Spandau Citadel in Berlin was begun under Christoph Römer, who was engaged in 1560, replaced in 1562 by Francesco Chiaramella de Gandino and succeeded in 1578 by Rochus Graf zu Lynar, for Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg. The lead gives 1559 to 1594. The text says the first troops arrived in 1580 and construction was not complete until 1594. The page has no infobox.
The article calls it Renaissance military architecture in the Italian style. It names no materials or dimensions. Albert the Bear built a frontier fortress on the site in 1157.
The garrison surrendered to the French without firing a shot in 1806. The Army's Gas Protection Laboratory was installed in 1935, and the commander surrendered to the Soviets on May 1, 1945. A vocational school used it from 1950 to 1986. It is now a museum, and the courtyard hosts summer concerts. The article gives no hours.
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