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Alba Iulia
The Alba Carolina fortress was built between 1714 and 1738 and it is considered to be
the most representative baroque, Vauban-type star fortress in Romania and one of the
largest of this kind in Eastern Europe.
The fortress was designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Morando Visconti. The work at
the fortification of Alba Iulia has began on the 4th of November 1715, when the foundation
of Carol bulwark, dedicated to the emperor Carol VI and situated on the Northern side was
made.
The perimeter of the outside walls is about 12 km. The fortification has seven bastions or
bulwarks (Eugene of Savoia, St. Stefan, The Trinity, St. Michael, St. Carol, St. Capistrano
and St. Elisabeth) that make it into a star-shaped, Vauban-style fortress. On the whole, the
fortress stands out between the most important Baroque architectural ensemble in Romania
and Europe.
Poarta I – Gate 1
Poarta a II –a - Gate 2-
Poarta a III-a – Gate 3
Poarta IV-
Gate 4
Intrarea pe traseul de vizitare
Enterprise route entry
Tabăra militară
Military camp
Corpul de gardă
Guard room
Schimbarea gărzii la porţile cetăţii
Chaging the Guard
Schimbarea gărzii se face in fiecare zi la ora 12.
Sâmbata ceremonialul este completat cu executare
a trei salve de tun, în onoarea drapelului
municipiului Alba Iulia şi al Cetăţii.
01.08.2010