6. NEAMŢ FORTRESS 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. In 1476 the fortress also held against the army of 200.000, which Mahomed II sent into Moldavia after conquering Constantinople 23 years earlier. In 1650, during the Tartar invasion, Vasile Voda's family sheltered here. In 1691 Jan Sobieski, King of Poland, besieged the fortress and at last the fortress gave way.
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12. Intrarea în cetate înainte de restaurarea din 2007-2009 Entry into the city before the 2007-2009 restoration
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16. Latura de est înainte de restaurarea din 2007 – 2009 East side before the restoration of 2007 - 2009
17. Latura de est după restaurarea din 2007 – 2009 East side after the restoration of 2007 - 2009
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19. Latura de vest înainte de restaurarea din 2007 – 2009 West side before the restoration of 2007 - 2009
20. Latura de vest după restaurarea din 2007 – 2009 West side after the restoration of 2007 - 2009