The tourist police patrol the grounds at the Citadel

The Citadel built by Sultan Qaitbay (1477AD) to defend Egypt from the rampage of the European, mainly the Spaniards (?)

Looks like a sandcastle, doesn't it?

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Citadel of Light by WK Cheoh

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Veiw of the main citadel Tikal.

Barcelona , Spain

Looks like part of the original design, so it probably used to have a huge cannon poking out.

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Georgia Southern University, Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, USA.

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The Citadel Kilo CO

Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

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The road to the Citadel

Uphill to the Citadel in Plymouth

The citadel above the fortified town of Počitelj on the river Neratva in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mohamed Ali Mosque, Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

Chair swings

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View from the Citadel onto Le Palais, Belle Ille, France

South powder magazine.

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Georgia Southern University, Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, USA.

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Looks like a sandcastle, doesn't it?

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The Citadel of Qaitbay or the Fort of Qaitbay is a 15th century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, built upon/from the ruins of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay.

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The Citadel is situated at the entrance of the eastern harbour on the eastern point of the Pharos Island. It was erected on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.