The Japanese Garden – Alba Carolina Citadel

The Japanese garden is located on the North Side of the Alba Carolina Fortress.

The gates of the Alba Carolina bastion fortress

The gates of the Alba Carolina bastion fortress are not only ways to access the great fortress but also monuments and tourist attractions themselves. The eastern gates can be considered true artistic creations. The western ones are not as decorated as the eastern ones but they are also beautiful. It is worth walking through all the gates.

Alba Carolina Gates and the order in which to visit them

When I decided to go and visit the Alba Carolina Fortress I thought that the gates surround the fortress but it is not so. Read the article and find out the location of the gates and the order in which you can visit them.

The 7th Gate of the Alba Carolina Citadel

The 7th Gate is located in the north part of the fortress. It was closed for 300 years and during the restoration works the gate was reopened and can be used.

The 6th Gate of the Alba Carolina Citadel

The 6th Gate is the gate through which King Ferdinand and Queen Maria entered the Citadel when they were crowned, in 1922.

The 5th Gate of the Alba Carolina Citadel

The 5th Gate is a simple gate. In the past, the gate was used by the soldiers to exit the training field.

The 4th Gate of the Alba Carolina Citadel – Bishop’s Gate

The 4th Gate of the Alba Carolina Citadel is also called Bishop's Gate. The 4th Gate is the only ornate gate on the west side.

The 3rd Gate – the largest gate of the Alba Carolina fortress

The 3rd Gate of Alba Carolina Citadel is also known as "Horea's Gate" because on the top of the gate there is a cell in which it is said that Horea was imprisoned. The cell can be visited as part of the circuit "The route of the 3 Fortifications"

The 2nd Gate of the Alba Carolina Fortress – Atlanteans’s Gate

The 2nd Gate is located on the road that leads from the first gate to the third gate, at the top of a sloping street that was meant to make it difficult for potential invaders to enter the fortress.

The 1st Gate of Alba Carolina fortress – the gate of the gods

The 1st Gate of the fortress is the gate with representations from Greek mythology. This gate is the first one you pass through if you come from the east of Alba Iulia.