Description of Târgșor Prison
A former monastery, a royal foundation of Vlad Țepeș, situated in a charming wooded landscape on the left bank of the river Prahova (today the surroundings have been cleared and the village has expanded to below its walls), with the church in the centre of the chapel courtyard, partly demolished by earthquakes over the years, partly transformed year by year by renovations and adjoining buildings, the prison kept the air of the places of worship of the Romanian lands. After the First World War, it became a prison for common criminals, a safety valve in case of overcrowding in the […]