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Together with those at Dinant, Huy and Namur, the Citadel of Liège forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels. The first citadel was built on the heights overlooking the city in 1255. It was rebuilt in a pentagonal shape by Prince-Bishop Maximilian Henry of Bavaria in 1650. This fortress was destroyed by France shortly afterwards, then rebuilt ...
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The Fort de Fléron (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ də fleʁɔ̃]) is one of twelve forts built around Liège, Belgium, in the late 19th century. The overall Fortified Position of Liège was a constituent part of the country's National Redoubt. Fort de Fléron was built between 1881 and 1891 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.
Remains of bastions and corresponding curtain walls of the ancient Citadel of Liège (nl) (fr) Liège 62063-CLT-0251-01 Info. Overblijfselen van bastions en courtines van de oude citadel van Liège: House (nl) (fr) Liège rue des Mârets n°s 6-8
Citadelle, the French word for citadel, may refer to: Citadel of Quebec or La Citadelle, a military installation and government residence in Quebec City, Canada; Citadelle Laferrière or the Citadelle, a 19th-century fortress in Nord, Haiti; Citadelle (gin), a French brand of gin; Citadelle, a 1948 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1255 - Citadel of Liège built. 1316 - Paix de Fexhe signed, establishing a somewhat representative government in Liège. [1] [4] 1319 - Saint-Julien Hospice founded in Outremeuse . 1325 - Guild unrest. [4] 1408 - 23 September: Battle of Othée. [4] 1468 Liège sacked by forces of Charles the Bold of Burgundy. [3] [1]
Citadelle Gin is a French brand of gin that was first released in 1996. It is produced by Maison Ferrand in Cognac, France.It is named after the only Royal Distillery in the 18th century that was built in Dunkirk, France. [3]
The re-erection of the Liège Perron, as a symbol of local autonomy, in 1478 after the end of Burgundian rule.. The former cities of the Prince-Bishrophic where perrons have been built are nowadays located in multiple regions and provinces of Belgium, in addition to one in the Netherlands (that of Maastricht, which was a condominium of the Prince-Bishopric and the Duchy of Brabant during the ...