothing was preserved above ground level.

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Sixteenth-century print of the citadel
Excavation of the citadel in Amerikalei in 2002
Façade of the Bastion of Toledo in 2004
Excavation of the citadel in Amerikalei in 2004
Bridge pier of the secondary gate of the citadel
Cross-section of the citadel wall
Latitude: 
51.21
Longitude: 
4.40
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De Citadel of dwangburcht

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