ðə fˈɜːst plˈænz fɚðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs wɜː dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ kˈɜːnəl kˈaʊnt mˈæθiəz kˈiːsɚfˌɛld ænd ˈæftɚwɚdz baɪ kˈaʊnt luːˈiːdʒi fˌɜːdɪnˈændoʊ mɑːɹsˈɪɡli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi.
The first plans for the fortress were designed by the engineer Colonel Count Mathias Keyserfeld and afterwards by Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli (1659–1730).