Restoration of Soroca Fortress

$60.4K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Moldova
Start Date	Dec 18, 2005
End Date	Nov 26, 2007
Duration	708 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77420-48`

Grant Description

To support the restoration of the Soroca fortress which was built between 1543-1548 and is the only remaining of nine forts that made up Moldova's medieval defense system. The fortress is the only medieval monument in Moldova preserved entirely as its builders designed it. The project will repair water damage caused by earlier restoration attempts.