- Suceava FortressSuceava, Romania
- Photographed in January 2010
- Suceava Fortress dates from the 14th century and is located in the Bucovina region of Moldavia
- Suceava Fortress is accessible from the town of Suceava ...
- ... and makes a good addition to other worthwhile sites in the Bucovina area
- ... including the UNESCO protected painted monasteries
- Suceava fortress was built by Petru I Musat at the end of the XlVth century
- Stephen the Great (1457-1504) enlarged and strengthened the fortress in two stages
- After 1476 Stephen doubled the exterior walls by adding new layers ...
- ... which were fixed to the existing walls, so that they varied in thickness from 2m to 4m
- The walls were also made circular so that they stood more chance of surviving bombardment
- The fortress was repeatedly attacked until the XVIIth century ...
- ... when it was destroyed first by the Turks and then by an earthquake
- Today the fortress is open to the public
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