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...
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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 is the gate through which King Ferdinand and Queen Maria entered the Citadel when they were crowned, in 1922.
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 is also called Bishop's Gate. The 4th Gate is the only ornate gate on the west side. The name is due to the fact that...
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...
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...
The imposing Horea, Closca and Crisan Obelisk dominates the entire eastern part of Alba Iulia, reminiscent over time of the martyred heroes of the 1785 revolt...
In the middle of a sacred mountain, deep in the forest, 2000 years ago, the Dacians founded their capital, Sarmizegetusa, which was the center of a strong...
Described by some as one of the seven wonders of Romania, Corvins' Castle is one of the largest castles in Europe, and the legends that surround this castle...
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