The Neamt Fortresse - PowerPoint slideshow
Category: History, Museums
From: Felicia (is the author)
Date: 17.06.2010
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Description: Even though it was once attributed to the Teutonic Knights, in reality this "eagle's nest" was built by Petru 1st Musatinul (1374-1391). It originally had a square plan and the first walls were 12m high. Stephen the Great (1457-1501) enlarged the fortress, adding another precinct with four circular towers for artillery, and raised the sheer walls to 20 m. He also had dug a defensive ditch, which 10m deep and 25 m wide. After this the fortress became virtually invincible.
