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The Citadel stands at the western edge of Dover as the largest surviving fortress built to block Napoleon’s planned invasion. Soldiers marched its parade ground, lived in its casemates, and trained inside rooms that still echo with footsteps. That military purpose faded only after the citadel became a prison for young offenders, proving that stone remembers every hand that holds it.

The Citadel is shown as a castle on the public map of Dover. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.

The Citadel in Dover was built by the British Army in the 19th century as a military fortress to strengthen coastal defenses. It is important as a historical example of military architecture and remains a notable landmark in Dover's strategic history.

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