The current building displays the most elaboratedelaborate characteristics of late [[Medieval stronghold|medieval fortifications]]. This observation conveys the idea that the fort was builtperhaps maybebuilt by expertexperts from [[Western Europe]] or [[Transylvanian]] people whomwho traveled in Western Europe and brought architectural ideas back into [[Moldova]] :
*The walls are not built straight but in a curved shape to resist better toresist projectileprojectiles, soas are the 4four outer towers.
*WeOne can notice also notice round towers which allowed the defensorsdefenders to shoot from better angles and thus protect the base of the walls.
The entire building has a diameter of 30 meters, and 4 meters for theeach towerstower. Each tower has 4 levellevels, of which the first two lower ones were used for artillery. The walls are 3 meters thick and we can find signs of a previous ditch. The main entrance tower had 3 doors, amongst them a portcullis which werewas closed during battles,. thus theThe space saved at the upper level allowed the garrison to pray in a small chapel.<ref>{{cite book|language= ro|last= BULAT|first= Nicolae |title= Județa Soroca, file de istorie|location= Chisinau|publisher= Editura ARC|year= 2000|isbn = 9975-61-139-7|pages= 22–23}}</ref>
Despite all these strong features the fort was obsolete after the end of the 14th century because of the more widespead use of [[gunpowder]].<ref>{{cite book|language= ro|last= BULAT|first= Nicolae |title= Județa Soroca, file de istorie|location= Chisinau|publisher= Editura ARC|year= 2000|isbn = 9975-61-139-7|pages= 20–21}}</ref>
