citadel
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In the waterfront building known as the red citadel -- once the seat of power -- visitors journey through a history that includes ancient art, Greek and Roman antiquities and Ottoman-era weapons and jewellery.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
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
This utter upending of what the citizens of Weep thought they knew about the citadel they already feared with such cold, debilitating dread?
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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