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The Citadel of Huy (French: Citadelle de Huy) or the Fort of Huy (French: Fort de Huy), known locally as The Castle (Walloon: Li Tchestia), is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Huy in the province of Liège, Belgium. [1] The fort occupies a high position in the town, overlooking the strategic Meuse river.
Huy, view from the bridge (le Pont du Chemin de Fer) with the fortress (Fort de Huy), two churches (la collégiale Notre-Dame) and (Saint-Domitien) and the Tihange nuclear power plant Huy ( French: [ɥi] ⓘ or [wi] ⓘ ; Dutch : Hoei [ɦui] ; Walloon : Hu ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège , Belgium .
The County of Huy (Latin comitatus Hoiensis) was a comital jurisdiction of Lotharingia during the early Middle Ages, centred on the town of Huy and its citadel overlooking the Meuse. The county probably originated in the late ninth century as a division of the County of Hesbaye .
Fort van Huy, chaussées Napoléon More images: Old Grain Exchange, today home of Fondation Bolly-Charlier (nl) (fr) Huy place Verte n° 6 61031-CLT-0026-01 Info. Oude graanbeurs, tegenworodig huis van Fondation Bolly-Charlier More images: Town hall (nl) (fr) Huy Huy
Citadel of Liège 50°39′07″N 5°34′41″E / 50.652°N 5.578°E / 50.652; 5.578 ( Citadel of A large part of the Liège citadel was demolished in the 1970s to make way for a hospital.
The Citadel have 10 gates include: Chính Bắc gate (more familiar as cửa Hậu (Back gate), located at the back of the Citadel). Tây-Bắc gate (more familiar as cửa An Hòa (An Hoa gate), named after the village here). Chánh Tây gate; Tây-Nam gate (more familiar as cửa Hữu (Right gate), at the right side of the Citadel).
Yvette was born into a wealthy, but not particularly religious family, close to the bishop of Liège. From an early age Yvette was hesitant of marriage and wished to live a religious life. [1] Her father was a tax collector. [3] However, Yvette was forced into an arranged marriage at aged thirteen.
The complex consists of Hoàng thành (the Imperial City), Kinh thành (the Citadel), and the Tử Cấm Thành (Purple Forbidden City), as well as associated monuments outside of the city, including the tombs of the emperors Gia Long, Minh Mạng, Thiệu Trị, Tự Đức, Dục Đức, Đồng Khánh, and Khải Định, and a string of ...