Tudor Vladimirescu Cula, Historic defensive tower in Cerneți, Romania.

The Tudor Vladimirescu Cula is a defensive tower in Cerneți built with massive brick columns, three rooms, and a long corridor with a utility space. Ten thick pillars support the upper floor, while a vaulted basement runs beneath the structure.

The building is dated to 1800 and is listed as a historic monument under code 109844.05. According to Constantin D. Ionescu's 1977 book, Tudor Vladimirescu owned only a wooden pavilion on the site; in January 1838 the vineyard and cellar were bought by sărdar Ion Gărdăreanu, who rebuilt the pavilion into the present house. From 1967 to 1977 it housed a museum of documents and objects of the 1821 revolution.

The name "cula" is a later, contested label: a 1977 book by Constantin D. Ionescu argues that Tudor Vladimirescu's property here was only a wooden pavilion, and that the present house was rebuilt by Ion Gărdăreanu after he bought the vineyard and cellar in January 1838. From 1967 to 1977 the building housed a museum of documents and objects linked to Vladimirescu and the 1821 revolution.

The building stands in Cerneți, Șimian commune, Mehedinți County, and is abandoned, with rainwater entering through the broken roof covering. Because the heirs of Ion Gărdărescu have claimed the property and the lawsuit is not final, authorities cannot fund repairs. View it from outside; interior access is not assured.

The name is misleading: Constantin D. Ionescu's 1977 book Prin Munții Mehedinților argues that Tudor Vladimirescu's land held only a wooden pavilion, and that the present building was radically rebuilt in 1838 by sărdarul Ion Gărdăreanu, who bought the vineyard and cellar in January of that year.