![]() Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This section possibly contains original research. The construction serves currently as home to the National Office For The Cult of Heroes and it is only open for public twice in a year - on the Heroes’ Day, which in Romania is the same with the Ascension Day, and on the Romanian Army National Day (Oct 25th). Originally built for the Romanian General Exhibition it is one of the few remaining of the many monuments and constructions that used to be in the park. Replica Ī smaller replica of Poenari Castle was built in 1906 in Bucharest in Carol Park. Since 2009, the site has been administered by the Argeș County Museum. After two further earthquakes in 19 that caused further damage, it was slightly repaired and the walls and its towers still stand today. On January 13, 1913, a landslide caused by an earthquake brought down parts of the castle which crashed into the river far below. The size and location of the castle made it difficult to conquer. Although the castle was used for many years after Vlad's death in 1476, it eventually was abandoned again in the first half of the 16th century and was in ruins by the 17th century. However, in the 15th century, realizing the potential for a castle perched high on a steep precipice of rock, Vlad III the Impaler repaired and consolidated the structure by enslaving his enemies from the nobility of the Danubian Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, making it one of his main fortresses, rebuilding the former Castle Arges on the left side of the river with stones from the older Castle Poenari, which was on the right bank and somewhat lower. In the next few decades, the name and the residents changed a few times but eventually the castle was abandoned and left in ruins. ![]() Around the 14th century, Poenari (then known as Castle Arges) was the main citadel of the Basarab rulers. Poenari Castle was constructed around the beginning of the 13th century by Wallachians. The castle is located on the plateau of Mount Cetatea, facing the west side of the Transfăgărășan, on a canyon formed on the Argeș River valley, close to the Făgăraș Mountains. The citadel is situated high atop a mountain and accessed by climbing 1,480 concrete stairs. Poenari Castle ( Romanian pronunciation: ), also known as Poenari Citadel ( Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania which was a home of Vlad the Impaler.
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