▁Sultan ▁Abd ül m ec id ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 – 5 1 . ▁A ▁wind mill , ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁crown , ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁French ▁Mand ate ▁ ▁Sold iers ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁cit adel ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Mand ate ▁( 1 9 2 0 – 4 5 ). ▁The ▁French ▁began ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁and ▁extensive ▁rest oration ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁per imeter ▁wall . ▁The ▁M aml uk ▁Th r one ▁Hall ▁was ▁also ▁completely ▁restored ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁and ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁flat ▁roof ▁decor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁Dam asc ene ▁style . ▁A ▁modern ▁am ph it he ater ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁an ▁un ex c av ated ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁hold ▁events ▁and ▁concert s . ▁ ▁Modern ▁day ▁▁ ▁The ▁Cit adel ▁in ▁its ▁present ▁form ▁today , ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁m ound ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁elli pt ical ▁base ▁with ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁width ▁of ▁. ▁At ▁the ▁top ▁this ▁el lipse ▁measures ▁ ▁by ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁this ▁sl ant ing ▁foundation ▁meas uring ▁. ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁entire ▁m ound ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁large ▁blocks ▁of ▁gle aming ▁lim estone , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁remain ▁today . ▁