▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁cit adel . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁conflict , ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Army ▁used ▁the ▁Cit adel ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁base , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁opposition ▁f igh ters , ▁with ▁the ▁walls ▁acting ▁as ▁cover ▁while ▁shell ing ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁and ▁ancient ▁arrow ▁sl its ▁in ▁walls ▁being ▁used ▁by ▁sn ip ers ▁to ▁target ▁reb els . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁contemporary ▁usage , ▁the ▁Cit adel ▁has ▁received ▁significant ▁damage . ▁ ▁In ternal ▁sites ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁struct ural ▁remains ▁inside ▁the ▁cit adel . ▁Notable ▁sites ▁include : ▁ ▁En tr ance ▁block ▁ ▁The ▁enorm ous ▁stone ▁bridge ▁constructed ▁by ▁Sultan ▁Gh azi ▁over ▁the ▁mo at ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁impos ing ▁bent ▁entrance ▁complex . ▁Would - be ▁ass ail ants ▁to ▁the ▁castle ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁six ▁turns ▁up ▁a ▁v ault ed ▁entrance ▁r amp , ▁over ▁which ▁were ▁mach icol ations ▁for ▁pour ing ▁hot ▁liqu ids ▁on ▁attack ers ▁from ▁the ▁me zz an ine ▁above . ▁Secret ▁passage ways ▁wind ▁through ▁the ▁complex , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁pass ages ▁are ▁decor ated ▁with ▁figur ative ▁relief s . ▁The ▁A yy ub id ▁block ▁is ▁to pped ▁by ▁the ▁M aml uk ▁" T hr one ▁Hall ", ▁a ▁hall ▁where ▁M aml uk ▁s ult ans ▁ent ert ained ▁large ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁held ▁official ▁functions . ▁ ▁A yy ub id ▁Palace ▁and ▁Hamm am ▁ ▁Gh azi ' s ▁"