Germany · 16th century
The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.
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Spandau Citadel ranks #435 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #37 of the 709 mapped in Germany. Founded 1594, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 13,408 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 30 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Berlin, 12 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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