The Quanzar Citadel

The Quanzar Citadel (istalian: La Cittadella Quanzar), originally known as Al-Qalea (Majatran: القلعة), The Citadel, is an historic complex of buildings today housing the Verunia's Cathedral and the Istalian Museum of the Majatran Civilization. The citadel is a remarkable example of artistic layering and overlap.

History
The Citadel, a veritable fortified city, actually was built above an ancient fortress dating back to the Augustan dominion, due to the position of Verunia controlling the trade routes from north to south. Like the city, also the citadel fell under the control of the Empires and the Kingdoms that conquered and controlled the area.

The golden years of the citadel, however, were the ones under the Ahmadi Caliphate which made Verunia its headquarter in the Peninsula greatly expanding the ancient fortification in a large fortified citadel, a fortified medina where to host both its administration and troops. Here was established the largest mosque of Istalia, converting the local cathedral which returned to be a Hosian temple only in 2118 when the Quanzar Emir was dethroned.