Citadella

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Built by the Habsburgs after the 1848-49 War of Independence to 'defend' the city from further insurrection, by the time the Citadella was ready in 1851, the political climate had changed and it had become obsolete. It was given to the city in the 1890s, and parts of it were symbolically blown to pieces. Today the Citadella contains some big guns and dusty displays in the courtyard, a waxworks, a restaurant and a dance club.