Rasnov Fortress

in #fortress7 years ago (edited)

Hello!

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Today I'm going to present you a beautiful fortress that I visited it last summer. It is an old fortress, of the XIV century and it is one of the best preserved fortified ensembles in Transylvania.

Rasnov Fortress has a simple architectural style, close to the construction of the usual houses, adapted to the fortification requirements, the medieval air preserving itself even after 500 years of existence.

The fortress had two yards inside the walls: one exterior was people use to have their market and one interior

Here are some pictures from the exterior yard, to get an image how the people in that time lived:
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In this pictures, the women were cooking food

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Here they were making clothes from wool

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making a fire without matches

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The interior yard was beautiful too. Now it is a touristic attraction with different activities:
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And...one more picture with me, trying my knife throwing skills. I had 5 tries and luckily I hit it three times:) :
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It is really beautiful there and if you love history then it will make your holiday worth it!