The building with quadrilateral shape, towers at corners that propped above the Italian defence towers had as a way to access only one entry which was made by a drawbridge. The fortress served as a shelter for the inhabitants forced to flee away from the Habsburgs army. Misfortune makes that the Habsburg garrisons occupy the fortress, and thus installed, they oppressed the city for a long time, among which we remember the clearing of the surrounding vineyards. In 1773 the Habsburg Emperor Joseph II ordered the restoration of the fortress, the rebuilt form being preserved till present. Back then was built and attached also the horseshoe shaped tower to the central hexagon and also the two-storey building positioned on the east side of the fortress. After nine years the fortress was given to the city to be bought. Because the townspeople did not want to buy, the fortification has worked for a period as a prison where Turks and French prisoners stood and during the plague epidemic was arranged a special section for those who had such symptoms. Among other utilities that they had Brasov fortress included the transformation of the assembly in a warehouse of the State Archives territorial structure, this change occurring during the years 1954-1975. When you walk into the fortress, you can see an inscription with the city emblem, inscription dating from 1630. Currently, for leisure and tourism, some restaurants wait for your visit where the landmark in the history of Brasov is nailed in the Brasov fortress.