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EXPLORE
The
Citadelle Gate was commissioned by Duke Charles
III from the Italian architect Orfeo Gallieni to duplicate
the Craffe Gate. It was originally called the Notre Dame Gate
because of a statue of the Virgin and Child on the pediment above
the gateway. The statue was unfortunately taken down during the
French Revolution but replaced in 1863 by a statue of Charles
III holding the charter of the University of Pont-à-Mousson
of which he was the founder.