Cittadella (disambiguation)

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Citadella is the fortification located upon the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary.

Citadella Citadel in Budapest, Hungary

The Citadella is the fortification located upon the top of Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. Citadella is the Hungarian word for citadel, a kind of fortress. The word is exclusively used by other languages to refer to the Gellért Hill citadel which occupies a place which held strategic importance in Budapest's military history.

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Citadella, the Italian word for citadel (meaning a castle, fortress, or fortified center), may also refer to:

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Cittadella (Gozo) citadel in Victoria, Gozo

The Cittadella, also known as the Castello, is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now occupied by the Cittadella is believed to have been the acropolis of the Punic-Roman city of Gaulos or Glauconis Civitas.

Cittadella of Alessandria building in Alessandria, Italy

The Cittadella of Alessandria is a star fort and citadel in the city of Alessandria, Italy. It was built in the 18th century by the Kingdom of Sardinia, and today it is one of the best preserved fortifications of that era. It is one of the few fortifications in Europe still in their original environment, since there are no buildings blocking the views of the ramparts, or a road that surrounds the ditches.

Cittadella Nuova building in Pisa, Italy

The Cittadella Nuova, now called the Giardino di Scotto or Giardino Scotto is an old fortress in Pisa.

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A.S. Cittadella Italian association football club

Associazione Sportiva Cittadella is an Italian association football club, based in Cittadella, Veneto.

Cittadella (Bari) railway station

Cittadella is a railway station in the Italian city of Bari, in the Province of Bari, Apulia. The station lies on the Bari–San Paolo railway. The train services are operated by Ferrotramviaria.

<i>La Cittadella</i> (1964 miniseries) 1964 Italian TV miniseries starring Alberto Lupo and Anna Maria Guarnieri

La Cittadella is a 1964 Italian miniseries based on A. J. Cronin's 1937 novel, The Citadel, and produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana. It was directed by Anton Giulio Majano and stars Alberto Lupo as Dr. Manson and Anna Maria Guarnieri as his wife, Christine. Other television versions include an American (1960), another Italian (2003), and two British adaptations.

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A citadel is a castle, fortress, or fortified center.

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Victoria, Gozo City and Local council in Gozo Region, Malta

Victoria, also known among the native Maltese as Rabat or by its title Città Victoria, is the capital city of Gozo, the second largest island of Malta. The city has a total population of 6,901, and by population, is the largest locality in Gozo.

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Torino Porta Nuova railway station railway station

Torino Porta Nuova railway station is the main railway station of Turin, northern Italy. It is the third busiest station in Italy for passenger flow after Rome Termini and Milan Central, with about 192,000 journeys per day and 70 million travellers a year and a total of about 350 trains per day. Porta Nuova is a terminal station, with trains arriving perpendicularly to the facade. The station is located in corso Vittorio Emanuele II, right in front of piazza Carlo Felice.

The Ptolemaic Baris was a citadel maintained by Ptolemaic Egypt during its rule of Jerusalem in the 3rd century BC. Described by only a few ancient sources, no archaeological remains of the citadel have been found and much about it remains a matter of conjecture.

Pescara railway station railway station in Italy

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Fortezza Medicea (Siena) italian fortress

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Fortifications of Malta

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Bari Centrale railway station railway station

Bari Centrale is the main railway station of the Italian city of Bari, capital of Apulia. It is one of the most important railway stations in Italy, with an annual ridership of 14 million.