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[24 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Royal Court and Church from Piatra Neamt

The church from “Curtea Domneasca” Complex, with the patron of St. Joan, was built by Stefan the Great between 1468 and 1475. Together with the bell-tower it forms an architectural complex that can be seen in the center of the town Piatra Neamt, in the Liberty Market.
From what “Curtea Domneasca” Complex once was, today are preserved only few elements: the church, the bell-tower and some of the royal cellars, where there is organized the Museum from “Curtea Domneasca” Complex. The importance of this historical place will start to diminish after …

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[24 Sep 2009 | One Comment | ]
Neamt Fortress from Targu Neamt – Neamt County

Address: Str. Arcasului nr.1, Targu Neamt, Neamt County
Built: in time of ruler Petru Musat (1374-1391)
Visiting program: Daily: 9-19
Short description
Neamt Fortress is a medieval fortress from Moldavia – Romania and it’s located near Targu Neamt, at approximately 46 km from Piatra Neamt. The construction is near the highest peak of the hill “Culmea Plesului” and it was declared a medieval monument in the National Heritage. Because of its strategic position and the events that happened here Neamt Fortress was one of the most hardened fortresses of Moldavia – Romania. The name …

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Location: The Ancutei Inn is located in the village Tupilati, at the intersection of the road that goes to Piatra Neamt with the one that takes you to Roman.
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Built at a crossroad on the property of boyar Catargi, in the year 1718, the Ancutei Inn was a place where you could stop and rest for a while in your way to Roman, Iasi or Suceava. In the year 1819, Stefan Catargiu obtained the approval to build a new inn that in addition would host a postal service and the …

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Address: str Dimitrie Ernici nr.7, Piatra Neamt, Neamt County
Built: 1766
The Synagogue of Wood from Piatra Neamt was built in 1766, to replace the old synagogue made of stone – this information was documented in 19 July 1776 in a royal decree from Grigore the III Ghica. The building is near the walls of the Royal Court and it’s not more than 300 m to an orthodox church. The building is so old that it existed there before Stefan the Great started to build the architectural complex called the Royal Court. …

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The Episcopal Cathedral St Parascheva from Roman

Address: str. Alexandru cel Bun nr.5, Roman, Neamt County
Built: between 1542 – 1550 by Petru Rares and his son, Ilas
Short description
The Episcopal Cathedral from Roman of which patron is St Parascheva was built in the XVI century and over the time was restored few times without affecting its original architectural shape. These days the church is really impressive because of the inner paintings that were made in three stages: in the centuries XVI, XVIII and XIX. Only the entrance and some of the interior places still keep the original painting …

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The Armenian Church from Roman – Neamt County

Address: Str. Veronica Micle nr. 13, Roman, Neamt County
Built: 1609 by Agopsa
Short description
The Armenian Church from Roman was built on the place of an old church that was bought from the Sasi in 1335. The architecture is elegant and simple. In the XIX century, near the church was built the bell-tower and some ornaments. The church is in the shape of a cross, with 19 windows and two towers with stone sculpted ornaments.
Between 1830 and 1831 the church and its inner wall that separates the altar from the rest of …