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[[File:Herat_citadel.png|thumb|200px|A citadel in [[Herat]].]]
A '''citadel''' is a large [[fortress]] mainly used to protect towns or castles from attacks or disaster, though citadels have been built for other reasons as well. The oldest known citadels were built in the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], where the citadel may have been used as a symbol of [[authority]], no one is fully sure about their purpose.
In [[Ancient Greece]], the [[Acropolis]] was important in the life of the people, serving as a refuge and stronghold in peril and containing military and food supplies, the shrine of the god and a royal palace. The most well-known is the [[Acropolis of Athens]], but nearly every Greek [[city-state]] had one - the [[Acrocorinth]] famed as a particularly strong fortress.
The ''Citadelle'' of [[Quebec]] still survives as the largest citadel still in official military operation in North America after more than two hundred years of existence.
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A '''citadel''' is a large [[fortress]] mainly used to protect towns or castles from attacks or disaster, though citadels have been built for other reasons as well. The oldest known citadels were built in the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], where the citadel may have been used as a symbol of [[authority]], no one is fully sure about their purpose.
In [[Ancient Greece]], the [[Acropolis]] was important in the life of the people, serving as a refuge and stronghold in peril and containing military and food supplies, the shrine of the god and a royal palace. The most well-known is the [[Acropolis of Athens]], but nearly every Greek [[city-state]] had one - the [[Acrocorinth]] famed as a particularly strong fortress.
The ''Citadelle'' of [[Quebec]] still survives as the largest citadel still in official military operation in North America after more than two hundred years of existence.
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[[Category:Fortification]]