Romania · Partial ruin
Fortress of Deva
The Fortress of Deva is a medieval fortress sitting on the summit of a volcanic hill above the city of Deva in Hunedoara County, Romania. Its earliest records date to the 13th century and it remained an important fortified site through the late medieval period. The hilltop is dominated by a continuous stone curtain wall, several rounded towers and the ruined core of the summit stronghold.
First raised
1242
Its prime
1504
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1504
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a steep, wooded volcanic hill, the fortress presents a long pale-grey stone curtain wall encircling the summit. A cylindrical, light-plastered tower stands near one flank while a larger rounded bastion occupies the opposite side. Behind the outer ring the summit shows a broken mass of rectangular stone structures with arched openings. The roofline is dominated by low battlements and parapets; the whole complex crowns a sheer rock face that drops to the town below.
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