Spandau Citadel

Center of the Prussian Armaments Industry – A cannon foundry, factories for rifles, munitions, and gunpowder, and a fireworks laboratory – all these still bear witness to how the fortress city of Spandau began developing into the center of the Prussian armaments industry in the 18th century. The Citadel played an important military and representative function. The Citadel’s armory is now home to museums devoted to Spandau’s cultural, civic, industrial, and military history. The courtyard provides space for music festivals, theater, and Renaissance fairs.