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The Neamt Fortress in Targu Neamt, was built by Petru Musat (at the end of the 14th century) on a plateau that allowed the watching of the entire Moldavian Valley. For those times this was an undefeated fortress. The impressive fortress entered the chronicles and legends, being documentarily attested in documents since 1395. The age of Stephen the Great represented the period glory of the fortress considered an actual hawksnest. The huge walls maintain the echo of a dramatic past: they suffered difficult sieges led by Sultan Mehmed Il (1476), the Polish King loan Sobieski (1691). Nowadays, one of its halls hosts a small museum.
The Ruins of the Princely Court in Piatra Neamt, was built by Stephen the Great in 1491. Today we can be noticed the traces of the walls and cellars, the church, as well as Stephen’s Tower (built in 1499 and higher than 20 m).
The Vestiges of the Dacian Fortress in Batca Lady, near Piatra Neamt, with massive walls (about 3 m), resembles the Dacian Fortresses in the Orastiei Mountains. The sanctuary, the dwellings illustrate the high civilisation of the Dacians. It was identified with the great Geto-Dacian settlement of Petodava mentioned by Ptolemeus in 106 B.C.
Palace of the Knez, near Ceahlau Village (76 km far from Piatra Neamt), 17th century, today is only ruins.
The Ruins of the Fortress in Roman, was built by Roman Voda Musat (1391 – 1394).
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