citadel

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But nowadays, at the citadel, faces shown on panels about the city's history have been painted black.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The crew locked themselves inside a fortified citadel while the attackers took control of the ship.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The recently opened IG Arena stands in the outer citadel of Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, Japan, which was built in the early 1600s, when samurai battles raged in the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

They’d slipped from the pulleys and fallen, rendering the citadel forever—or until now—inaccessible.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor