Curtea domnească din Târgoviște. Inițiative de conservare și concepte de restaurare
Princely Court of Târgoviște. Conservation initiative sand restoration concepts

Summary/Abstract: The Princely Court of Târgovişte represents the most important ensemble of secular architecture in Muntenia (Wallachia), which includes within various monuments of the Romanian Middle Ages. The vestiges of the Princely Court (churches, palaces, wall sand defensive towers), the historical prestige of Târgovişte, together with the regaining of the national identity in the modern era, have led to the initiation of the first conservation measures in the middle of the 19th century. The purpose of the article is to provide a unitary overview of all the stages of restoration and capitalization of these monuments. From this perspective, the medieval princely space, nowadays an open-air museum, can be better understood by associating the written history with the image, found in old graphics and photographic representations. It is worth mentioning that for in the present article we included unpublished sources from the archives of the National Heritage Institute (Historical Monuments Commission Fund and the Historical Monuments Directorate Fund), the “Princely Court” National Museums Complex from Târgoviște and the Romanian Academy Library.

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