Fortress
Wesel citadel
🇩🇪 Germany · 18th century
The Wesel Citadel is the largest intact fortification system of the Rhineland, built 1688–1722 in Wesel. It was built according to plans by Johan de Corbin, in the form of a pentagonal star, with each point of the star being a bastion. The citadel was the core of the fortress of Wesel, and is currently used as a cultural centre.
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Wesel citadel ranks #3,160 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #232 of the 254 mapped in Germany. Founded 1800, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 238 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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