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 <center>''This article is about the building. For other uses, see [[Citadel]]''</center>
 [[File:Citadel Side.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Citadel]]
-The '''Citadel''' was a [[Forerunner]] structure located on [[Installation 00]] where the entire [[Halo Array]] could be activated remotely by means of a superluminal communication system. It was located on the edge of the [[Strip mining moon|core of the Ark]], and was defended by multiple shield-projecting [[barrier tower]]s that had to be disengaged before it could be accessed.<ref name="covenant">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
+The '''Citadel''' was a [[Forerunner]] structure located on [[Installation 00]] where the entire [[Halo Array]] could be controlled and activated remotely by means of a superluminal communication system. It was located on the edge of the [[Strip mining moon|core of the Ark]], and was defended by multiple shield-projecting [[barrier tower]]s that had to be disengaged before the Citadel could be accessed.<ref name="covenant">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> Although of [[Builder]] design and construction like the rest of the Ark, the Citadel was considered a highly impressive command facility according to [[Warrior-Servant]] standards.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 310-311''</ref>
 ==Description==
-The Citadel was a large structure, one end of which was suspended over the void of the Ark's core. The interior of the structure consisted of a long chamber with the entrance on one end and the control center on the other. The entrance to the Citadel consisted of a ramp and an [[energy bridge]] leading to a smaller antechamber, at the far end of which was an [[elevator]] which led to the Citadel's cavernous main hall. The hall housed a single central [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] lined by jutting structures and [[Holography|holographic]] representations of each Halo ring. At the far end of this bridge was an energy bridge connecting it to the circular control platform housing the Halo Array's control panel. When inactive, the center of the activation facility was level with the rest of the floor, but once the Array's activation sequence had been initiated, each tiered segment rose up to form a slightly raised platform.<ref name="covenant"/>
+The Citadel was a large structure, one end of which was suspended over the void of the Ark's core. The interior of the structure consisted of a long chamber with the entrance on one end and the control center on the other. The entrance to the Citadel consisted of a ramp and an [[energy bridge]] leading to a smaller antechamber, at the far end of which was an [[elevator]] which led to the Citadel's cavernous main hall. The hall, framed by vertical, patterned windows with a single enormous window at its far end, housed a single central [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] lined by jutting structures and [[Holography|holographic]] representations of each Halo ring. At the far end of this bridge was an energy bridge connecting it to the circular control platform housing the Halo Array's control panel. When inactive, the center of the activation facility was level with the rest of the floor, but once the Array's activation sequence had been initiated, each tiered segment rose up to form a slightly raised platform.<ref name="covenant"/>
 ==History==
+[[File:72804140-Medium.jpg|thumb|250px|The Citadel's interior.]]
+===The Halos' firing===
+{{Main|Battle of the Maginot Sphere}}
+Narrowly escaping the [[Battle of the greater Ark|destruction of the greater Ark]] in the final hours of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[IsoDidact]] arrived at Installation 00 with the intent of firing the Halo Array and stopping the Flood, which now controlled most of the galaxy. Sharing all resources with the [[metarch]] [[Offensive Bias]], the Citadel functioned as a command hub for the complex action of coordinating the deployment and firing processes of the rings. This was performed almost exclusively by Offensive Bias, who was simultaneously present at the [[Maginot Line]] with the Forerunners' last combined [[Forerunner fleet|fleet]], tasked with stalling the [[logic plague|subverted]] [[Mendicant Bias]] and the [[Flood]]'s enormous fleet long enough for the Halos to fire.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 326-328''</ref>
 ===Battle of Installation 00===
 {{Main|Battle of the Citadel}}
-===Beginning===
 During the [[Battle of Installation 00]] in [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] landed upon Installation 00 on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], and seized the Citadel while the majority of his fleet and armies distracted the pursuing [[United Nations Space Command]]/[[Covenant separatists]] allied forces. However, [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] "laid waste" to the Prophet of Truth's fleet while [[John-117|the Master Chief]] and [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] led a Marine and Sangheili ground attack on the Ark's surface, pushing forth to the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]]-held Citadel. However, the Prophet of Truth activated the barrier towers, forcing the UNSC and the Elites to send strike teams to lower the barrier before gaining access to the Citadel. During the assault, however, [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]] was captured by the Brutes, and was taken to the Citadel, because the Prophet of Truth needed a human [[Reclaimer]] in order to activate the Halo Array.<ref name="covenant"/>
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 <gallery>
 File:The Covenant Panorama.jpg|A panorama of the Citadel's interior.
-Image:72804140-Medium.jpg|The Citadel's interior.
 Image:Citadel Front.jpg|Front view of the Citadel
 </gallery>