Citadelle de Laon

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The citadel of Laon is a citadel of Laon, whose current structure dates from the 16th century.

The gate of the citadel was built in 1595, it gave on one side to the city and on the other hand allowed entrance into the citadel. Citadelle which was requested by Henry IV, who after three months of siege entered the city on 2 August 1595; He had just taken over the city from the League and was wary of the inhabitants. It was first started at the place known as Les Retranches at the Saint-Martin field. The monks of the abbey got his move to the village-Saint-Georges. It was built starting with the Saint George Gate, which was later murmured. The citadel was surrounded by ditches and had a drawbridge to enter from the city, it contained the Saint Paul tower adjacent to the governor's residence and some shops. While the inhabitants of the city demanded the demolition in 1614, the citadel was reinforced by a turret in the southeast corner in 1621. The citadel was slowly demilitarized, in the 18th century many houses had been erected there. In 1757 the intendant of Soissons gave permission to close the ditches and...