Chindia Tower

The Chindia Tower is a tower in the Curtea Domnească monuments ensemble in Târgoviște, Romania, built in the 15th century. The tower was begun during the second reign of Prince Vlad III the Impaler over Wallachia and took its final form during the 19th century. It initially had a military purpose, but during its history, it has been used as a guard point, a fire spotter, and for storing and protecting the state treasury. Between 1847 and 1851, the Chindia Tower was completely restored by Gheorghe Bibescu who added 5 metres (16 ft) to its height. The building in its current form has a height of 27 metres (89 ft) and a diameter of 9 metres (30 ft).

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fortified tower, Romania, Romania,

Burgenwelt page^@
Monument istoric page^@

Location: 44.9324, 25.4582, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Night attack at Târgoviște ⓘ
1462 battle between Vlad III's Wallachia and Mehmed II's Ottoman Empire
Chindia Tower ⓘ
Chindia Tour

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1462 Night attack at Târgoviște

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Frameless

Antoniu - Turnul Chindiei

Chindia Tower (138342531)

Chindia Tower 1840

Carol Popp de Szathmari - In Curtea Domnesca. Tirgovest

TurnulChindiei

RO DB Chindia Tower

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1462	Night attack at Târgoviște	Ottoman Empire, battle, Principality of Wallachia	Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Monument istoric page^@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1968	Automecanica Moreni	arms industry, business	Wikidata
site	tower		Chindia Tower	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Antoniu - Turnul Chindiei		Commons
commons	image		Antoniu - Turnul Chindiei		Commons
commons	image		Chindia Tower (138342531)		Commons
commons	image		Chindia Tower 1840		Commons
commons	image		Chindia Tower 1840		Commons
commons	image		Carol Popp de Szathmari - In Curtea Domnesca. Tirgovest		Commons
commons	image		Carol Popp de Szathmari - In Curtea Domnesca. Tirgovest		Commons
commons	image		TurnulChindiei		Commons
commons	image		TurnulChindiei		Commons
commons	image		RO DB Chindia Tower		Commons

Chindia Tower

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