Suceava
Videos
Suceava is a city in northeastern Romania. The seat of Suceava County, it is situated in the historical regions of Bukovina and Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is the largest urban settleme
Palatul Administrativ din Suceava
The Justice Palace in Suceava
Bukovina History Museum in Suceava, Suceava County, Bukovina, Romania
Gara Burdujeni parking lot
Stephen the Great
Videos
Stephen III, better known as Stephen the Great, was Voivode of Moldavia from 1457 until his death. He was one of the most prominent rulers of late medieval Eastern Europe, noted for his long reign, mi
Suceava
…and the main residence of the Moldavian princes for nearly two centuries (namely between 1388 and 1564). The town was the capital of the lands of Stephen the Great, one of the pivotal royal figures in Romanian history, who died in Suceava in 1504. During the rule of Alexandru Lăpușneanu, the seat was moved to Iași…
Fresco of Stephen in the Voroneț Monastery, 1488
The Principality of Moldavia in 1483
The medieval fortress at Cetatea Albă (now Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine)
Putna Monastery, founded in 1466 by Stephen