Fortress of Suceava

The fortress was mentioned documentary for the first time on 10 February 1388, was built during the reign of Peter I Musat (1375 - 1391). Initial construction plan is rectangular, with the southern side of 36 m and the east of about 40 m. defensive towers, shaped square is situated in the middle and end of each laturi.Stefan Restore the Great rooms inside and add the enclosure wall, the wall was built in two phases, respectively in the first stage (before the year 1476) it builds a wall of 1.5 m wide, reinforced with square towers, and the second stage (before anul1497) is first added to a second wall, 2 m wide, square towers circulare.Santul becoming defensive, expanded much goes on three sides-east, south, west, north side of being a promontoriu.In were inside rooms for soldiers, and rooms for reigning family, a chapel, warehouses and food munitii.Fortless a Seat was subjected to a strong bilding during the reign of Stefan cel Mare (1476,1485,1497) can not be cucerita.In year 1538, the boyars treason enables them to conquer otomani.In during the second dominate of Alexandru Lapusneanu (1564 - 1568) from disposal Turks Seat Fortress is burned, the capital was moved to end Iasi.La sec.al XVI's residence castle becomes Aron Voda (1592 - 1595) and Ştefan Răzvan (1595), Mike's allies Brave or voivodes family Movila.O Age brilliance last known fortress in time of Vasile Lupu, who will take major restoration works, but the siege since 1653, when the new ruler, Gheorghe Stefan, attacking the fortress where they were family and Vasile Lupu wealth, put an end to this era of ephemeral sunshine.In year 1675, the Ottoman order Gate, voivode Dumitrascu Cantacuzino do the destruction of the fortless.many years later, at the end of the third of Mr. Duca Voda, an earthquake will break the north side and will destroy the walls that keep it in legs.The things restoration attempts to restore the fortress of brilliance once.
The system of fortifications built in Moldova at the end of the nineteenth century LXIX, as soon as the danger Ottoman, included, for defense and succor earth wood arranged around settlements, fortified points in the center of towns on the main thoroughfares or they link between them (the defense and mănăstireşti domneşti courts and castles of strategic importance, to be located abroad, on the Dniester, either internally in the area close, sub-Carpathian). These draft, the Fortress of Suceava, one of the best known until now, has enjoyed great fame in time. Identifying with military glory and the ideal of independence, the Fortress of Suceava has a history not only rich in events and facts of the fight, but was often the main element of resistance against the whole Moldove those wishing to submit .

Today, the complex architecture Seat Fortress, voivodal resident of Moldova, suggests visitors Sucevei medieval life image.