Arad’s Vauban
The fortification of Arad dates back in the Medieval Ages as it was first built by the Turks in 1550. Later, however, by order of Maria Theresa of Habsburg the fortress was rebuilt in the Vauban style with battlements and bastions. Additionally, the fortress incorporates a number of baroque buildings within its walls. The construction work took more that 20 years to complete, from 1762 to 1783.
Through time, the fortress was occupied by different military units: the Austro-Hungarian troops, Romanian Royal units, German units during the Second World War and finally the fortress hosted Soviet troops. Unfortunately, today the fortress is still used as an army base, hosting a number of barracks, thus probably visiting is not allowed.
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