Warsaw Citadel
| Warsaw Citadel | |
|---|---|
| Warsaw, Poland | |
Aerial view of Citadel in 2024 with Polish Army Museum (on the left) and Museum of Polish History. | |
| Site information | |
| Type | citadel |
| Controlled by | Imperial Russia (until 1918) Poland |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52°15′54″N 21°0′0″E / 52.26500°N 21.00000°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1834 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 3rd Rocket Anti-Air Artillery Brigade |
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Warsaw Citadel (Polish: Cytadela Warszawska) is a 19th-century fortress in Warsaw, Poland. It was built by order of Tsar Nicholas I after the suppression of the 1830 November Uprising in order to bolster imperial Russian control of the city. It served as a prison into the late 1930s, especially the dreaded Tenth Pavilion of the Warsaw Citadel (X Pawilon Cytadeli Warszawskiej); the latter has been a museum since 1963.