Alba Carolina Fortress

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Alba Carolina Fortress is a massive star-shaped Vauban-style citadel in Alba Iulia, Romania, renowned as one of the country’s most important and best-preserved historical fortifications.

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Alba Carolina Citadel 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vauban-style citadel
historical monument
star fort
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Vauban fortification
builtFor Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
constructionEndDate 1738
constructionStartDate 1715
coordinateLocation 46.071°N 23.574°E
country Romania
garrisonedBy Austrian imperial troops (18th–19th centuries) NERFINISHED
Austro-Hungarian army (until 1918) NERFINISHED
Romanian army (20th century) NERFINISHED
hasPart Batthyaneum Library (within complex) NERFINISHED
Coronation Cathedral (Reunification Cathedral) NERFINISHED
Fifth Gate of the Fortress NERFINISHED
First Gate of the Fortress NERFINISHED
Fourth Gate of the Fortress NERFINISHED
Orthodox Archiepiscopal Palace NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Archiepiscopal Palace NERFINISHED
Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Cathedral (within walls) NERFINISHED
Second Gate of the Fortress NERFINISHED
Sixth Gate of the Fortress NERFINISHED
Third Gate of the Fortress NERFINISHED
Vauban-style bastions
casemates
moat
ramparts
hasWalkingRoute “Route of the Three Fortifications” in Alba Iulia
heritageDesignation Monument istoric (Romania)
inception early 18th century
locatedIn Alba Iulia NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Alba County NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Transylvania NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
stone
namedAfter Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the best-preserved historical fortifications in Romania
being one of the largest Vauban fortresses in Romania
occupiesSiteOf Roman castrum Apulum NERFINISHED
medieval fortress of Alba Iulia
openToPublic yes
operator Municipality of Alba Iulia NERFINISHED
shape star-shaped fortification
significantEvent Proclamation of the Union of Transylvania with Romania on 1 December 1918 (in Alba Iulia)
touristAttraction major cultural tourism site in Transylvania
usedFor administrative center
ceremonial events
military defense

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Alba Iulia hasLandmark Alba Carolina Fortress
Alba County hasLandmark Alba Carolina Fortress
this entity surface form: Alba Carolina Citadel