Fortress
Warsaw Citadel
🇵🇱 Poland · 19th century
Warsaw Citadel (Polish: Cytadela Warszawska) is a 19th-century fortress in Warsaw, Poland. It was built by order of Tsar Nicholas I after the suppression of the 1830 November Uprising in order to bolster imperial Russian control of the city. It served as a prison into the late 1930s, especially the dreaded Tenth Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel (X Pawilon Cytadeli Warszawskiej); the latter has been a museum since 1963.
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Warsaw Citadel ranks #858 of 8,131 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1834, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,384 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 45 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Warsaw, 4 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Warsaw Citadel?
Warsaw Citadel stands in Poland, at 52.265°, 21°.
When was Warsaw Citadel built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1834. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Warsaw Citadel?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #858 of 8,131 worldwide, and #20 in Poland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Warsaw Citadel?
Fort Sokolnického, about 1 km away.
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