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Malaiesti citadel is situated between the valley having the same name and Domneasca Valley, on a little height in the West. First there was built a donjon-tower with rectangular basis, 11 meters high, beeing separated by 3 levels. At the end of the 14^th century it was built, by the dukes from Salasu de Sus, the ruins of the donjon can still be admired nowadays. The tower had a defending and living role, having thick walls and narrow windows and was relatively easy to defend. The entrance was situated on the second level, on the western side, being situated above the ground level, and it had a wood scale that was taken into in case of danger. The building had the shape of an irregular ellipse, being built around the tower in the 15^th century. In its interior there was the guarding road.

Afterwards there were built bastions, having the purpose of fortifying the citadel. The towers filled by mud were proved to be quite vulnerable, because they were destroyed because of a civil war. The citadel gate was protected by a ditch and on the inside there was a gate that had the role to protect the donjon.

The citadel probably worked until the 17^th century.