The Chindia Tower (Romanian: Turnul Chindiei) was built by Vlad III the Impaler and is located in Târgovişte, Romania. It is now considered a symbol of the city. Portrait of Vlad III in the Innsbruck Ambras Castle Vlad III the Impaler (Vlad Å¢epeÅŸ IPA: in common Romanian reference; also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad Drăculea and Kazıklı Voyvoda in Turkish; November or December, 1431 – December 1476) was Prince (voivode) of Wallachia, a former polity which... County DâmboviÅ£a County Status County capital Mayor Iulian Furcoiu, since 2000 Area km² Population (2002) 89,429 Density inh/km² Geographical coordinates , Web site http://www. ...
The bell tower has the same constructional features as the inside wall of the enclosure (raised by Petru Cercel), to whom he is related organically, not only as a structure, but from its settlement point of view, compared to the frontage wall.
The building of the tower was determined by the existence of the church, which didn't have the possibility of accommodating a tower bell in its own steeples.
The Chindiatower was built in the second half of the 15th century, during Vlad Tepes's reign, over the porch of the Chapel-Church raised by Mircea cel Batran.
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