cetatea 1

starting a new series .
the brasov citadel (cetatea brasov) is situated on the citadel hill , strategically overlooking the town and was part of brasov’s outer fortification system . in 1524 a wooden bastion with 4 towers was built but destroyed in 1529 . at the end of the 16th century it was replaced with a stone structure . destroyed again by fire was entirely rebuilt in 1625 . in 1627 a 81 m deep fountain well was dag . in 1630 the 4 bastions / towers were added at the corners . over the years it lost its importance and it was abbandoned . it served as depot , storehouse , military garrison and barracks , even prison between 1940 and 1950 . from 1981 after a masive renovation has become a touristic complex medieval style with several restaurants , outdoor terraces , bar , winery , night club . quite popular in the 80’s now is almost dead .
this picture is from 1923 and you can see there are no trees . it was the same for all the hills in and around the city . now is different , you can see trees everywhere .