Cytadela w Namur |
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is a great example of mastery of military architecture. This one of the greatest citadel in Europe has a diversity that evokes the era from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
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Terra Nova
Pierwsze fortyfikacje wznieśli tu Celtowie, następne Rzymianie. W 937 roku Hrabia Namur zastąpił rzymskie ruiny drewnianymi umocnieniami. Kamienny zamek wybudowano w latach 1235-1245, następnie, w XIV wieku, nastąpiła jego rozbudowa.
Obecny wygląd cytadela otrzymała w latach 1631-1675 za panowania Holendrów. Ta część twierdzy została nazwana Terra Nova, aby odróżnić ją od mniejszego powstałego w sąsiedztwie fortu La Médiane, który wybudowano w latach 1542-1555 za panowania Cesarza Karola V. |
In the 1692 year, the citadel was taken by the French. It was then that Sebastian Vauban, a French military engineer and architect at the court of the French King Louis XIV, rebuilt the citadel in Namur, making it one of the most powerful fortresses in Europe. The twilight of the citadel's power came during the First World War, when it took a few days for the Germans to get it. During the Second World War, the fortress was seriously damaged as a result of bombing. A parachute unit was stationed here until the 1977 year.
The citadel built on the 10 hectares has been recognized as the unique heritage of Wallonia. This magnificent building dominates the Port du Grognon, the place where the rivers Meuse and Sambra meet, and where there is a statue of King Albert I on a horse. This king, valued by the Belgians, died while climbing the rock of the Grand Bon Dieu, near Marches-les-Dames on the Meuse River.
The citadel built on the 10 hectares has been recognized as the unique heritage of Wallonia. This magnificent building dominates the Port du Grognon, the place where the rivers Meuse and Sambra meet, and where there is a statue of King Albert I on a horse. This king, valued by the Belgians, died while climbing the rock of the Grand Bon Dieu, near Marches-les-Dames on the Meuse River.