citadel
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Fifteen people were injured when two trains crashed head-on Tuesday near the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru's top tourist attraction, police and train operators said.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
The crew locked themselves inside a fortified citadel while the attackers took control of the ship.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Marie-Laure, a blind girl hiding from the Nazis in a walled French citadel, and Werner, a young German radio expert, find themselves connecting without even knowing it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024
It had been the work of years, and through it all, the citadel had loomed over their heads, out of their reach.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing citadel
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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