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
Marie-Laure, a blind girl hiding from the Nazis in a walled French citadel, and Werner, a young German radio expert, find themselves connecting without even knowing it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
And discovered his house was built on a medieval citadel.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
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
For all the floating citadel overhead, Lazlo had as yet no clear context for what life had been under the gods.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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