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Sibiu, The Cindrelul-Junii Sibiului (Sibiu's Young Men). Folk Ensemble Cindrelul traditional music band and Junii Sibiului traditional dance ensemble were set up in the 1950s, having earned fame at

home and abroad as messengers of the folk song and dance.

© ROMPRES Foto/lsabela PAULESCU, 2006

Sibiu, The Grand SquareIn the Middle Ages, the Sibiu craftsmen had their houses and workshops

in this square (also known in documents as "circulus parvus")

© ROMPRES Foto/Constantin DUMA, 2006

Sibiu, The Astra Traditional Folk Civilisation MuseumIt holds exceptional ethnographic assets: vernacular architecture,

pre-industrial technical creation, ethnographic objects.


Sibiu, A panoramic viewThe medieval buildings preserved in their original shape make Sibiu a major

tourist attraction. Sibiu has been declared the 2007 European Cultural Capital

© ROMPRES Foto/Constantin DUMA, 2006

Sibiu, A panoramic viewThe city of Sibiu has a nearly 1,000-year written history.

Sibiu was for the first time recorded in documents in 1191

© ROMPRES Foto/Paul BUCIUTA, 2006

Sibiu, The Fortress Park The Fortress WallThe third fortified belt was built in the 14th

century and consolidated in the 17th century


Sibiu, The Fortress Wall The Carpenters' Tower.It was built of stone in the 15th century and consolidated a century later


Sibiu, The Small Square The Cafe del Sol cafeThe Square is linked to the Grand Square and the Huet

Square by charming narrow tunnels and macadamised streets


Sibiu, The Grand SquareThe Square is 142-meter long and 93-meter wide, being one of the largest in Transylvania. One should notice the so-called "town's eyes" as the windows

built in the roofs are known and which can be best seen in this picture

© ROMPRES Foto/ Paul BUCIUTA, 2006

Sibiu, Thalia HallThalia Hall was built in 1787 by Martin Hochmeister, the initiator of the first bookshop in Romania. It became the

first theatre in Romania


Sibiu, The Small Square - The Bridge of LiesThis symbol of Sibiu is the first forged iron bridge

built in Romania, in 1859, by Fredericus Huette factory. Legend has it that if somebody tells a lie while on the bridge, the construction will collapse


Sibiu, The Grand SquareThis is the historical centre of Sibiu. The Grand

Square was recorded for the first time in 1411 as a grain market. Starting in the 16th century, the

Square has become the centre of the old fortress.


SibielLocated 21 km away from Sibiu, the Sibiel village, the

first documentary mention of which dates from the years 700, hosts today Europe's biggest museum of

painted glass icons

© ROMPRES Foto/Cristian NISTOR, 2007

PaltinisA permanent tourist resort situated 32 km south-west of

Sibiu at an altitude of 1,442 m in a coniferous forest in the Cindrel Mountains, Paltinis is one of the most

attractive winter sports resort. It has many ski slopes of various difficulty levels to offer, the most important two of

which are also night-lit ski trails


Sibiu, Goldsmiths PassageStarting from a square bearing the same name, an

incredibly beautiful passage links the upper town to the lower town through stairs and archways surrounding

the walls of the stronghold nearing the Evangelical Church (remote background)


Sibiu, The Orthodox CathedralThe cathedral was built between 1902-1906 in a

Byzantine style influenced by the architectural concept of the St. Sophia Cathedral of Istanbul, after the plans

of architects Nagy Virgil and Kommer Jozsef from Budapest, while the fresco paintings and the

iconostasis (icon-screen) were made by Octavian Smigelschi and Arthur Coulin


Sibiu, Carpenters TowerOne of the flanking towers attached to the third

enclosure of the circular town, the Carpenters Tower is linked to the Potters Tower through the stronghold's old

wall. Sibiu still preserves no less than the towerssurrounding the stronghold: the Arquebusiers Tower,

the Potters Tower, the Carpenters Tower, the Thick Tower, the Stairs Tower, the Gate Tower, the

Gunpowder Tower, the Leather Dressers' Tower

© ROMPRES Foto/Eugen ENACHESCU, 1992

Sibiu, Evangelical Church TowerCompleted in 1494, the Evangelical Church

Tower even nowadays dominates the old medieval burg with its picturesque streets,

providing magnificent panoramas and the same air views as five centuries ago

© ROMPRES Foto/Eugen ENACHESCU, 1992

Sibiu, Evangelical Church TowerBuilt on the ruins of a Roman basilica, in the middle

of the 15th century, the church underwent several changes in time. Two porches were added at the

beginning of the 16th century. The by that time modest steeple was extended upwards two more

levels, then the little tower with stairs leading to the steeple and the galleries which preserve elements

of the Renaissance were added


Sibiel, The Museum of Glass Painted IconsSet up in 1969 from public donations, it houses a valuable collection of glass painted icons from

almost all handicraft centres in Romania. The museum also includes wooden icons, peasant ceramics, furniture pieces, home-woven textiles and antique Romanian books


PaltinisThe mountain resort offers hotel and villa accommodation, cable transport facilities, and is an important attraction for mountain lovers and holiday-makers in summer and winter as well. Of the initial nucleus of

villas erected in the 19th century, Paltinis resort still preserves The House of Tourists (1894), The House of Doctors (1895), The Monaco Hall (1898) and yet another villa, which are all declared historical

monuments


Sibiu, Nicolae Balcescu StreetThe pedestrian-only main commercial thoroughfare and promenade of Sibiu citizens, the Nicolae

Balcescu street is dominated by massive buildings, most of them dating from the XlXth century


The Folk Technique Museum in Dumbrava SibiuluiEvery August, authentic folk artists representing the old handicraft tradition centres and all the trades like weaving, embroidering, wood processing, pottery, wood and glass painting, mask manufacturing, meet at

Romania's biggest open air museum

© ROMPRES Foto/Mircea HUDECK, 1988

The Brukenthal PalaceOne of Romania's most beautiful baroque style monuments, the Brukenthal Palace was built after the plans of a Viennese

architect between 1781-1785. The edifice, that hosts today an impressive collection of paintings, graphic art works, sculptures from the XV-XIX centuries, preserves numerous original elements: pieces of furniture, wood sculptures,

tapestry, door handles and locks, tiled stoves and chandeliers. The museum was opened to the public in 1817

© ROMPRES Foto/ Paul BUCIUTA, 2006

Sibiu, Blacksmiths' TowerA present image of the medieval town, the Blacksmiths' Tower was built in 1631 on the foundation of an even more ancient Barbers' Tower. Grounding on a rectangular base, the tower is a massive shape when looked at

from inside the city walls (caption) but looms especially high when seen from outside. The slightly prominent corbels with boiling pitch hurling holes and gunloops fit even for lightweight cannons create a special

decoration for the upper part


Sibiu, Ocnei StreetThe lower city developed in circle arcs around the first stronghold; this is where the

oldest streets in the town are: Ocnei Street, May 9th Street and the Tower Street


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